Mining Incidents

Williams No 2: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Scorpio Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Joe D Richards
P O Box 189 Volga, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607633

MSHA record for Williams No 2 (mine ID 4607633). 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 Williams No 2.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1990–1995
Latest incident
Jan 1995
Ownership history
  1. R F P Inc 1988 to 1990
  2. B M H Inc 1990 to 1991
  3. Scorpio Mining Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Williams No 2 sits in Harrison County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.9% 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.
Harrison County, West Virginia · Population 65,407
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,326
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1995 · 1 incident

January 3, 1995 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Scorpio Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN OPENED THE FACE OF A 225 AMP BREAKER AND SET THE LATCH ON THE BREAKER WITH A SCREW DRIVER AND THEN SET THE BREAKER.WITH COVER OFF THE BREAKER ARCED CAUSING FACIAL BURNS AND BURNS TO HIS RIGHT & LEFT FINGERS.

1994 · 1 incident

September 9, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scorpio Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING LINK OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN OF CONTINUOUS MINER. HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE BREAKING LINK IN CHAIN. MASHED END OF FINGER.

1993 · 1 incident

April 27, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scorpio Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS TAKING TRAM CHAIN FOR MINER APART AND WHEN I STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF IT BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO MY LEFT LEG.

1991 · 4 incidents

May 21, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B M H Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMEALONGS HOOKED TO POST POST PULLED OUT & STRUCK HIM IN BACK.

May 16, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B M H Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING LARGE PUMP WHILE HANDLING SLIPPED ON WET SLICK BOTTOM RESULTING IN RUPTURE OF RIGHT GROIN.

April 2, 1991 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
B M H Inc · Struck by flying object

OPERATING A SCOOP TRACTOR & MUD SPLASHED UP GOING UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES GETTING MUD IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

1990 · 2 incidents

October 17, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B M H Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BUILDING A CRIB OUT OF WET CRIB BLOCK SPLASH MUD IN THE RIGHT EYE. EYE BECAME IRRITATED AND BURNING.

September 28, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B M H Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

APPROX 10 AM ON 9/28 IW AS LOADING CONVEYOR CHAIN FOR MINER IN SCOOP BUCKET & FELT SHARP PAIN LOWER GROIN AREA WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD KNOT ON LEFT SIDE I CALLED DR SHE MADE ME APPOINTMENT FOR T HE FOLLOWING MONDAY..