Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2497 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 Countysort descending Mine Cause
MacKenzie Hugh 1911 Pictou County Vale Riding an empty trip that derailed
MacLeod unknown 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone from shaft wall being excavated as they were sinking the shaft
Martin Glenn David 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
McDonald Murdock 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McInnis Peter 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McLellan John A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McRichey John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Muir Gilbert 1924 Pictou County Albion Struck by a trip of coal boxes
Nearing Joseph 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Penill Arthur 1913 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fell down main shaft
Rector Rueben 1943 Pictou County Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) Fall of stone
Rogers Albert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Saunders Fred 1944 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 2 Scott slope Fall of coal
Smith Angus 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Strathie Robert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Turnbull William 1873 Pictou County Vale Under a falling derrick
Whidden Charles 1931 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Zusic or Zusie Thomas 1933 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Barclay J. W. R. 1907 Pictou County Albion Killed on main slope by runaway box
Berallen Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Brixco Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Cameron Alexander 1906 Pictou County Vale Run over by a hopper in pit yard
Carrigan Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Conn James 1839 Pictou County Storr pit Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Cummings Daniel 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Dewan Ferris Todd 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Duprey Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Flynn James 1917 Pictou County Greenwood Fall of stone
Fraser J. W. 1905 Pictou County Marsh rock fall
Gillis Myles Daniel 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Hale Milledge 1938 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Struck by falling timber
Hayman David 1886 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Run over by a box of coal
Humblet Victor 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Johnstone Louis 1949 Pictou County McBean Caught by a moving cable in haulage
Laderie Desire 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lilley Stephen Paul 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
MacArthur John F. 1934 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Head crushed between boxes
MacEachern John 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
MacKenzie H. M. 1911 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal at the face
MacLeod Wellington 1921 Pictou County Albion Suffocated by methane under coal fall
Mason Stanley 1927 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
McDonald J. W. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McIsaac Malcolm 1873 Pictou County Foord pit Crushed by coal tubs
McLellan William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Mellise Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Muir David 1941 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Infection caused by a cut at work
Nelms Hubert 1924 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of coal
Penny Thomas 1948 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 4 slope Fall of stone
Redpath George 1858 Pictou County Cage pit Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Ross Alexander 1872 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Methane explosion

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