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Mines in Wetzel County, West Virginia

Wetzel County, West Virginia has 7 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 6 abandoned. 4 are coal mines and 3 metal or non-metal. 3 miners have died and 2,011 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 14,865 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Wetzel County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Wetzel County →

Mines on register
7
Active
1
Fatalities on record
3
Citations issued
14,865
4 underground · 3 surface · 0 facilities 4 coal · 3 metal and non-metal 6 abandoned 2,011 reported accidents, 1983–2026
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.
Wetzel County, West Virginia · Population 14,233
7.4%
Mining share of county employment
$53,341
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Consolidation Coal Company 3 0 0
Harrison County Coal Resources, Inc. 1 1 3
Martin Marietta Aggregates 1 0 0
Ohio River Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Paul J Brown & Sons 1 0 0
Mines in Wetzel County7 on register
  1. Harrison County Mine
    Underground coal · Harrison County Coal Resources, Inc. · MSHA ID 4601318
    Active
  2. DREDGE LUCAS
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 4603800
    Abandoned
  3. Browns Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul J Brown & Sons · MSHA ID 4606371
    Abandoned
  4. Mid-Allegheny Mine
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605920
    Abandoned
  5. O V Crane No 1 And Ohio Valley Yard
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ohio River Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4602718
    Abandoned
  6. Parker Run Mine
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605922
    Abandoned
  7. Wetzel Mine
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605921
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.