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) Year County Minesort ascending Cause
MacLeod Wellington 1921 Pictou County Albion Suffocated by methane under coal fall
Mason Stanley 1927 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Barclay J. W. R. 1907 Pictou County Albion Killed on main slope by runaway box
Connell Frank 1914 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
MacKenzie Hugh 1918 Pictou County Albion Crushed by cars
Brown Leo 1919 Pictou County Albion Struck by a cage in a balance
Cameron John W. 1946 Pictou County Albion Struck by coal trip on main slope
Downs William B. 1910 Pictou County Albion Scalded or burned, causes unknown; a machinist making repairs
Laderie Jules 1924 Pictou County Albion Struck down by a runaway box
Roy John H. 1904 Pictou County Albion Killed instantly in a fall
Doyle Edward 1935 Pictou County Albion Fall of rock
Fraser John E. 1921 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Isnor Hubert 1921 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
McKay Donald 1898 Pictou County Albion Fall from roof of working face
Williamson Samuel 1899 Pictou County Albion Chainrunner, struck in neck by snapped chain
Conway Isaac 1914 Pictou County Albion Fall of top coal
Heighton Dan 1927 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Cassidy Charles 1941 Pictou County Albion Driver, injured on his job, died after; "died of shock"
Foster Alex 1894 Pictou County Albion Run over by a coal trip
Jackson Aubrey 1920 Pictou County Albion Run over by an empty box
Conway James 1950 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Fanning Willard 1943 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal from face
Lameaux James 1916 Pictou County Albion Struck by a runaway box
Morrison Laughlin 1880 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Stanton James 1892 Pictou County Albion Under engine hit by hoppers and run over
Alt Herman 1928 Pictou County Albion Struck by wood thrown from circular saw (on the surface)
Hamilton William 1950 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Potts Charles 1915 Pictou County Albion Crushed by a trip of coal
Baxter William 1910 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Green Frank 1908 Pictou County Albion Struck by a box on balance
Jamieson Alexander 1914 Pictou County Albion Killed by cage
Lawrence James 1935 Pictou County Albion From injuries received a few months before
Lonergan Michael 1932 Pictou County Albion Fell over a bench of coal
McNeil John H. 1935 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Taylor Daniel 1914 Pictou County Albion Hit by a train
Campbell William 1884 Pictou County Albion Premature explosion of a shot
Frye John 1914 Pictou County Albion Riding a coal trip that derailed
MacLean John 1902 Pictou County Albion Jammed between rail cars on surface
Davidson Robert 1949 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Hoegg Hugh Brown 1941 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal from roof
Jenson or Jamieson Alex 1914 Pictou County Albion Run over by a box
Purvis James 1902 Pictou County Albion Fall of top coal
Dunbar John 1904 Pictou County Albion Run over by a rake
Gaskill Thomas 1924 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Jewell Charles 1920 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Martin Michael 1901 Pictou County Albion Whirled around a shaft
Partner Herbert 1942 Pictou County Albion Crushed between boxes
Robinson Robert 1903 Pictou County Albion Fell under rail car which passed over him
Baillie D. 1883 Pictou County Albion Killed by a runaway rake
MacDonald Jasper 1926 Pictou County Albion Struck by falling timber prop

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