Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2497 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
Ferguson Allen 1896 Cape Breton County Caledonia Struck by part of junk while loading
McVicar Allen 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
McDonald Allan J. 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck on head by upright timber, died 3 days later
McDonald Allan 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Fall of stone
McDonald Allan 1922 Cumberland No.9 ? (may be Glace Bay) Fall of stone
MacDonald Allan 1937 Pictou County Allan Shaft Buried beneath fall of stone
McDonald Allan 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed
McDougall Allan 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
McDonald Allan 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of roof
Baudoux Alfred H. 1949 Pictou County McBean Killed riding a trip on the main slope; was McBean manager
White Alfred A. 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump on March 18
Hudson Alfred 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Falling chuck blocks
Turner Alfred 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by horse; in falling pick stabbed abdomen
Hanuse Alfred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Roberts Alfred 1947 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Fall of roof
Legere Alfred 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Coulier Alfred 1945 Pictou County Allan Shaft Hit by a runaway box
Collier Alfred 1923 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or No. 4 Fall of coal from roof in room
Leonard Alfred 1900 Cape Breton County International Killed getting in cage at pit bottom
Stubbart Alexandr or Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Pace Alexander W. 1925 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
McDonald Alexander T. 1918 Inverness Inverness Struck by mine-car; died 10 days later
Purvis Alexander Jr. 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Vance Alexander 1931 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Squeezed between two boxes
McDonald Alexander 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
McInnis Alexander 1895 Cape Breton County Victoria Caught between coal box and pillar
Gabriel Alexander 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Ross Alexander 1911 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Struck by a rake
McEachern Alexander 1882 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Killed by a rake of full pit tubs
Pashkoski or Pasoshki Alexander 1946 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 Killed by haulage
MacDonald Alexander 1922 Inverness bootleg pit Methane gas poisoning; 1 of 3 killed
Walker Alexander 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Jessoe Alexander 1934 Cape Breton County Colonial No. 1 Fall of stone
Campbell Alexander 1899 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of loose coal from hung shot
Morrison Alexander 1902 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from pillar
Handley Alexander 1964 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
MacDougall Alexander 1964 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
McKinnon Alexander 1895 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed
MacLean Alexander 1980 Cape Breton County Prince Crushed by bucket against wall of shaft
Murray Alexander 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Cameron Alexander 1888 Pictou County English Slopes (abandoned) Overground as a boiler was being lowered
MacDonald Alexander 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Cameron Alexander 1906 Pictou County Vale Run over by a hopper in pit yard
Beaton Alexander 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
Bonner Alexander 1920 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed
Brunt Alexander 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Watts Alexander 1878 Inverness Port Hood Explosion of steam boiler; 1 of 2 killed
Bond Alexander 1913 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of coal
Jamieson Alexander 1914 Pictou County Albion Killed by cage
Smith Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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