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) |
Year | County | Mine | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scully or Soully | John | 1885 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 | Run over by cage |
| Dunbar | John | 1904 | Pictou County | Albion | Run over by a rake |
| Livingstone | John | 1904 | Pictou County | Marsh | Jammed between a box and the roof |
| Treige | John | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Struck by level trip |
| Riley | John | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall of stone |
| Conway | John | 1868 | Cape Breton County | Aspe Bay | Explosion of powder |
| Martin | John | 1935 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Taylor | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Vale | Fall with tub in slope |
| O'Handley | John | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominon No. 11 | Killed between box and roof |
| Boutilier | John | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone caused by runaway boxes |
| Munroe | John | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Emery Mine | Fall of stone |
| Ralph | John | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal |
| Capstick | John | 1960 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Fall of stone |
| Bennett | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Crawford | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Bowens | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Wooden | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Greenwood | roof fall |
| McMillan | John | 1903 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Jammed between roof and box |
| Sinclair | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Boutilier | John | 1893 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Firedamp escaped from submerged district; (methane poisoning) |
| Perhiniak | John | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Haulage |
| MacKay | John | 1953 | Pictou County | McGregor | Haulage accident: thrown from trip |
| Maddison | John | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Mailman | John | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Wilson | John | 1885 | Cumberland | Syndicate | burned by explosion of powder; 1 of 3 killed |
| Dunn | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Luckman | John | 1870 | Cape Breton County | International | Crushed by cage |
| Patten | John | 1941 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Runaway trip |
| MacKeigan | John | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Jubilee, River Hebert | Fall of roof stone in level, died 21 days later |
| Williams | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Manning | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Nash | John | 1881 | Pictou County | Acadia | Devastating methane explosion |
| Carr | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Campbell | John | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| McInnis | John | 1872 | Pictou County | Acadia | Fall of coal |
| Brennick | John | 1870 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Run over by wagon |
| Hickey | John | 1936 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Pendergrast | John | 1928 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | John | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Nairn | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McInnis | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Cummings | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McVicar | John | 1957 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Haulage |
| McRichey | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Connorton | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Green | John | 1871 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Fall off bridge |
| Stewart | John | 1936 | Cape Breton County | Colonial | Struck by runaway trip |
| Murphy | John | 1928 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Crushed by runaway box |
| Mollish | John | 1916 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of coal |
| Malloy | John | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of roof coal |