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Appalantic #3 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Hayhurst & Company · Underground
Controlled by Hayhurst James W Ii
Weston, Lewis County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606357

Appalantic #3 Mine has had 1 fatality among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Oct 1983
Ownership history
  1. Hayhurst & Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 0
1984 0
1983 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Appalantic #3 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 20, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · MACHINERY
Hayhurst & Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT STAND WAS WELDED TO BEAM TO ACT AS GUIDE FOR WINCH LINE. COGER WAS STANDING ON TIGHT SIDE OF OPERATION. LEG ON BELT STAND BROKE, CABLE HIT COGER & PROPELLED HIM INTO BRICK WALL.