C & W Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
WALKING FELL IN COAL
Pepper Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Shiloh Mining, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Gary E Stanley; Wayne H Stanley
Philippi,
Barbour County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602328
MSHA record for Pepper Mine (mine ID 4602328). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1984–1991
- Latest incident
- Sep 1991
Ownership history
- C & W Coal Company Inc 1950 to 2002
- Stanley Industries, Inc. 2002 to 2002
- Shiloh Mining, Inc. 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Pepper Mine sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
7 on file1991 · 2 incidents
September 23, 1991
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ARM MOVED AROUND AND STRUCK HIM IN LEG
1990 · 1 incident
July 24, 1990
WV · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
BACK INJURY PICKING UP SODA BRICKETTES.
1989 · 3 incidents
November 29, 1989
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE TRUCK WAS PULLING UP-GRADE OUT OF PIT, WHEN DRIVE SHAFT CAME OUT. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS UP AGAINST A BANK AND UP-SET ON PASSENGER SIDE IN THE ROAD.
C & W Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WASHING MUD OFF BOOTS WITH STEAM JENNY. HAD HOLE IN BOOT. GOT BURNED WITH STEAM.
March 20, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
BUMP HEAD INTO HAND RAIL OF MACHINE WHILE GETTING UP ON WALKWAY MAKING REPAIR TO THROTTLE CAR HAD BUMP ON HEAD AND UPPER BACK PAIN IN SHOULDER AND NECK
1984 · 1 incident
September 26, 1984
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
C & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
IMPROPER USE OF CHAIN SAW