Mining Incidents

Williams No 3 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Williams George R
Philippi, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607841

Williams No 3 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Consolidated Operating 1990 to 1990
  2. Williams Dozer Service Inc 1990 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)
1995 2
1994 4 8,198
1993 3 8,247
1992 6 4,509
1991 3 8,447
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Williams No 3 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

June 23, 1992 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Williams Dozer Service Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

POSSIBLE BLACK LUNG DUE TO COAL DUST.

June 19, 1992 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Williams Dozer Service Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOSS OF HEARING DUE TO NOISE FROM PREVIOUS JOB.