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
Campbell James 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
McLellan James 1897 Cape Breton County Victoria Fall of coal from pillar
Karrel James 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Parsons James 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Christie James 1920 Cape Breton County Colonial No. 4, engine house Caught in belt that operates hoist, lived 9 hrs
Johnson James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
MacLeod James 1903 Pictou County Acadia Died 15 February
Sharples James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Nicholson James 1922 Cumberland Minudie #2 Powder ignited by cartridge explosion, died 12 days later; 1 of 2 killed
Marsh James 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of rib coal
Conway James 1950 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Morrison James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Carson James 1908 Cumberland Chignecto Fell down balance
Cathcart James 1896 Cape Breton County Bridgeport Fall of coal while loading
Gillespie James 1929 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Hogan James 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Run over by riding rake, died 2 days later
MacEachern James 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
Francis James 1938 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by cage lever on surface; died 3 days later
Robertson James 1861 Pictou County Bye pit Methane explosion
McNeil James 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
Haslam James 1885 Cumberland Syndicate burned by explosion of powder; 1 of 3 killed
McVey James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
O'Regan James 1924 Cumberland Joggins No. 7 Fall of coal
Petrie James 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of roof
Jones James 1889 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Explosion of methane
Rose James 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
McLellan James 1884 Pictou County Albion Struck by a rake
McIsaac James 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Messervey James 1911 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Methane explosion and coal dust; 1 of 8 killed
Wilson James 1902 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fatally injured by full rake of boxes
McGill James 1918 Cape Breton County Princess Runaway car
Baxter James 1913 Pictou County Acadia Fall of roof
Johnston James 1908 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured by air pipe bursting, died a month later
Morris James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Doolan James 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Struck by runaway box
Doyle James 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Struck by empty trip
Dakens James A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Jobes James D. 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by box
MacDonald James D. 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal at face of bord
Conway James D. 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed
Matheson James E. 1971 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Haulage: Struck by a trip of material
Flemming James E. 1945 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone
McDonald James E. 1921 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed crossing over haulage rope in motion, caught by boxes
Copeland James E. 1954 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 5 killed
Johnson James F. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Ransome James H. 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Rose James H. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Cook James I 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
Burke James J. 1940 Cumberland Victoria Undetermined
McPherson James Jr. 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion

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