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
Conway Wayne Michael 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
MacLeod Wellington 1921 Pictou County Albion Suffocated by methane under coal fall
Stephens Wendall 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion 1A Caught in conveyor in boiler room
Poloski Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Nacas Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sherider Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Schima or Schimo Wenzel 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Thorne Wesley 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Reynolds Wesley 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Hunter Wesley 1954 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 5 killed
Hunter Whylie or Wylie 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Hayman Wilbert 1921 Pictou County McGregor Fall of coal
Andrews Wilfred 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone
Atwood Wilfred 1969 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 12 Caught on cutting drum of Anderton Shearer
McDonald Wilfred 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage, surface
White Wilfred 1930 Cumberland Victoria No. 2 Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Seward Wilfred 1961 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
Theriault Wilfred 1916 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Killed by shot blowing through pillar
Horne Wilfred 1942 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Fall of stone
Stewart Wilkie 1903 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Tally boy, age 14; jammed between tub and tipple at pit head
Carter Willard 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Fanning Willard 1943 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal from face
MacKenzie William 1903 Pictou County Albion Jumped from moving train in mine yard
McLeod William 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Snow William 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone
McDonald William 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by trip
Muller William 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal at face of pillar
Barnes William 1943 Cape Breton County Tomson Struck by runaway box
Gillespie William 1913 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Caught between box at 4700 bottom
Hubert William 1940 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Caught between 2 rail cars on surface
McSephney William 1955 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
Layton William 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Injured while riding trip
Holm William 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
McDonald William 1887 Cumberland Springhill Fall of coal from face
Colburn William 1910 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Flemming William 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between box and boom
Hyde William 1887 Pictou County Vale Caught beneath a roof fall while timbering; 1 of 2 killed
Whittle William 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Stevens William 1910 Cumberland Chignecto Explosion
Burke William 1930 Cumberland Victoria No. 2 Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Willis William 1899 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of roof stone whilst driving
Ince William 1938 Pictou County Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) Caught by fall of rock
Munsie William 1943 Pictou County McGregor Crushed between a box and a steel boom
Parsons William 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Wright William 1933 Pictou County Allan Shaft Asphixiated by methane gas
McKee William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Murdock William 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
MacLeod William 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Gumatto William 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 uncertain if killed; confusing records
Wilkie William 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed

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