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
McIntosh John 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Clarke John 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Matlock John 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
McDonald John 1899 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone at face of room
Taylor John 1873 Pictou County Vale Fall with tub in slope
Hayden John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Burrows John 1897 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of roof stone on new balance no. 9
McGillivray John 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Martin John 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Dunbar John 1904 Pictou County Albion Run over by a rake
Blois John 1959 Cape Breton County Four Star Fall of stone
Ralph John 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Crawford John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Hunter John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Czanoli or Czalonic John 1931 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Wooden John 1918 Pictou County Greenwood roof fall
Paul John 1956 Cape Breton County Tomson Explosives
Sinclair John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Carnichael John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Livingstone John 1904 Pictou County Marsh Jammed between a box and the roof
Morrison John 1899 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of coal whilst holing in pillar
Bowens John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
MacLean John 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage
Blue John 1881 Cumberland Springhill Struck by cage
Davidson John 1895 Cape Breton County Hub Fell from stage down shaft; 1 of 2 killed
McCuish John 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
MacDougall John 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof, died almost 6 months later
Boran John 1898 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 slope Fall of stone from roof in workplace
Dunn John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Curran John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face of room
Carr John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between cage and pulleys
Campbell John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
MacKay John 1953 Pictou County McGregor Haulage accident: thrown from trip
O'Handley John 1915 Cape Breton County Dominon No. 11 Killed between box and roof
Fergusson John 1887 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fall of roof coal
Hickey John 1936 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Handrigan John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone in pillar work; 1 of 2 killed
Patten John 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Runaway trip
Mailman John 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Campbell John 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Trip of boxes
McDonald John 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
McEachern John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McInnis John 1908 Cape Breton County International Fall of stone
McNeil John 1887 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from pillar
McMullin John 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Manning John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Downie John 1873 Cape Breton County International Run over by train
Cummings John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Stewart John 1936 Cape Breton County Colonial Struck by runaway trip

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