Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2497 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 ascending Year County Mine Cause
Parsons James 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Scully James 1924 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide suffocation after explosion; 1 of 4 killed
Dunn James 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Royal James 1938 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by tub of coal
Mitchell James 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Wilson James 1902 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fatally injured by full rake of boxes
MacEachern James 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
Gillespie James 1929 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Wright James 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Hibbs James 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by runaway car in deep
Morris James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Steele James 1936 Cape Breton County North Sydney Pier Falling into pocket
Jones James 1889 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Explosion of methane
Pembroke James 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck by rake
DeGrace James 1902 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Cause not recorded
Russell James 1934 Cape Breton County Princess Heart failure
Brown James 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide after devastating explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Dumphy James 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Mackey or Mackie James 1887 Cumberland Springhill Leg broken; caught by cage in balance
McIsaac James 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Conway James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Napier James 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone
Locke James 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by piece of wood
Hamilton James 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Shot blew through on slant containing water, partly driven between main slope, drowned; 1 of 2 killed
Power James 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal, hung shot
McPherson James 1897 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Struck by falling piece of coal while hauling
Wilson James 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fatally hurt by a full rake of boxes
Smith James 1901 Pictou County Vale Crushed between a box and a rib
Stewart James 1934 Cape Breton County Colonial No. 1 Struck by coal boxes
Morrison James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Rose James 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Morrison James 1966 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Naturel Causes
Turner James 1880 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Walker James 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Robertson James 1861 Pictou County Bye pit Methane explosion
Allen James 1961 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Electrical
Handrahan James 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone from roof
Boates James 1941 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Doolan James 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Struck by runaway box
Dalling James 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Martel James 1958 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Construction
Chisholm James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lammond James 1872 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fall of stone
Dunphy James 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Snellgrove James 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Painter; injured by ventilating fan
McLellan James 1884 Pictou County Albion Struck by a rake
Porter James 1914 Cumberland Black Diamond Thawing Samsonite (possibly a powder brand)
Nairn James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Burton James 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
Gillis James 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion

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