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
Murphy Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Sullivan Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Crummey or Crominey Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Carpenter Thomas 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Dwyer Thomas 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Barclay Thomas 1932 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Fall of coal
Morrison Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Connors Thomas 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Cassey Thomas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Davis Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Durham Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Rogers Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Wilson Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Guthro Thomas 1887 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of frozen clay; 1 of 2 killed
Gabriel Thomas 1949 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump
Howie Thomas 1964 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
Penny Thomas 1948 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 4 slope Fall of stone
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
Favier Thomas 1911 Pictou County Acadia Crushed between rib and full box
Young Thomas 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Struck by runaway box
Young Thomas 1870 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of coal
Quigley Thomas 1906 Inverness Mabou Jammed between box and pillar
Steele Thomas 1887 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of roof stone
Marsh Thomas 1938 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or Struck by trip
Roy Thomas 1912 Pictou County Acadia Runaway box on the jib
Smillie Thomas 1941 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by a haulage rope
Dean Thomas 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fell under full trip
Pickerton Thomas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Fletcher Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Browner Thomas 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Mine machinery
Zusic or Zusie Thomas 1933 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Gaskill Thomas 1924 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Dean Thomas 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Boutilier Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Kelly Thomas 1984 Cape Breton County Lingan Heart Attack
Brown Thomas 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
McPhee Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and roof, died a few hours later
Kipping Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between empty trip
Jones Thomas 1931 Cumberland Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) Explosion; 1 of 6 killed
Lyons Thomas 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Hawes Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone in pillar
O'Toole Terrance 1943 Cape Breton County Franklin Crushed between box and timber
Laderie Sylvia 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Boutilier Sydney 1934 Cape Breton County Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. on Lease 3 Explosion at Crop pit
Melnick Steve 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Porter Sterling 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Lilley Stephen Paul 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Molnar Stephen 1928 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Injured by timber
Gillis Stephen 1891 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Fell out of cage coming from work
McNeil Stephen 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Killed by fall of roof coal

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