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Philippi Mining Co: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Fay E Leydig
P O Box 457 Philippi, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607645

Philippi Mining Co has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
Ownership history
  1. Philippi Mining Company 1989 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)
1991 0
1990 0
1989 1 6,755
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Philippi Mining Co 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

1989 · 1 incident

October 10, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Philippi Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPER PAN OPER WEARING SEAT BELT, STRUCK HOLE IN HAULAGE AREA INC . INJ.