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) | Year | County |
Mine |
Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackles | Charles | 1909 | Cumberland | Jubilee, River Hebert | Killed by runaway box |
| MacKeigan | John | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Jubilee, River Hebert | Fall of roof stone in level, died 21 days later |
| Whalen | Matthew | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Jubilee, lower seam, Sydney Mines | Fall of stone from roof |
| Flemming | Edward | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Jubilee, Sydney Mines | Found dead with radial coalcutter resting on body |
| Neal | George | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Jubilee, Sydney Mines | Fall down shaft |
| Dixon | William | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Jubilee, Sydney Mines | Runaway trip |
| Hoyt | Henry | 1866 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Fall of coal |
| Kelly | Thomas | 1984 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Heart Attack |
| Campbell | Patrick | 1867 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Explosion of methane |
| Power | Lewis | 1985 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Crushed |
| McLeod | Thomas | 1867 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Fall of stone |
| White | Morris | 1867 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Explosion of methane |
| Gallant | Sheldon | 1988 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Hit on head |
| LeBlanc | Daniel | 1976 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Struck by a material trip |
| Banville | Patrick | 1981 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Heart Attack |
| Ryan | Alexander | 1873 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Fall of coal |
| Cameron | Alexander | 1978 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Fall of stone |
| MacDougall | Alphonse | 1982 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Heart Attack |
| MacDonald | Murdock | 1877 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed |
| Hall | Edward | 1879 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Empty horse wagon ran away |
| Tighe | Alan | 1979 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Accident at a trip at a landing underground |
| McNamara | William | 1877 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed |
| Nearing | John | 1877 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed |
| Shanahan | James | 1882 | Cape Breton County | Little Glace Bay | Fall of stone from roof |
| Campbell | Peter | 1894 | Cape Breton County | Little Glace Bay | Caught by full tub against pillar |
| Campbell | Gregory | 1948 | Cape Breton County | Lloyds No. 7 | Machinery |
| MacDougall | Anthony | 1872 | Cape Breton County | Lorway | Crushed by cage |
| Carpenter | Thomas | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Wheatley | Leonard | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Nearing | Joseph | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| White | Brenton | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| MacCallum | Edward | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Cunningham | Robert | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Hayman | Wilbert | 1921 | Pictou County | McGregor | Fall of coal |
| McLeod | William | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Hayman | Archibald | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Reid | William | 1929 | Pictou County | McGregor | Struck on head by falling jackhammer; died 5 weeks later |
| Munroe | Alex W. | 1942 | Pictou County | McGregor | Hit by a trip |
| Nicholson | Bain | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Wilsack | John | 1949 | Pictou County | McGregor | Fall of coal |
| Morgan | Delbert | 1951 | Pictou County | McGregor | Killed by fall of coal or stone from rib |
| Munsie | William | 1943 | Pictou County | McGregor | Crushed between a box and a steel boom |
| Vacheresse | Albert | 1932 | Pictou County | McGregor | Fall of coal |
| Dudka | Andrew | 1950 | Pictou County | McGregor | Struck by a haulage rope |
| MacKay | John | 1953 | Pictou County | McGregor | Haulage accident: thrown from trip |
| Mailman | John | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Russell | David | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Shuparski | Tony | 1938 | Pictou County | McGregor | dropped dead |
| Arthrell | Edward | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Gunn | Stanley | 1919 | Pictou County | McGregor | Injuries sustained in the mine |