Mining Incidents

Dyers Run Surface Mine - East Coal

Robert H Helmick Inc · Surface
Controlled by Helmick Robert H
Webster Springs, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607635

MSHA record for Dyers Run Surface Mine - East (mine ID 4607635). 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. Webster Coal'S Inc 1988 to 1991
  2. Braxton Minerals Inc 1991 to 1991
  3. Robert H Helmick Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dyers Run Surface Mine - East sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
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.