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)sort descending Year County Mine Cause
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

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