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
Mailman John 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Campbell John 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Trip of boxes
McDonald John 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
McEachern John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McInnis John 1908 Cape Breton County International Fall of stone
McNeil John 1887 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from pillar
McMullin John 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Manning John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Downie John 1873 Cape Breton County International Run over by train
Cummings John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Stewart John 1936 Cape Breton County Colonial Struck by runaway trip
Scully or Soully John 1885 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 Run over by cage
Bigley John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Killed by fall of stone
McKinnon John 1900 Cape Breton County Caledonia Killed by falling roof stone while driving
Milley John 1900 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Struck and run over by rake on main slope
George John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Neville john 1873 Cape Breton County International Crushed by train
Nolan John 1900 Cape Breton County Caledonia Coal fall in room, died next day
McNaughton John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Ellis John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Wilson John 1885 Cumberland Syndicate burned by explosion of powder; 1 of 3 killed
Sinclair or St. Clair John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Boone John 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck by trip; 1 of 2 killed
Mitchell John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Morrison John 1947 Cape Breton County Greener Fall of roof
Fraser John 1938 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Drawing chocks out of a gob
McDonald John 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal
Hussey John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal and roof
D'Orsay John 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Overwind man-shaft cage; 1of 2 killed
McDonald John 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Cherpack John 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Cameron John 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Babb John 1924 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed
McDonald John 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by stone fall at face
Potts John 1874 Pictou County Foord pit Rope broke on bucket going down pump shaft
Harris John 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Vicars John 1889 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Fall of loose coal, died after 12 days
Beaver John 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed
Emery John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Capstick John 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Fall of stone
Malloy John 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of roof coal
Munroe John 1907 Cape Breton County Emery Mine Fall of stone
Lund John 1897 Cape Breton County Reserve Caught between coal box and pillar
Murphy John 1929 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
McGilchrist or Gilgrist John 1866 Pictou County Foster pit Clothing caught in hoist winding drum
Bennett John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Arsenault John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Caught between box and prop
Jobes John 1939 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Mollish John 1916 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
McLeod John 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from pillar

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