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Hw & C #4 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

H W & C Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hite Shirley P
Philippi, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606241

MSHA record for Hw & C #4 Mine (mine ID 4606241). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Nov 1992
Ownership history
  1. C & W Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1991
  2. H W & C Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hw & C #4 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 22, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
C & W Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

NO EYEWITNESS-A7CIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY STATE & FED.AUTHORITIES.OCCURRED AT LOADING POINT OF NORTH MAIN SECTION WHEN TRAM CONTROLS OF SHUTTLE CAR STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION CAUSING I T TO GO OUT OF 7ONTROL.VICTIMS HEAD POSITIONED OUTSIDE CANOPY WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN COAL RIB AND CANOPY SUPPORT.COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IT SC HAD BEEN MAINTAINED IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION.

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 2 incidents

November 4, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator OTHER
H W & C Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE MUSCLE SOF HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS NOT IN THE ACT OF LIFTING ANYTHING.

August 3, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H W & C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

38509NDIVIDUAL WAS SETTING A POST WHEN A LOOSE ROCK FELL. THE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE RESULTING IN A CUT AND BRUISE TO HIS CHEEK.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 2, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING HAND ON TOP OF BOLTER HEAD.

September 5, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
C & W Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS STANDING BY BOLT MCH WHEN THE COAL RIB ROLLED OFF PINNING L LEG AGAINST BOLT MCH CAUSING A BRUISE ON THE L LEG BELOW KNEE BRUISED MORE IN CALF OF LEG BOLT MCH WAS NOT BEING USED AT TH E TIME OF ACCIDENT

June 15, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & W Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CARRING 7' POST ,STUMBLED OVER MINER CABLE.FELT KNOT COMING OUT ON RIGHT SIDE OF STOMACH-PRESUMED A RUPTURE.

1988 · 2 incidents

June 22, 1988 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS HELP SPLICING BELT (HAULAGE) WAS HELLPING TO RELEASE RED DEVILS OR COMEALONG WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED OUT CATCHING PROPS AND RIGHT THUMB.

April 15, 1988 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS HOLDING CABLE OF ANOTHER 10SC SHUTTLE CAR TO BE MOVED UP #2 HEADING WHEN SHUTTLE CAR MOVING TOWARD WORKER WHEELS DROPPED IN HOLE LETTING BOOM OF SHUTTLE CAR BOTTOM OUT STRIKING WO RKER ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

1987 · 3 incidents

September 25, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING TIMBERS3WAS CUTTING OFF POST SAW JUMPED OUT CUTTING INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

February 19, 1987 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS TALKING RIP1ED FROM OLD MINER WHEN THE END LOADER LIFTED IT UP THE RIPPER SWUNG A ROUND AND THE DRIVE SHAFT SLIPPED OUT AWAYS HITTING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.

1986 · 1 incident

March 18, 1986 WV · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME HAD ON W9T & MUCHY GLANCE AN HE WAS RELEIVE THE CAMEALONG WHEN THE GLOVES SLIPPED CAUSING THE HANDLE TO HIT HIS RIGHT HAND HANDLE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH CAUSED DISLOCATED KNUCKLES.