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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon | George "Happy" | 1921 | Cumberland | Joggins | Electrocuted by shock from cable on pavement |
| Carey | George | 1947 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Bankhead (surface) |
| Munroe | George | 1992 | Pictou County | Westray | Devastating methane and coal dust explosion |
| Evans | George | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal from face of room |
| Stewart | George | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Bryne | George | 1923 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Crushed between rail cars on surface |
| Bratcher | George | 1907 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Suffocated by gas |
| Martin | George | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Fraser | George | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Neal | George | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Jubilee, Sydney Mines | Fall down shaft |
| Beaton | George | 1930 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Wheelicker | George | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall from roof |
| Matheson | George | 1938 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Struck by a railway car on surface |
| Christopher | George | 1879 | Pictou County | Vale | Rope broke while on loaded tubs |
| Burney | George | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Long | George | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Scalded by boiler explosion, died 9 days later 1 of 3 killed |
| Chapman | George | 1897 | Cumberland | Springhill Surface | Cause not recorded |
| Newman | George | 1944 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 | Struck by boom moved by coal scoop |
| Morgan | George | 1948 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Haulage |
| Edwards | George | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Fall of stone from oof |
| Canning | George | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Redpath | George | 1858 | Pictou County | Cage pit | Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed |
| McPhee | George | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Struck by full trip |
| Nicoloff | George | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of coal |
| Spencer | George | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Run over by horse and loaded box |
| Bishop | George | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Stone fell on him down shaft during sinking |
| Wilson | George | 1935 | Pictou County | Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 2 Scott slope | Fall of coal |
| Sawyer | George | 1908 or 1909 | Cumberland | Joggins | Suffocated by smoke |
| Guyaux | George | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Martin | George | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Butt | George | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Taylor | George | 1914 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed |
| Kitely | George | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Burns | George | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Sydney No. 5 (Queen) | Full box ran over him on main level |
| Turner | George | 1886 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of top coal |
| Welch | George | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Brown | George | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| Smith | George | 1923 | Cumberland | Springhill Surface | Cause not recorded |
| Mootery | George | 1904 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Struck by runaway boxes |
| Head | George | 1955 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| Paul | George | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of coal |
| Raus | George | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Iinjured by runaway box, died next day |
| May | George | 1887 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fatally hurt |
| Young | George | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Colonial No. 1 | Fall of stone |
| Briggs | George | 1946 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Bump (more than 2 miles offshore); 1 of 4 killed |
| Mouland | George | 1956 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall |
| Roman | George | 1944 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Struck by box |
| Walker | George | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Fall of stone |
| Wood | George | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hale | George | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Killed by haulage |