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 descending Year County Mine Cause
Andrews William 1910 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fall of coal
Rodgers William 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
MacLeod William 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
MacIntosh William 1899 Pictou County Six-Foot Seam (became Acadia No.3) Caught, crushed by revolving drum on hoist
Chisholm William 1925 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Killed by runaway box
Ludlow William 1969 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Haulage
Oliver William 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck by trip
Stevenson William 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Hendricken William 1873 Pictou County Vale Crushed by coal tubs
King William 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
Gadd William 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Baxter William 1910 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
McAldine William 1910 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Fall of stone
McLellan William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Whiteway William 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope; died from burns 3 days later
Jones William 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Carroll William 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Jammed between coal hoppers at surface
Turnbull William 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Muller William 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal at face of pillar
Gillespie William 1913 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Caught between box at 4700 bottom
Snow William 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McLeod William 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Aldrid William 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fatally injured while riding in empty trip
Hyde William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Campbell William 1884 Pictou County Albion Premature explosion of a shot
Large William 1942 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Dunbar William 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Carmichael William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Oram William 1878 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed
Forrest William 1944 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Lowe William 1839 Pictou County Storr pit Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Kent William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Fletcher William 1883 Cumberland Springhill Killed by fracture of brake bolt
Stevens William 1910 Cumberland Chignecto Explosion
Carrigan William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Gumatto William 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 uncertain if killed; confusing records
Munsie William 1943 Pictou County McGregor Crushed between a box and a steel boom
Kelloway William 1965 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage: Struck by box
Burke William 1930 Cumberland Victoria No. 2 Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Wright William 1933 Pictou County Allan Shaft Asphixiated by methane gas
Murdock William 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
MacKenzie William 1903 Pictou County Albion Jumped from moving train in mine yard
Simpson William 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Paterson William 1912 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of coal
McKenzie William 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
Hubert William 1940 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Caught between 2 rail cars on surface
McSephney William 1955 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
Morrison William 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 8 Struck by box
Betts William 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Power William 1920 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal

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