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 Countysort descending Mine Cause
Hogan James 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Run over by riding rake, died 2 days later
Gordon Henry 1941 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Boutilier Charles 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
Young Fred 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
McDonald Alex P. 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Crushed between boxes
Dewan James 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck by trip
McMullin John William 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone
Kennedy James 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of roof
Weeks Archie 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Cathcart Gordon 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
McDonald Wilfred 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage, surface
Cathcart Lionel 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage, surface
McMullin Michael 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Gaul Patrick 1956 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
McVicar John 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Blois John 1959 Cape Breton County Four Star Fall of stone
Conran Andrew 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
MacIntosh Bernard 1963 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Fall of stone
Baxter Robert 1966 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage: Hit by runaway box
MacIntosh Anthony 1968 Cape Breton County Dominion Glace Bay Shops Department Natural Causes
Poirier Alex 1971 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Natural Causes
Anderson James R. 1979 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Methane explosion, sparked by coal shearer hitting stone; 1 of 12 killed
MacRae Harry 1985 Cape Breton County Prince Motor vehicle accident
Bartholemew or Bartholomew Louis 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bigney Edward 1910 Pictou County Acadia Run over by a box of coal
Brown Leo 1919 Pictou County Albion Struck by a cage in a balance
Cameron John W. 1946 Pictou County Albion Struck by coal trip on main slope
Cassey Thomas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Connolly C. 1880 Pictou County Vale Burned by gas ignited by his open-flame lamp
Cunningham Robert 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Downs William B. 1910 Pictou County Albion Scalded or burned, causes unknown; a machinist making repairs
Elliott William 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Foley Pat 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
Fraser Hiram 1920 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Struck by railway car on surface
Glenwright Thomas 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Hallam Ernest 1959 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 2 Scott slope Fall of coal
Hayman Wilbert 1921 Pictou County McGregor Fall of coal
Ince William 1938 Pictou County Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) Caught by fall of rock
Jones Edward 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Laderie Jules 1924 Pictou County Albion Struck down by a runaway box
Linthorne Walter 1969 Pictou County McBean Caught in coal-cutting machine
MacDonald D. 1869 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Powder explosion
MacInnis Hugh 1924 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide suffocation after explosion; 1 of 4 killed
MacKenzie Hugh 1918 Pictou County Albion Crushed by cars
MacMillan Daniel L 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Mazur John 1931 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of Coal
McEachern John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McKay Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McLeod William 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Mintis William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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