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)sort descending Year County Mine Cause
Freeman Henry 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Taylor Henry 1912 Pictou County Acadia Knocked down by horse and run over by full trip
Warren Henry 1968 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
Ferguson Henry 1930 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by an empty trip
Jose Henry 1865 Pictou County Either Bye, Cage, Dalhousie pit Fall down shaft
Hoyt Henry 1866 Cape Breton County Lingan Fall of coal
Gillis Henry 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Crushed between trip and rubbing rail
Wilson Henry J. 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck on head by stone
LeBlanc Henry J. 1932 Cumberland Maple Leaf No. 4 Dust and gas explosion; 1 of 5 killed
Armishaw Herbert 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Massive gas and coal dust explosioni
Woodland Herbert 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by trip
Lamb Herbert 1934 Pictou County Allan Shaft Power House Collided with turbine in power house
Rogers Herbert 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal, died 5 days later
Lamb Herbert 1934 Pictou County Allan Shaft Collided with turbine in power house
Armishaw Herbert 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 Gas and coal dust explosion
Clarke Herbert 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Partner Herbert 1942 Pictou County Albion Crushed between boxes
Leggett Herbert 1948 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed
West Herbert 1921 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Desmond Herbert 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Teichman or Tiechman Herman 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Kernekant or Heinekamp Herman 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Alt Herman 1928 Pictou County Albion Struck by wood thrown from circular saw (on the surface)
Weirich or Wetrich Herman E. 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Caught in haulage rope
Jones Hezekiah 1922 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone and coal from face
Spiccochi Higo 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 or Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Hunter Hiram 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Fraser Hiram 1920 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Struck by railway car on surface
Fife Hiram 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Tabor Hollis 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Skelton or Skilton Hollis T. 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of stone
Wells Horace 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Simmons or Simmonds Howard 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Smith Howard 1924 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone
Works Howard 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Isnor Hubert 1921 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Nelms Hubert 1924 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of coal
Gillis Hugh 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Cameron Hugh 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
McElvie Hugh 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed
McGillivray Hugh 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McInnis Hugh 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Crushed between derailed box and timber
MacKenzie Hugh 1911 Pictou County Vale Riding an empty trip that derailed
McPherson Hugh 1924 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Caught between full box and timber
MacKenzie Hugh 1918 Pictou County Albion Crushed by cars
Elliott Hugh 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal at room face
McDonald Hugh 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Severed artery in foot
McDonald Hugh 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Robinson or Robertson Hugh 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McDonald Hugh 1889 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of loose coal

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