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 | Mine | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMullin | Lauchlin | 1936 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fell off trip and under box |
| Gillis | Lauchlin | 1908 | Inverness | Port Hood | Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed |
| McKinnon | Lauchlin | 1947 | Inverness | Campbell or No. 4 | Fall of roof |
| MacDonald | Lauchie | 1963 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Haulage |
| Bell | Larry Arthur | 1992 | Pictou County | Westray | Devastating methane and coal dust explosion |
| Clarke | Kenneth | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | Kenneth | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Crushed between box and pillar |
| Cameron | Kenneth | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Stuart | Kenneth | 1901 | Inverness | Broad Cove | Killed by runaway wagon in bottom of slope |
| Kelloway | Kenneth | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Struck by box |
| Goode | Kenneth | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Jamieson | Kenneth | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of stone |
| Skidmore | Kenneth | 1942 | Pictou County | Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) | Fall of stone |
| MacKenzie | Kenneth | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McMullen | Kenneth | 1871 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Explosion of powder or fall of coal |
| Beaton | Kenneth | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Pagella | Karal | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McMullin | Justin | 1936 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Run over by trip |
| Ford | Julian | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed between box and boom |
| Dash | Julian | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed by boxes |
| Laderie | Jules | 1924 | Pictou County | Albion | Struck down by a runaway box |
| Casey | jude | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Clark | Josiah | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone |
| Smith | Josiah | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Runaway mine car |
| McNeil | Joshua | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hale | Joseph W. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Chiasson | Joseph R. | 1930 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Fortune | Joseph R. | 1930 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Donkey runner; caught in drum of engine |
| Batten | Joseph P. | 1941 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Butts | Joseph L. | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Hunter | Joseph E. | 1941 | Cumberland | Cumberland Railway & Coal | Crushed by conveyor belt |
| LeBlanc | Joseph Adolph | 1931 | Cumberland | Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) | Explosion; 1 of 6 killed |
| Nearing | Joseph | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Pitt | Joseph | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McMahon | Joseph | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| McKinnon | Joseph | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed |
| McMullin | Joseph | 1905 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal from face |
| LeBlanc | Joseph | 1923 | Inverness | Inverness No. 1 | Found dead in boiler room; may have fallen |
| Churchill | Joseph | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Emery Mine | Fell into Emery shaft |
| Scott | Joseph | 1923 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of coal |
| Poirier | Joseph | 1941 | Inverness | Inverness | Crushed between machine amd chock pack |
| Debodt | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Dupee | Joseph | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Richardson | Joseph | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Orell | Joseph | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| Haworth | Joseph | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Sydney No. 5 (Queen) | Fall of stone |
| Crummey | Joseph | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Campbell | Joseph | 1961 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Mechanical |
| McDougall | Joseph | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Struck by loaded car at No. 4 landing |
| Assiff | Joseph | 1921 | Inverness | Inverness | Hit by rake on level, died 2 days later |