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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner | Joseph | 1906 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of stone from roof |
| Gallant | Joseph | 1946 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of roof |
| LeBlanc | Joseph | 1923 | Inverness | Inverness No. 1 | Found dead in boiler room; may have fallen |
| Hanrahan | Joseph | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Jammed between loaded box and boom |
| Dupee | Joseph | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Poirier | Joseph | 1941 | Inverness | Inverness | Crushed between machine amd chock pack |
| McLellan | Joseph | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Roof stone fell on him while driving |
| Stephenhardt or Stephenson or Tyopenhart | Joseph | 1939 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Hit by overhead iron booms, died 3 days later |
| McCormick | Joseph | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Struck by boom, died 4 days later |
| Reid | Joseph | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Assiff | Joseph | 1921 | Inverness | Inverness | Hit by rake on level, died 2 days later |
| Hilliar | Joseph | 1898 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Fall of coal from face of room |
| Hannah | Joseph | 1905 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed instantly by being run over by hopper |
| Cyr | Joseph | 1937 | Pictou County | Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) | Fall of coal |
| McMahon | Joseph | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| MacIntyre | Joseph | 1893 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Run over by cage in balance, died next day |
| McKinnon | Joseph | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed |
| Michalik | Joseph | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
| Campbell | Joseph | 1961 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Mechanical |
| Nearing | Joseph | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Borden | Joseph | 1922 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of stone and coal |
| Nearing | Joseph | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Pitt | Joseph | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Orell | Joseph | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| McDougall | Joseph | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Struck by loaded car at No. 4 landing |
| MacIntyre | Joseph | 1893 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Run over by cage in balance, died next day |
| McAulay | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Lamey | Joseph | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Fall of stone |
| Crummey | Joseph | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Scott | Joseph | 1923 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of coal |
| Richardson | Joseph | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Debodt | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Hennessey | Joseph | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone, leg injured |
| Turner | Joseph | 1919 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of coal |
| Michaelites | Joseph | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Run over by trip |
| McMullin | Joseph | 1905 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal from face |
| Hest | Joseph | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 22 | Struck by runaway car, near landing |
| Churchill | Joseph | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Emery Mine | Fell into Emery shaft |
| McDonald | Joseph | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Bellan | Joseph | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone in pillars |
| Haworth | Joseph | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Sydney No. 5 (Queen) | Fall of stone |
| Toomey | Joseph | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Caught by full box |
| Bartholemew or Bartholomew | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McKenzie | Joseph | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Fedora | Joseph | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Krantz | Joseph | 1910 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Livingstone | Joseph | 1876 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Fall of coal |
| Quann | Joseph | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Caught between loaded box and pillar |
| Gilroy | Joseph | 1911 | Cumberland | Springhill | Jammed by cars |
| King | Joseph | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope |