Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2498 known Nova Scotia coal mining fatalities. Names, dates, places, mines, and causes of death have been painstakingly compiled. Despite this, it is by no means a complete list. Fatalities occurred before records were kept; descriptions of incidents and those involved were lost along with coal company records. Official recording of multiple deaths may have missed some names; in some cases, names are misspelled. However, this is likely the most complete list that exists. Please contact us if you know names to add.

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Surname Given Name(s) Yearsort ascending County Mine Cause
McLeod William 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Gallivan Joseph 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
MacCallum Edward 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Ledger Walter 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
MacDonald Dan W, 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Terris William R. 1952 Pictou County McGregor Killed by haulage
Wright James 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Russell David 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Campbell Samuel Sr. 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
McNutt Robert 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Carpenter Thomas 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Sample Winton 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Nearing Joseph 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Brennan James P. 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 2 killed
Cunningham Robert 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
MacMillan Angus R. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Wadden Freeman 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Clarke Edward 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Fall of stone
MacDonald John T. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall in shaft
Morgan Delbert 1951 Pictou County McGregor Killed by fall of coal or stone from rib
Balog Gustav 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Marsh Francis 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Raggar Max 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone
MacIsaac John A. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18A Haulage
Melanson Frank 1951 Cumberland Cochran
Murray Ivor 1951 Pictou County McBean Fall of stone
Allen Arthur J. 1951 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of stone
Califf Velco 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Gibbons Peter 1950 Cumberland Bayview No.8 or No. 7 Killed by haulage, lived 1 day
Conway James 1950 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Dudka Andrew 1950 Pictou County McGregor Struck by a haulage rope
Hamilton William 1950 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Edwards James 1950 Cape Breton County Florence Haulage
McIntyre Adrian 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Haulage
Cathcart Gordon 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Doboi Andrew 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Moss Laurie A. 1950 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
MacDonald Harry 1950 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Crosson or Crossin Harry 1950 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Gardiner Richard 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Farrell Gregor 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Haulage
McDonald John 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal
Johnstone Louis 1949 Pictou County McBean Caught by a moving cable in haulage
Davidson Robert 1949 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Ransome James H. 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Young Alex 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Haulage
Tremblett Phillip 1949 Cape Breton County Greener Haulage
Tomkins Michael 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Haulage
McDonald Laurence 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Wilsack John 1949 Pictou County McGregor Fall of coal

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