Mining Incidents

#2 Appalantic Deep Mine Coal

K & W Welding Inc · Underground
Controlled by Keeney Robert H
Weston (Grass Run Rd.), Lewis County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606100

MSHA record for #2 Appalantic Deep Mine (mine ID 4606100). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Appalantic Corp 1980 to 1982
  2. General Resources Corp 1982 to 1983
  3. K & W Welding Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#2 Appalantic Deep Mine sits in Lewis County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 8.1% 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.
Lewis County, West Virginia · Population 16,808
8.1%
Mining share of county employment
$52,279
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.