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 ascending Year County Mine Cause
Roach William 1861 Pictou County Bye pit Methane explosion
Parsons William 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Kendell William 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Baxter William 1910 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Chisholm William 1925 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Killed by runaway box
Elliott William 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Lowe William 1839 Pictou County Storr pit Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Tracey William 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by full trip
O'Brien William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Cyr William 1920 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Run over by an empty box
Nicholson William 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Squeezed between box and pillar
Wilkie William 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Forrest William 1944 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
MacKenzie William 1903 Pictou County Albion Jumped from moving train in mine yard
Sumners William 1872 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fell down shaft
Turnbull William 1873 Pictou County Vale Under a falling derrick
White William 1930 Cumberland Victoria No. 2 Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Luffman William 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
McCallum William 1931 Cumberland Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) Went over surface dump with car
Partner William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hurley William 1913 Cumberland Lawson Tube of boiler burst
Gadd William 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Hyde William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Hubert William 1940 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Caught between 2 rail cars on surface
Kelloway William 1965 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage: Struck by box
Carmichael William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Frew William 1906 Pictou County English Slopes (abandoned) Methane exploded when boy lit match while playing near old slope opening; 1 of 2 killed
Carey William 1905 Cape Breton County New Campbellton Killed on main slope by the trip
Carrigan William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Cherrie William 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 killed at the 2400-foot level
Rodgers William 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McLeod William 1896 Cape Breton County Victoria Killed by coal fall while removing coal leg
Kent William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McSephney William 1955 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
Hyde William 1887 Pictou County Vale Caught beneath a roof fall while timbering; 1 of 2 killed
Fletcher William 1883 Cumberland Springhill Killed by fracture of brake bolt
Smith William 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Roache or Roche William 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Blake William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Ince William 1938 Pictou County Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) Caught by fall of rock
Snow William 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Betts William 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Bonar William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Stevenson William 1917 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by prop, died 3 days later
Whittle William 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Stevenson William 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Desmond William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Oram William 1878 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed
McLellan William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Henderson William 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal

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