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
Myers William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Vaast Louis 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McGill James 1918 Cape Breton County Princess Runaway car
Nacas Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Leshambre Pierre 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hawes John 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
Bosman or Bossman Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McPherson Lemuel 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Chase Richard 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Caught between shaft and car
Bossman or Bosman Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Campbell Rod 1918 Cape Breton County Dominon No. 11 Fall of stone
Sampler Samuel Jr. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Stevenson James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Terrio or Terris Samuel 1918 Cumberland Joggins 2 runaway cars, died 2 days later
Grasesnack C. G. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lindsay Charles 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Walsh William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Copely David 1918 Cape Breton County Scotia (Sydney Mines) Fall of stone
Hall William 1918 Cumberland Joggins Fall of stone, died 14 hours later
Gabriel Alexander 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Mellise Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McPherson Moses 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Jordan Norman 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Barcey Clement 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Martin John 1918 Cumberland Jubilee No.2, River Hebert Runaway mine car
Jerrold Clement 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by empty mine car
Merrit Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McLeod Malcolm 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone and till
Savage John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Cossman Isadore 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
Mintis William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Toomey Joseph 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught by full box
McDonald Alexander T. 1918 Inverness Inverness Struck by mine-car; died 10 days later
Thibideau or Thibodeau Godfrey 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Jammed between props
Donnelly Robert 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Kaiser Michael 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bartholemew or Bartholomew Louis 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Stewart Alexander 1918 Pictou County Albion (Purvis slope) Coal box fell to the ground
Dunbar W. Sr 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Kayens Felician 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bartholemew or Bartholomew Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Strathie Robert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Crawford Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lohez Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Heyne Victor 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Kayens Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
O'Brien William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bastin or Baston Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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