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) Yearsort descending County Mine Cause
Miller Charles 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Davidson Robert 1949 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Rose John 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
MacIntosh John J. 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Hayes Matthew 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Haulage
Gabriel Thomas 1949 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump
Dudka Andrew 1950 Pictou County McGregor Struck by a haulage rope
Gibbons Peter 1950 Cumberland Bayview No.8 or No. 7 Killed by haulage, lived 1 day
Edwards James 1950 Cape Breton County Florence Haulage
McIntyre Adrian 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Haulage
Cathcart Gordon 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Doboi Andrew 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Moss Laurie A. 1950 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
MacDonald Harry 1950 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Crosson or Crossin Harry 1950 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Gardiner Richard 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Farrell Gregor 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Haulage
McDonald John 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal
Hamilton William 1950 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Califf Velco 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Conway James 1950 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Wadden Freeman 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Clarke Edward 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Fall of stone
Melanson Frank 1951 Cumberland Cochran
MacDonald John T. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall in shaft
Balog Gustav 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Marsh Francis 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Raggar Max 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone
MacIsaac John A. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18A Haulage
Murray Ivor 1951 Pictou County McBean Fall of stone
Allen Arthur J. 1951 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of stone
Morgan Delbert 1951 Pictou County McGregor Killed by fall of coal or stone from rib
MacMillan Angus R. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Canning William G. 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Found dead in mine
Hachey Archibald J. 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Nelson Vernon V. 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of stone
Moss Arthur 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Skelton or Skilton Hollis T. 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of stone
Moss Albert 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Campbell Samuel Sr. 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Carpenter Thomas 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
McDonald Donald 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Terris William R. 1952 Pictou County McGregor Killed by haulage
McDonald Wilfred 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage, surface
Wright James 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
McLeod William 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Blake William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Hayman Archibald 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Bonar William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Cunningham Robert 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed

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