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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | Percy | 1911 or 1912 | Cumberland | Dominion No. 2, Surface | Smothered in culm car |
| Hyatt | Percy | 1903 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Killed in return side of fire door conveyors |
| Campbell | Percy | 1946 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft Wash Plant | Injured putting up a door bar, died a week later |
| Rector | Percy | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Casey | Percy A. | 1914 or 1915 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed by runaway boxes; 1 of 2 killed |
| Jordan | Percy or Perdy | 1908 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Run over by rake |
| Coleman | Peter | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Timmons | Peter | 1867 | Cape Breton County | Collins | Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed |
| Pordorski or Prodorski | Peter | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Struck by trip |
| Sullivan | Peter | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Fry | Peter | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of roof |
| Gibbons | Peter | 1950 | Cumberland | Bayview No.8 or No. 7 | Killed by haulage, lived 1 day |
| Davies | Peter | 1926 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Fall of stone |
| Gillis | Peter | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Live wire |
| Gillis | Peter | 1884 | Pictou County | Acadia | Fall of coal |
| Campbell | Peter | 1894 | Cape Breton County | Little Glace Bay | Caught by full tub against pillar |
| McNeil | Peter | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall of stone |
| Johnson | Peter | 1957 | Pictou County | McBean | Fall of coal |
| Zomoskie | Peter | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Caulfield or Canfield | Peter | 1914 or 1915 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed by runaway boxes; 1 of 2 killed |
| Goldie | Peter | 1948 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
| Kaspersky | Peter | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 9 | Fall of coal, died 17 days later |
| Seward | Peter | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone |
| Coady | Peter | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Struck by trip near surface on main slope |
| MacDougall | Peter | 1934 | Inverness | Inverness No. 1 | Gas explosion |
| McDougall | Peter | 1897 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Killed on balance, run over by cuddy |
| Carrigan | Peter | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McInnis | Peter | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Gallager | Peter | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Reid | Peter | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hannager | Peter | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McNeil | Peter A. | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Runaway trip |
| Vickers | Peter Francis | 1992 | Pictou County | Westray | Devastating methane and coal dust explosion |
| Buso | Petro | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 15 | Crushed between mine car and rib, died next day |
| Geuro | Petro | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 6 | Struck by box |
| Schiavan | Petro | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Fall of stone |
| Ross | Philip | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Nicholson | Philip | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Rescue work after explosion |
| Ross | Philip | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Baldwin | Philip | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of stone |
| Brine | Philip | 1930 | Cumberland | Victoria No. 2 | Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed |
| McLennan | Philip | 1896 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of roof coal while loading |
| Bond | Philip | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone |
| Dunn | Philip | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Beaton | Philip | 1939 | Cape Breton County | Bras d'Or No. 1 | Caught between 2 cars, died 3 days later |
| White | Philip B. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McBeth or MacBeath | Phillip | 1885 | Pictou County | Vale | Devastating methane explosion |
| Nicholson | Phillip | 1911 or 1912 | Cumberland | Joggins | Fall of stone |
| Tremblett | Phillip | 1949 | Cape Breton County | Greener | Haulage |
| Davidonkow | Pichon | 1923 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Bump caused fall of stone in room/bord |