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
Bond Alexander 1913 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of coal
Beaton Alexander 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
Hill Alexander 1923 Cape Breton County Princess Caught by flywheel in starting haulage engine
Eloi Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Holland Alexander 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Bunton Alexander 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Massive gas and coal dust explosioni
Andreggo Alexander 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Struck by runaway box
Ross Alexander 1872 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Methane explosion
Howie Alexander 1901 Cape Breton County Caledonia Killed by runaway coal wagon in east deep
Young Alexander 1893 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fall of roof coal, died 6 days later
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
Vance Alexander 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McDonald Alexander 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Cameron Alexander 1888 Pictou County English Slopes (abandoned) Overground as a boiler was being lowered
Cameron Alexander 1906 Pictou County Vale Run over by a hopper in pit yard
Hacquoil Alexander 1914 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fatal injuries
Cameron Alexander 1978 Cape Breton County Lingan Fall of stone
Munroe Alex W. 1942 Pictou County McGregor Hit by a trip
McDonald Alex P. 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Crushed between boxes
MacKenzie Alex J. 1970 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Struck by a trip on the south angle
McNeil Alex H 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Attempted to get on moving train
Glenn Alex 1895 Pictou County Acadia Fall from roof of working face
McGowen Alex 1886 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Dropped dead at face by heart disease
Foster Alex 1894 Pictou County Albion Run over by a coal trip
Nichelson Alex 1889 Cape Breton County Victoria
MacLean Alex 1867 Pictou County unidentified shaft being sunk or Cage pit Methane explosion
Jenson or Jamieson Alex 1914 Pictou County Albion Run over by a box
LeBlanc Alex 1927 Pictou County Allan Shaft Crushed: 2 runaway boxes hit box he was lifting
Arseneau Alex 1916 Cumberland Victoria Fall of roof
MacKinnon Alex 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Bump
MacLean Alex 1937 Pictou County Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) Fall of coal
Dugas Alex 1917 Cape Breton County Colonial Crushed between box and rib
McLeod Alex 1933 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Run over by trip
Spence Alex 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Draegerman; carbon monoxide post explosion
Borden Alex 1905 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from face
McSween Alex 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Construction
Rordenan Alex 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Degaust Alex 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
McCosh Alex 1890 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fall of stone from roof
Bigney or Bignay Alex 1908 or 1909 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
McGillivray Alex 1871 Pictou County Foord pit Killed in the Foord by gas
Aexter Alex 1911 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Explosion
Dixon Alex 1943 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Fall of stone
Liddle Alex 1904 Cumberland Chignecto Caught between box & coal crib, died 9 days later
Campbell Alex 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Poirier Alex 1971 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Natural Causes
McDonad Alex 1928 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of coal
Graham Alex 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Caporallo Alex 1936 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by trip

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