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) Yearsort ascending County Mine Cause
Corkum Clyde 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Burke Frederick John 1957 Cumberland Bayview Fall of stone
MacPhail Clinton 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Bates Willis 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Mitchell Fred 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Curry Duncan 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Livingstone Fred C. 1957 Pictou County Greenwood No. 2 Hit by a runaway coal box
McVicar John 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Johnson Peter 1957 Pictou County McBean Fall of coal
Cameron Angus 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
MacNeil Charles 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Moseychuck Victor 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Fraser Gervoise Leo 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
White Edward or Elwood 1957 Cumberland Bayview Fall of stone
Aucoin Dan F. 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
MacDonald Leslie 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
McCormick Leonard 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
McLellan Ben 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
McLeod Henry 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Millard Victor 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Milton Logan 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Morse Russell 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Nelson Lester 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Whittle William 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Pepperdine Burrell 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Hahnen John 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of coal
Pyke Pleaman 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Hale George 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Spence Alex 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Draegerman; carbon monoxide post explosion
Alderson or Anderson Ephriam 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Spence Ernel 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Allen Frank 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Styles Clair 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Beaton Floyd 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Tabor Donald 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Beaton Kenneth 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Tower William H. 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Betts David 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Vance David 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Purvis or Purves Andrew 1956 Pictou County McGregor Caught in underground haulage
Mouland George 1956 Cape Breton County Florence Fall
Boutilier Ernest 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Ward George T. 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Vickers Leonard 1956 Cape Breton County Franklin Fall of stone
Brown Thomas 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Winters Daniel 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Paul John 1956 Cape Breton County Tomson Explosives
Campbell Alex 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Farrell Lawrence 1956 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
Clarke Kenneth 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion

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