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
Walsh John D. 1924 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide suffocation after explosion; 1 of 4 killed
Works Howard 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bosman or Bossman Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Coulier Alfred 1945 Pictou County Allan Shaft Hit by a runaway box
Hanuse Cammile 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Luddington Truman 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
MacLean John J. 1929 Pictou County Allan Shaft Electrocuted, fell onto live cable in pump room
Myers William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Partner William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Wright William 1933 Pictou County Allan Shaft Asphixiated by methane gas
Bossman or Bosman Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Dunbar W. Sr 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Fleming Ross 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed
Lennon James 1926 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone
Lussem or Lussen August 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Nacas Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sloan Dan 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Crawford Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Debodt Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Johnson James F. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Kennedy Mark 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Luther Isaac 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
MacDonald Allan 1937 Pictou County Allan Shaft Buried beneath fall of stone
McPherson Lemuel 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Passino Lucien or Lucino 1916 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Thompson Melvin 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Flemming James E. 1945 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone
Hawes John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Leshambre Pierre 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Martin George 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Pembroke Michael 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Rector Ruben 1932 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Sampler Samuel Jr. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Smillie Thomas 1941 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by a haulage rope
Tomshaniski Samuel 1934 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone or coal from the roof
Zomoskie Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Barcey Clement 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Delmouth Arthur 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hale Joseph W. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hayes Norman 1913 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by hoisting cage on balance
Lackie or Lackey James 1925 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal from roof of a pillar; 1 of 2 killed
MacLeod unknown 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone from shaft wall being excavated as they were sinking the shaft
McLellan John A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Penill Arthur 1913 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fell down main shaft
Rogers Albert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Strathie Robert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Whidden Charles 1931 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Zusic or Zusie Thomas 1933 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Berallen Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Brixco Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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