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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAulay | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Lund | John | 1897 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Caught between coal box and pillar |
| Smart | John | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fell under trip of coal |
| Emery | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Roberts | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| MacKenzie | John | 1963 | Pictou County | McBean | Labourer, killed underground |
| Salon | John | 1959 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Haulage |
| McLeod | John | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal from pillar |
| Williams | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Boutilier | John | 1897 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Fall of roof stone |
| Nearing | John | 1877 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed |
| Hussey | John | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal and roof |
| Nairn | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | John | 1890 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Run over by empty trip, died next day |
| Crain | John | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Fall of stone |
| MacDonald | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Bonar | John | 1877 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of stone at head of deep |
| MacLean | John | 1866 | Pictou County | Dalhousie pit | Fall of coal |
| Simpson | John | 1866 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Run over by wagons |
| Babb | John | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
| Treige | John | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Struck by level trip |
| Hayden | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| LeBeau | John | 1963 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Maintenance |
| Burchell | John | 1877 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Fell down shaft |
| Arsenault | John | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Caught between box and prop |
| McLaughlin | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Cann | John | 1891 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Killed by cage when descending pit |
| Hunter | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Horn | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal whilst drawing pillars; 1 of 2 killed |
| McLean | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Carnichael | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Blois | John | 1959 | Cape Breton County | Four Star | Fall of stone |
| Leadbeater | John | 1872 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Powder explosion |
| Frye | John | 1914 | Pictou County | Albion | Riding a coal trip that derailed |
| Perhiniak | John | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Haulage |
| Blue | John | 1881 | Cumberland | Springhill | Struck by cage |
| MacLean | John | 1902 | Pictou County | Albion | Jammed between rail cars on surface |
| Josso | John | 1891 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Fall of coal in room |
| Yakubaski | John | 1940 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fractured ankle, infection and shock, died 27 days later |
| Bigley | John | 1919 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 9 | Killed by fall of stone |
| McDonald | John | 1896 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Caught between full trip and prop |
| Lee | John | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Fall of stone |
| Rollins | John | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| Murphy | John | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 5 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | John | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of loose coal from face of room |
| George | John | 1919 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Timmons | John | 1867 | Cape Breton County | Collins | Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed |
| MacDonald | John | 1915 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Run over by a trip of coal |
| Roach | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Killed at face of room while loading |