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) Year County Minesort ascending Cause
Flinn or Flynn Garnett 1883 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal
MacEachern John 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
MacKenzie Hugh 1911 Pictou County Vale Riding an empty trip that derailed
Turnbull William 1873 Pictou County Vale Under a falling derrick
Cameron Alexander 1906 Pictou County Vale Run over by a hopper in pit yard
Smith James 1901 Pictou County Vale Crushed between a box and a rib
Fraser Preston 1913 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal
Haley or Hanley Angus 1887 Pictou County Vale Run over by boxes on main slope
Hyde William 1887 Pictou County Vale Caught beneath a roof fall while timbering; 1 of 2 killed
Connolly C. 1880 Pictou County Vale Burned by gas ignited by his open-flame lamp
Foley Pat 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
Nicholson John 1881 Pictou County Vale Caught between moving rake & door
MacDonald Daniel 1873 Pictou County Vale Crushed by coal tubs
Nicholson John 1883 Pictou County Vale Drawbar broke, crash of runaway slope rake
Fosse Jean Baptiste 1876 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal
McEachran or MacEachern James 1883 Pictou County Vale Drawbar broke, crash of runaway slope rake
Lettuce William 1958 Cape Breton County Tomson Explosion
Paul John 1956 Cape Breton County Tomson Explosives
McMullin James 1943 Cape Breton County Tomson Injured while replacing derailed box
Barnes William 1943 Cape Breton County Tomson Struck by runaway box
Higgins James William 1980 Pictou County Thorburn Mining Ltd, Stellarton Fell and struck head, died 4 days later; coal dumps reclamation project
Clark Samuel 1925 Pictou County Thom or Tom pit Killed by boxes
Vaast Lucien (boy) 1916 Pictou County Thom or Tom pit Gas explosion at mouth of abandoned slope; boy was chasing a ball
Burns George 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Full box ran over him on main level
Ferrymand Edward 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Fall of stone
Haworth Joseph 1909 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Fall of stone
MacLeod Neil 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Fall of stone
Macmillan Rod 1909 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Fall of stone
Theriault Wilfred 1916 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Killed by shot blowing through pillar
McAldine William 1910 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Fall of stone
White Thomas 1914 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Fall of stone
Broderick R. 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Struck by runaway box down main slope; 1 of 3 killed
Nicholson J.W. 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Struck by runaway box down main slope; 1 of 3 killed
Pendergrast Donald 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Struck by runaway box down main slope; 1 of 3 killed
Enion Benjamin 1911 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of coal from face
Dawe Andrew 1910 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Runaway box knocked out timber he was putting up and stone fell on him
LeBlanc Edward 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Struck by moving box
Bond Alexander 1913 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of coal
Brown Charles 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of stone
Lamond James 1914 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Caught between box and prop
Greenwell Isaac 1878 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed
McCuish John 1900 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Killed drawing props out of an old room
Hutcheson Robert 1878 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed
Young Michael 1900 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Run over by trip while trying to get on it
McDonald Murdoch 1878 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed
Steele Thomas 1887 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of roof stone
McNeil Roderick 1878 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed
Reddick Robert, Sr. 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Killed while mining, a shot blew down on him
Millville Edward 1878 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed
Vickers Edward 1905 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of stone

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