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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar | John | 1904 | Pictou County | Albion | Run over by a rake |
| Wilsack | John | 1949 | Pictou County | McGregor | Fall of coal |
| O'Handley | John | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominon No. 11 | Killed between box and roof |
| Fergusson | John | 1887 | Cape Breton County | Gowrie | Fall of roof coal |
| Leadbeater | John | 1872 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Powder explosion |
| McGillivray | John | 1953 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
| Dickson | John | 1940 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| Handrigan | John | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Fall of stone in pillar work; 1 of 2 killed |
| MacLean | John | 1902 | Pictou County | Albion | Jammed between rail cars on surface |
| Campbell | John | 1926 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Trip of boxes |
| Maddison | John | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McNeil | John | 1887 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal from pillar |
| Newman | John | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Boyd | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Crawford | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Tabbot | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Francis | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Downie | John | 1873 | Cape Breton County | International | Run over by train |
| Paul | John | 1956 | Cape Breton County | Tomson | Explosives |
| Curry | John | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| MacLean | John | 1953 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Haulage |
| MacDonald | John | 1915 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Run over by a trip of coal |
| Taylor | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Vale | Fall with tub in slope |
| Bowens | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Dunn | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Bennett | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McKinnon | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Killed by falling roof stone while driving |
| McEachern | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Campbell | John | 1908 | Inverness | Port Hood | Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed |
| Capstick | John | 1960 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Fall of stone |
| Gillis | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Neville | john | 1873 | Cape Breton County | International | Crushed by train |
| Nolan | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Coal fall in room, died next day |
| Wooden | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Greenwood | roof fall |
| Carr | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Sinclair | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Ryan | John | 1904 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Fall of stone from roof |
| Hussey | John | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal and roof |
| Hawes | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McLeod | John | 1904 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Struck by motor |
| McDonald | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Killed by stone fall at face |
| Burrows | John | 1897 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Fall of roof stone on new balance no. 9 |
| Taylor | John | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| Vicars | John | 1889 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Fall of loose coal, died after 12 days |
| McNaughton | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Cummings | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| MacEachern | John | 1885 | Pictou County | Vale | Devastating methane explosion |
| Babb | John | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
| Mollish | John | 1916 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of coal |
| Arsenault | John | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Caught between box and prop |