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
McLeod Varley 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Sedlak Valent 1960 Pictou County McBean Conflict with underground haulage
MacLeod unknown 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone from shaft wall being excavated as they were sinking the shaft
McCarney unknown 1866 Pictou County Above ground, at Acadia wharf Fell and struck his head
Russell unknown 1858 Pictou County Cage pit Carbon monoxide after methane explosion 1of 2 killed
Luddington Truman 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Salcon Trifon 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Jahn Trevor Martin 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Shuparski Tony 1938 Pictou County McGregor dropped dead
Moro Tino 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of coal
Fahey Timothy 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Howatt Timothy 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Dalling Timothy 1927 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Killed by riding on coal trip which derailed
LeBlanc Tillman 1909 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Haulage rope injury
Nicholson Thomas N. 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2, #1 seam Killed by haulage
Strang Thomas L. 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Donkey runner; caught in rope on drum
Adderly Thomas Jr 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hines Thomas J. 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Pearson Thomas Edgar 1936 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Leg broken by trip, died 5 days later in hospital
O'Brien Thomas E. 1941 Cumberland Cumberland Railway & Coal Pulmonary embolism
Porter Thomas D. 1945 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by rake
Smith Thomas B. 1938 Pictou County Allan Shaft Died in pit from natural causes
Corkin Thomas A. 1944 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of stone
Blackwood Thomas 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide after devastating explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Bell Thomas 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2, #1 seam Killed by haulage
Foley Thomas 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Coal tank platform tilted, threw man down shaft; 1 of 4 killed being lifted in coal shaft
Ryan Thomas 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
Jennings Thomas 1915 Cumberland Joggins Fall of stone
Marshall Thomas 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Glenwright Thomas 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Marsh Thomas 1938 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or Struck by trip
Browner Thomas 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Mine machinery
Tower Thomas 1885 Cumberland Syndicate burned by explosion of powder; 1 of 3 killed
McLeod Thomas 1867 Cape Breton County Lingan Fall of stone
Ross Thomas 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
Milley Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Lyons Thomas 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Murphy Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Dean Thomas 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Shaw Thomas 1958 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Crummey or Crominey Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Morrison Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McKay Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Baker Thomas 1900 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Derailed rake
Davis Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Johnstone Thomas 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Wilson Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Dean Thomas 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fell under full trip
Guthro Thomas 1887 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of frozen clay; 1 of 2 killed
Barclay Thomas 1932 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Fall of coal

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