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)sort ascending Year County Mine Cause
Williams Clarie 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of sotne
White Clarence 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Welch Clarence 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2, #1 seam Killed by haulage
Carter Clarence 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McLeod Clarence 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Boyd Clarence 1959 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McGrath Clarence 1930 Cumberland Victoria No. 2 Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Adamson Clare or Carl 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Coal tank platform tilted, threw man down shaft; 1 of 4 killed being lifted in coal shaft
Styles Clair 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Hines Chesley 1963 Cape Breton County Electrical Dept, DOSCO Miscellaneous
Harrison Chesley 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
MacDonald Charles V. 1974 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Struck by railway car; or jammed between 2 railway cars
Fraser Charles Robert 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Purdy Charles L. 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of rock
Stevens Charles L. 1931 Cumberland Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) Explosion; 1 of 6 killed
Boutilier Charles Jr. 1956 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Penny Charles J. 1927 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Caldwell Charles J. 1944 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Bump
LeBlanc Charles F. 1932 Cumberland Maple Leaf No. 4 Dust and gas explosion; 1 of 5 killed
Lyons Charles F. 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face, died 5 days later
Paul Charles E. 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 2 killed
Gates Charles E. 1943 Cumberland Strathcona No. 2 Fall of stone
Roberts Charles D. 1925 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Carpenter; struck by wood thrown from circular saw
McNeil Charles 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by empty runaway train
Miller Charles 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Davidson Charles 1894 Pictou County Acadia Squeezed by a box of timber
Berger Charles 1925 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Killed by a trip of boxes
Nash Charles 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Curry Charles 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Lockhart Charles 1874 Cumberland Scotia (Northern) Fall of coal
Vine Charles 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Burke Charles 1883 Cumberland Joggins Fall of coal
Martell Charles 1873 Cape Breton County Caledonia Crushed by wagons
Rose Charles 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Ferguson Charles 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Munro Charles 1945 Pictou County Allan Shaft Crushed by full box of coal
Brown Charles 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of stone
Lycom Charles 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed
Burton Charles 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Boram Charles 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed
MacNeil Charles 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Whidden Charles 1931 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Campbell Charles 1962 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Dunbar Charles 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Jones Charles 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone, died 6-7 weeks later
Potts Charles 1915 Pictou County Albion Crushed by a trip of coal
Halliday Charles 1945 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by rake
Lee Charles 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of coal
McNutt Charles 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McLeod Charles 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump

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