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
MacKinnon Angus 1945 Inverness Inverness No. 3 Fall of stone
McIsaac Angus 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Ross Angus 1913 Inverness Inverness Stepped in front of moving balance box
McPherson Angus 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Cameron Angus 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
McDonald Angus 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by runaway box
Hasey Angus 1934 Pictou County Allan Shaft Power House Caught in stoke driver shaft
Corbett Angus 1936 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Caught in conveyor belt
McGillivray Angus 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McCormack Angus 1872 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fall of stone
McLeod Angus 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between motor and prop
Gardion Anglo 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Killed by trip
Moncusco Angelo 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by full tub on main haulage road
Tallia Angelo 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Carmichael Andrew 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Cassidy Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Power Andrew 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of roof
Buko Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Conran Andrew 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Burke Andrew 1917 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Run over by rail car on surface
Backa Andrew 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Darroch or Darrah Andrew 1898 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Rock fall
Anderson Andrew 1901 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Killed by fall of roof stone in room
Neary Andrew 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fell under moving car
Dawe Andrew 1910 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Runaway box knocked out timber he was putting up and stone fell on him
Collin Andrew 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Bosman or Bossman Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McLellan Andrew 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Forbes Andrew 1867 Pictou County unidentified shaft being sunk or Cage pit Methane explosion
Doboi Andrew 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Dudka Andrew 1950 Pictou County McGregor Struck by a haulage rope
Bastin or Baston Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Brunt Andrew 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Davis Andrew 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 2 killed
McMullin Andrew 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 13 Fall of stone at face
Nevat Andrew 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of roof
Purvis or Purves Andrew 1956 Pictou County McGregor Caught in underground haulage
Lebonis Andre 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Burkhart Amos 1931 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of coal
White Amos 1889 Cumberland Joggins Struck by rake in slope
Brown Amos 1892 Cumberland Joggins Runaway rake in slope
Candido Amoiesi 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fell off box that then ran over him
Laffin Ambrose 1889 Cape Breton County Victoria; possibly Cumberland Co. Killed by loose coal by face of junk while at work in his room
Gardiner Ambrose 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Fall of stone
Mombourquette Alphonse 1971 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 12 Natural Causes
Bert Alphonse 1940 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone from roof
MacDougall Alphonse 1982 Cape Breton County Lingan Heart Attack
Nearing Alonzo 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Budd Alonzo 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Goode Allen H. 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage

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