Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2497 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 descending Year County Mine Cause
Holvia John 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone
Conway John 1868 Cape Breton County Aspe Bay Explosion of powder
McLean John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
George John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Blue John 1881 Cumberland Springhill Struck by cage
MacMaster John 1925 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal from roof of a pillar; 1 of 2 killed
Kennedy John 1927 Cape Breton County Colonial Electrocuted in logement
Carnichael John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Wilkes John 1902 Pictou County Marsh Dynamite explosion in office; frozen sticks put near heat to thaw; 1 of 3 killed
Boran John 1898 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 slope Fall of stone from roof in workplace
Cameron John 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
McIntosh John 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Sinclair or St. Clair John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Boutilier John 1893 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Firedamp escaped from submerged district; (methane poisoning)
Clarke John 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Martin John 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Smart John 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fell under trip of coal
Fraser John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Matlock John 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Copan John 1947 Pictou County Allan Shaft Caught by a haulage cable
McVicar John 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Cormier John 1907 Cumberland Chignecto Caught between car and bankhead
McCuish John 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
Roach John 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Luckman John 1870 Cape Breton County International Crushed by cage
Bennett John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Maddison John 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Ralph John 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Capstick John 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Fall of stone
Dunbar John 1904 Pictou County Albion Run over by a rake
McDonald John 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between cage and pulleys
Pittman John 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Brennick John 1870 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Run over by wagon
Wilsack John 1949 Pictou County McGregor Fall of coal
Scully or Soully John 1885 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 Run over by cage
Livingstone John 1904 Pictou County Marsh Jammed between a box and the roof
Curran John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face of room
McInnis John 1908 Cape Breton County International Fall of stone
Milley John 1900 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Struck and run over by rake on main slope
Thurbid John 1919 Cape Breton County Scotia No. 4 Fall of stone
Crawford John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
MacDougall John 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof, died almost 6 months later
Tabbot John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Campbell John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Handrigan John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone in pillar work; 1 of 2 killed
Hickey John 1936 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Riley John 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
MacKay John 1953 Pictou County McGregor Haulage accident: thrown from trip
Green John 1871 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fall off bridge
Patten John 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Runaway trip

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