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
Launey Francis 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Martin John 1918 Cumberland Jubilee No.2, River Hebert Runaway mine car
Delmouth Arthur 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Mintis William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Runaway car, died 6 days later
Adderly Thomas Jr 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hand James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McNeil Peter A. 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Runaway trip
Fortune Angus 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by cage
Hanuse Alfred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Stewart Alexander 1918 Pictou County Albion (Purvis slope) Coal box fell to the ground
Borden Fred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Tallia Angelo 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Hanuse Cammile 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Strathie Robert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sherider Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Clarke Warde 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Gabriel Alexander 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
O'Brien William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Stubbart Alexandr or Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McKenzie Frederick A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McGill James 1918 Cape Breton County Princess Runaway car
Jerrold Clement 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by empty mine car
Bosman or Bossman Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Johnson James F. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Peters William 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Killed by main drive-chain on bank, on surface
Leshambre Pierre 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Rooney Ottie or Ronnie 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Stone rolled down fan slope, hit him on head
Pagella Karal 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hawes John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sullivan Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bossman or Bosman Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Chase Richard 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Caught between shaft and car
Thibideau or Thibodeau Godfrey 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Jammed between props
Grasesnack C. G. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Morrison James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Campbell Rod 1918 Cape Breton County Dominon No. 11 Fall of stone
Paris Norman 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Copely David 1918 Cape Breton County Scotia (Sydney Mines) Fall of stone
Lindsay Charles 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Barcey Clement 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McDonald Alexander T. 1918 Inverness Inverness Struck by mine-car; died 10 days later
Partner William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McPherson Moses 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Cossman Isadore 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Tabbot John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McLeod Malcolm 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone and till
Jordan Norman 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Winton Robert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Toomey Joseph 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught by full box

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