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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis | Ben | 1906 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Being buried by coal |
| McLellan | Ben | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Finlay | Bart | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Harbour Seam | Fall of stone from roof |
| Zanicol | Barnado | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of coal from face |
| Nicholson | Bain | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Glennie | Avard | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Lussem or Lussen | August | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Ghyseis | August | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 7 | Fall of stone at face |
| Vaast | August | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Large | August | 1921 | Inverness | Inverness | Fall down chute |
| Steineff | Audrey | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Jackson | Aubrey | 1920 | Pictou County | Albion | Run over by an empty box |
| Admino | Athmis | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of coal |
| Terris | Asa S. | 1919 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Run over by full box |
| Boss | Asa G. | 1925 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed by trip of boxes; 1 of 2 killed |
| Wood | Arthur or Thomas W. | 1910 | Cumberland | Chignecto | Explosion |
| Allen | Arthur J. | 1951 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Fall of stone |
| Francis | Arthur J. | 1930 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Fall of stone |
| Murrell | Arthur | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Fall of stone |
| Blinkhorn | Arthur | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall of coal |
| MacKearney | Arthur | 1914 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed |
| Delmouth | Arthur | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Cantfill | Arthur | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Victoria; possibly Cumberland Co. | Crushed by a runaway box down balance, died 2 days later |
| Cantfill | Arthur | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Crushed by runaway box down balance, died 2 days later |
| Jacques | Arthur | 1925 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Trip of boxes |
| Chiasson | Arthur | 1961 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Haulage |
| Boutilier | Arthur | 1925 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Arthur | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McNeil | Arthur | 1955 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 25 | Fall of stone |
| Cooper | Arthur | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2, Surface | Run over by car in colliery yard |
| Anderson | Arthur | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill, East Slope No.1 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Gadd | Arthur | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Moore | Arthur | 1911 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fell down shaft with a full box of coal |
| Killoway | Arthur | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Cantfill | Arthur | 1892 | Cumberland | Victoria; or Cape Breton County | Crushed by runaway box down balance, died 2 days later |
| Sharpe | Arthur | 1963 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Fall of stone |
| Mason | Arthur | 1944 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Struck by trap door dislodged by trip |
| Moss | Arthur | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Amey | Arthur | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) | Methane explosion and coal dust; 1 of 8 killed |
| Hayman | Arthur | 1912 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fell down the shaft 462 feet |
| Peddle | Arthur | 1946 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Haulage |
| Penill | Arthur | 1913 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fell down main shaft |
| McIntyre | Arthur | 1964 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| Arsenault | Arsene | 1932 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Caught between trip and prop |
| Smith | Arnold S. | 1967 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Haulage: Caught between box and timbe |
| Vitus | Armond | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| McKenzie | Archy | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal |
| Porter | Archy | 1908 or 1909 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Caught between box and rib |
| Ferguson | Archie F. | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) | Methane explosion and coal dust; 1 of 8 killed |
| Cameron | Archie | 1927 | Inverness | Inverness No. 1 | Fall of coal |