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 ascending County Mine Cause
Buko Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Runaway car, died 6 days later
Borden Fred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Gabriel Alexander 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Pickerton Thomas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Stubbart Alexandr or Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Roy Benjamin 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by piece of coal, died 3 days after
McNeil Peter A. 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Runaway trip
Jerrold Clement 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by empty mine car
Chisholm James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Poloski Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Fortune Angus 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by cage
Rooney Ottie or Ronnie 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Stone rolled down fan slope, hit him on head
Sullivan Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Launey Francis 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Tallia Angelo 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Bosman or Bossman Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Thibideau or Thibodeau Godfrey 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Jammed between props
Hand James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Clarke Warde 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Bossman or Bosman Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McGill James 1918 Cape Breton County Princess Runaway car
McDonald Alexander T. 1918 Inverness Inverness Struck by mine-car; died 10 days later
Tabbot John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hanuse Alfred 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
Debodt Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Barcey Clement 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hanuse Cammile 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Myers William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Chase Richard 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Caught between shaft and car
Winton Robert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Nacas Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Campbell Rod 1918 Cape Breton County Dominon No. 11 Fall of stone
McPherson Lemuel 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Delmouth Arthur 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Wooden John 1918 Pictou County Greenwood roof fall
Copely David 1918 Cape Breton County Scotia (Sydney Mines) Fall of stone
Johnson James F. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Leshambre Pierre 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sampler Samuel Jr. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bartholemew or Bartholomew Louis 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hawes John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Works Howard 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McPherson Moses 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Bartholemew or Bartholomew Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McLeod Malcolm 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone and till
Mellise Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bastin or Baston Andrew 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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