Mining Incidents

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

MSHA record for Philippi Mining Co (mine ID 4607645). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Philippi Mining Co.

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.

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.