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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittman | John | 1955 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Haulage |
| Cameron | John | 1962 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Haulage |
| Martin | John | 1894 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Piece of coal from roof |
| 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 |
| Seward | John | 1967 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Haulage: Run over by empty trip |
| Holvia | John | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Fall of stone |
| Taylor | John | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| McDonald | John | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone at face of room |
| Cormier | John | 1907 | Cumberland | Chignecto | Caught between car and bankhead |
| Gould | John | 1952 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed |
| Malloy | John | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of roof coal |
| Hussey | John | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal and roof |
| Mollish | John | 1916 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of coal |
| Morrison | John | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of stone in pillars |
| Hayden | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Wilsack | John | 1949 | Pictou County | McGregor | Fall of coal |
| Morrison | John | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Fall of coal whilst holing in pillar |
| Babb | John | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
| Salon | John | 1959 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Haulage |
| Campbell | John | 1868 | Pictou County | Acadia | Fall of coal |
| McCuish | John | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone from roof |
| Tabbot | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Newman | John | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| McEachern | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Davidson | John | 1895 | Cape Breton County | Hub | Fell from stage down shaft; 1 of 2 killed |
| Arsenault | John | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Caught between box and prop |
| Hunter | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Campbell | John | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Run over by full trip, arms and legs broken |
| Milley | John | 1900 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Struck and run over by rake on main slope |
| McDonald | John | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Caught between cage and pulleys |
| Taylor | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Vale | Fall with tub in slope |
| LeBeau | John | 1963 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Maintenance |
| Martin | John | 1935 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Grant | John | 1885 | Pictou County | Vale | Devastating methane explosion |
| Blue | John | 1881 | Cumberland | Springhill | Struck by cage |
| Curry | John | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Dragon | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Matlock | John | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Fergusson | John | 1887 | Cape Breton County | Gowrie | Fall of roof coal |
| Carnichael | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McInnis | John | 1908 | Cape Breton County | International | Fall of stone |
| Mazur | John | 1931 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of Coal |
| Mitchell | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Ralph | John | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal |
| Campbell | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McNeil | John | 1887 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal from pillar |
| Smart | John | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fell under trip of coal |
| Wooden | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Greenwood | roof fall |
| Downie | John | 1873 | Cape Breton County | International | Run over by train |