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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |