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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBlanc | Joseph | 1923 | Inverness | Inverness No. 1 | Found dead in boiler room; may have fallen |
| McLellan | Joseph | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Roof stone fell on him while driving |
| MacIntyre | Joseph | 1893 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Run over by cage in balance, died next day |
| Stephenhardt or Stephenson or Tyopenhart | Joseph | 1939 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Hit by overhead iron booms, died 3 days later |
| Dupee | Joseph | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Bartholemew or Bartholomew | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Poirier | Joseph | 1941 | Inverness | Inverness | Crushed between machine amd chock pack |
| Lohez | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Hilliar | Joseph | 1898 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Fall of coal from face of room |
| Kayens | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Lamey | Joseph | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Fall of stone |
| Assiff | Joseph | 1921 | Inverness | Inverness | Hit by rake on level, died 2 days later |
| Hannah | Joseph | 1905 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed instantly by being run over by hopper |
| Hest | Joseph | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 22 | Struck by runaway car, near landing |
| Michaelites | Joseph | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Run over by trip |
| Pastusek | Joseph | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Jammed between box and prop |
| Pitt | Joseph | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McMullin | Joseph | 1905 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal from face |
| McDonald | Joseph | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| MacIntyre | Joseph | 1893 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Run over by cage in balance, died next day |
| Toomey | Joseph | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Caught by full box |
| Churchill | Joseph | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Emery Mine | Fell into Emery shaft |
| Cyr | Joseph | 1937 | Pictou County | Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) | Fall of coal |
| Reid | Joseph | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Perfect | Joseph | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Killed by moving railway cars |
| McKenzie | Joseph | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Haworth | Joseph | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Sydney No. 5 (Queen) | Fall of stone |
| Crummey | Joseph | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Oliver | Joseph | 1965 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
| Fedora | Joseph | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Turner | Joseph | 1919 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of coal |
| McAulay | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Quann | Joseph | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Caught between loaded box and pillar |
| Berallen | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Nearing | Joseph | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Nearing | Joseph | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| King | Joseph | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope |
| McIntyre | Joseph | 1919 | Cape Breton County | Dominion 2 and 9 pityard (surface) | Jammed between wall and superintendent''s auto |
| Gallivan | Joseph | 1952 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
| Debodt | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Major | Joseph | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| Livingstone | Joseph | 1876 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Fall of coal |
| Scott | Joseph | 1923 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of coal |
| Deveaux | Joseph | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone |
| Krantz | Joseph | 1910 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Morrison | Joseph | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| Richardson | Joseph | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Martin | Joseph | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Saltys | Joseph | 1944 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Strick by flying timber from tram |
| Walsh | Joseph | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |