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Hickorylick No 10-A Deep Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Elkhead Sewell Inc · Underground
Controlled by Law H Wayne
Monterville Wv, Randolph County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608357

Hickorylick No 10-A Deep Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Nov 1993
Ownership history
  1. Elkhead Sewell Inc 1993 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 0
1994 23 62,432
1993 26 6,429
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Hickorylick No 10-A Deep Mine sits in Randolph County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.6% 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.
Randolph County, West Virginia · Population 27,782
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$55,057
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

1993 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elkhead Sewell Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL IN NO. 1 ENTRY 10 FEET INBY THE FACE-UP MEASURING 6 FEET LONG X 20 FEET WIDE X 6 FEET HIGH. NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT COVERED UP.

November 16, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elkhead Sewell Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL IN NO. 3 ENTRY ALONG THE FACE-UP MEASURING 15' LONG X 20' WIDE X 5' HIGH. NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMNET COVERED-UP.