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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinnon | Lauchlin | 1947 | Inverness | Campbell or No. 4 | Fall of roof |
| McDonald | Lauchlin | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed by hoisting bucket falling on him |
| McMullin | Lauchlin | 1936 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fell off trip and under box |
| MacDonald | Lauchie | 1963 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Haulage |
| Bell | Larry Arthur | 1992 | Pictou County | Westray | Devastating methane and coal dust explosion |
| Beaton | Kenneth | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Clarke | Kenneth | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Cameron | Kenneth | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Skidmore | Kenneth | 1942 | Pictou County | Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Kenneth | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Crushed between box and pillar |
| Jamieson | Kenneth | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of stone |
| McMullen | Kenneth | 1871 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Explosion of powder or fall of coal |
| Goode | Kenneth | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Stuart | Kenneth | 1901 | Inverness | Broad Cove | Killed by runaway wagon in bottom of slope |
| MacKenzie | Kenneth | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Kelloway | Kenneth | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Struck by box |
| Pagella | Karal | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McMullin | Justin | 1936 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Run over by trip |
| Dash | Julian | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed by boxes |
| Ford | Julian | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed between box and boom |
| 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 |
| Smith | Josiah | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Runaway mine car |
| Clark | Josiah | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone |
| 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 |
| Turner | Joseph | 1919 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of coal |
| Hilliar | Joseph | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | |
| Gallivan | Joseph | 1952 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
| Hanrahan | Joseph | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Jammed between loaded box and boom |
| McLean | Joseph | 1873 | Cape Breton County | International | Crushed by train |
| McCormick | Joseph | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Struck by boom, died 4 days later |
| Saltys | Joseph | 1944 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Strick by flying timber from tram |
| Reid | Joseph | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Gallant | Joseph | 1946 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of roof |
| Debodt | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Hennessey | Joseph | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone, leg injured |
| Krantz | Joseph | 1910 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Gardner | Joseph | 1906 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of stone from roof |
| McLellan | Joseph | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Roof stone fell on him while driving |
| Crummey | Joseph | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Bellan | Joseph | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone in pillars |
| Major | Joseph | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| Gilroy | Joseph | 1911 | Cumberland | Springhill | Jammed by cars |