Mining Incidents

H W & C #2 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

H W & C Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hite Shirley P
Philippi, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606141

H W & C #2 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. C & W Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1985
  2. H W & C Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1988 10 18,296
1987 10 34,267
1986 10 20,344
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

H W & C #2 Mine sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 15,454
6.8%
Mining share of county employment
$48,347
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

June 10, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H W & C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER HEL1ER WAS HANDING THE OPEN RESIN FOR BOLT WHEN A ROCK ALONG THE TRS BROKE HITTING VICTIM ON R SHOULDER AND SIDE SCRAPING.