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
Walton John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of coal
Nearing John 1877 Cape Breton County Lingan Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed
Nash John 1881 Pictou County Acadia Devastating methane explosion
Pittman John 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
MacKeigan John 1922 Cape Breton County Jubilee, River Hebert Fall of roof stone in level, died 21 days later
MacEachern John 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
McInnis John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Doyle John 1917 Cumberland Kimberly Fall of stone, died 6 days later
Crain John 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
Bonar John 1877 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of stone
MacEachern John 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
McDonald John 1890 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Run over by empty trip, died next day
Martin John 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Simpson John 1866 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Run over by wagons
MacMaster John 1925 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal from roof of a pillar; 1 of 2 killed
McRichey John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Matlock John 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Burchell John 1877 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fell down shaft
McDonald John 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone at head of deep
Hayden John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Burrows John 1897 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of roof stone on new balance no. 9
Cann John 1891 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Killed by cage when descending pit
Czanoli or Czalonic John 1931 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
McDonald John 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Runaway car, died 6 days later
Gould John 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Ralph John 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Hunter John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Blue John 1881 Cumberland Springhill Struck by cage
Carnichael John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Savage John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Horn John 1900 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal whilst drawing pillars; 1 of 2 killed
McLeod John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Frye John 1914 Pictou County Albion Riding a coal trip that derailed
Josso John 1891 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Fall of coal in room
McDonald John 1896 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Caught between full trip and prop
Nicholson John 1881 Pictou County Vale Caught between moving rake & door
Lee John 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
Boran John 1898 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 slope Fall of stone from roof in workplace
Tighe John (boy) 1966 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 17 (old Victoria) Methane inhalation; 1 of 2 cousins who went down old slope
Morrison John #1 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #1 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Morrison John #2 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #2 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McKinnon John 1st 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Foster John A. 1912 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Fall of stone
McNeil John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by loaded box
Young John A. 1956 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of timber
McDonald John A. 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 fall of stone
Rickets John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by fall of coal

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