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
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
Gardner Joseph 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone from roof
MacIntyre Joseph 1893 Cape Breton County Victoria Run over by cage in balance, died next day
Scott Joseph 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Assiff Joseph 1921 Inverness Inverness Hit by rake on level, died 2 days later
Major Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Hannah Joseph 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed instantly by being run over by hopper
Campbell Joseph 1961 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Mechanical
Deveaux Joseph 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Pastusek Joseph 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and prop
Richardson Joseph 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Morrison Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Borden Joseph 1922 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone and coal
MacIntyre Joseph 1893 Cape Breton County Victoria Run over by cage in balance, died next day
Pitt Joseph 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Reid Joseph 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Gallivan Joseph 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Orell Joseph 1931 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Crummey Joseph 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Hest Joseph 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 22 Struck by runaway car, near landing
McDougall Joseph 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by loaded car at No. 4 landing
Livingstone Joseph 1876 Cape Breton County Victoria Fall of coal
Campbell Joseph 1936 Pictou County McGregor Overrun by a full trip of coal on slope
Turner Joseph 1919 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of coal
Saltys Joseph 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Strick by flying timber from tram
Toomey Joseph 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught by full box
Gallant Joseph 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of roof
McMahon Joseph 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
McKinnon Joseph 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
Bartholemew or Bartholomew Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McMullin Joseph 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Churchill Joseph 1908 Cape Breton County Emery Mine Fell into Emery shaft
McKenzie Joseph 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Lohez Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Fedora Joseph 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Kayens Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Burbine Joseph 1969 Cumberland River Hebert Coal Mine, formerly Cochran Died of natural causes in mine
Haworth Joseph 1909 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Fall of stone
Krantz Joseph 1910 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Hilliar Joseph 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia
Lamey Joseph 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone
McLean Joseph 1873 Cape Breton County International Crushed by train
Gilroy Joseph 1911 Cumberland Springhill Jammed by cars
Michalik Joseph 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
McIntyre Joseph 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion 2 and 9 pityard (surface) Jammed between wall and superintendent''s auto
Quann Joseph 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Caught between loaded box and pillar
Cyr Joseph 1937 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Fall of coal
Michaelites Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Run over by trip
Hennessey Joseph 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone, leg injured

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