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 | County | Mine | Cause |
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Bennett | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
Capstick | John | 1960 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Fall of stone |
Crain | John | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Fall of stone |
Wooden | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Greenwood | roof fall |
Morrison | John | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of stone in pillars |
Sinclair | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
Livingstone | John | 1904 | Pictou County | Marsh | Jammed between a box and the roof |
Boutilier | John | 1893 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Firedamp escaped from submerged district; (methane poisoning) |
Luckman | John | 1870 | Cape Breton County | International | Crushed by cage |
MacDougall | John | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of roof, died almost 6 months later |
Campbell | John | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Run over by full trip, arms and legs broken |
Maddison | John | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
Curran | John | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal from face of room |
Brennick | John | 1870 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Run over by wagon |
Frye | John | 1914 | Pictou County | Albion | Riding a coal trip that derailed |
Handrigan | John | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Fall of stone in pillar work; 1 of 2 killed |
Connorton | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
MacKay | John | 1953 | Pictou County | McGregor | Haulage accident: thrown from trip |
McLean | John | 1937 | Inverness | Inverness | Struck by trip or rope |
Campbell | John | 1926 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Trip of boxes |
Mailman | John | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
McEachern | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
Lee | John | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Fall of stone |
Rose | John | 1949 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall of stone |
Green | John | 1871 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Fall off bridge |
McGillivray | John | 1953 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
Manning | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
Taylor | John | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
Smart | John | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fell under trip of coal |
Burrows | John | 1897 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Fall of roof stone on new balance no. 9 |
Crawford | john | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
Holvia | John | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Fall of stone |
Newman | John | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
Czanoli or Czalonic | John | 1931 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of stone |
McNaughton | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
MacLean | John | 1953 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Haulage |
Curry | John | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
Paul | John | 1956 | Cape Breton County | Tomson | Explosives |
Snow | John | 1972 | Cape Breton County | DEVCO No. 26 | |
Finlayson | John | 1894 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal, died 15 days later |
McNeil | John | 1927 | Inverness | Inverness No. 1 | Crushed by full boxes of coal |
Hussey | John | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal and roof |
Boran | John | 1898 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 slope | Fall of stone from roof in workplace |
Martin | John | 1894 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Piece of coal from roof |
Merritt | John | 1903 | Inverness | Port Hood | Riding trip coupling broke hurling boxes against roof |
Matlock | John | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
McDonald | John | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone at face of room |
Martin | John | 1935 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
Potts | John | 1874 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Rope broke on bucket going down pump shaft |
Babb | John | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |