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 descending Year County Mine Cause
Fraser Stephen 1894 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fell 68 feet from smoke stack, died 5 days later
Lilley Stephen Paul 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Porter Sterling 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Melnick Steve 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Boutilier Sydney 1934 Cape Breton County Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. on Lease 3 Explosion at Crop pit
Laderie Sylvia 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
O'Toole Terrance 1943 Cape Breton County Franklin Crushed between box and timber
Marsh Thomas 1938 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or Struck by trip
Jennings Thomas 1915 Cumberland Joggins Fall of stone
Kipping Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between empty trip
Kelly Thomas 1984 Cape Breton County Lingan Heart Attack
McKay Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Guthro Thomas 1887 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of frozen clay; 1 of 2 killed
Gaskin Thomas 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Brown Thomas 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
McDonald Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Dean Thomas 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Favier Thomas 1911 Pictou County Acadia Crushed between rib and full box
Bell Thomas 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2, #1 seam Killed by haulage
Quigley Thomas 1906 Inverness Mabou Jammed between box and pillar
Blackwood Thomas 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide after devastating explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Fletcher Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Gaskill Thomas 1924 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Marshall Thomas 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Steele Thomas 1887 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of roof stone
Rogers Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Young Thomas 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Struck by runaway box
Sullivan Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Ross Thomas 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
Rogers Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Hamilton Thomas 1931 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Hallet Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Shaw Thomas 1958 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Milley Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Penny Thomas 1948 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 4 slope Fall of stone
Glenwright Thomas 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Murphy Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Browner Thomas 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Mine machinery
Baker Thomas 1900 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Derailed rake
Crummey or Crominey Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Prendergast Thomas 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 End blew out of aftercooler
Dean Thomas 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fell under full trip
McLeod Thomas 1867 Cape Breton County Lingan Fall of stone
Campbell Thomas 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Pickerton Thomas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McPhee Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and roof, died a few hours later
Lyons Thomas 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Roy Thomas 1912 Pictou County Acadia Runaway box on the jib
Barclay Thomas 1932 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Fall of coal
Hawes Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone in pillar

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