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) Yearsort descending County Mine Cause
Benoit Rodham 1917 Pictou County Albion Asphyxiated by methane
Martin Joseph 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Walsh Joseph 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Riley John 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Matthews George W. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Whalen John R. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Collins ingraham 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
McDonald Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Wierschbizki Vladislow 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Angelo Gaeton 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Jennings Stanley 1917 Pictou County Allan Shaft Jammed between a box and a prop
McEachern Roderick 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Wadystan Wyercbick 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Piggot Richard 1917 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of coal
Boa Constatntine 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McIntyre Paul 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Stevenson William 1917 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by prop, died 3 days later
Boone Isaac 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McKay John D. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Butt George 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McKenzie John H. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Rescue work after explosion
Butt or Butts George W. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McLean Frank 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Flynn James 1917 Pictou County Greenwood Fall of stone
Butts Joseph L. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McLellan Andrew 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Butts Richard 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McLeod John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McNeil Lauchlin 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Doyle John 1917 Cumberland Kimberly Fall of stone, died 6 days later
Cameron Archibald 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McPherson Vincent 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Cameron Lawrence 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Miller Richard 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Cherry Matthew 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Milley Nelson 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Coleman Peter 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Milley Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Comhaire or Comhair Henri 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Chase Richard 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Caught between shaft and car
McLellan John A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Rogers Albert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Grasesnack C. G. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McDonald J. W. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sullivan Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Campbell Rod 1918 Cape Breton County Dominon No. 11 Fall of stone
McLellan William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Kaiser Michael 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lohez Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Heyne Victor 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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