West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training

 West Virginia Certified Mining Instructors - In State

Date this page was last updated:  04/11/08

The following list of individuals and institutions is provided as a public service to those seeking to become apprentice coal miners in West Virginia. While the Office of Miner’s Health, Safety and Training can not ethically and legally recommend any particular instructor or institution over another, we do advise those who are seeking the training to be wary of individuals who will charge a fee for their services and not provide the full 40 or 80 hours of classroom training required by the law. Persons who seek apprentice coal miner training should be advised that the OMHST will strictly enforce the following guidelines with regard to miner certification examinations.

All 40 and 80 hour apprentice miner students and their instructors shall sign a form / document certifying that the required training for the required number of classroom hours has been accomplished before any examination is administered.

If an issue arises based on verifiable evidence or documentation that the required training for the required number of hours has not been completed, the OMHST will not under any circumstances administer any examination. If it is determined that the required training for the required number of hours has not been completed, the OMHST will pursue disciplinary action up to and including permanent withdrawal of the instructor’s certification. However, students should be advised that the OMHST will not be responsible for providing any portion of the required training in order for them to qualify for the examination, and any student in question shall not be tested until all requirements have been met.

While the OMHST staff has limited time for such activities, random monitoring of 40 and 80 hour apprentice miner training classes will be done.

(Note: This is a non-promotional, informational listing only. This list may not be a complete list of all instructors currently in business nor are all of these instructors currently conducting classes.)
(Links to instructors by county):   Barbour   Boone  Clay   Fayette   Greenbrier Hancock Harrison Jackson Kanawha   Lewis   Logan   Marion   Marshall   McDowell   Mercer   Mingo   Monongalia   Nicholas   Ohio   Raleigh  Taylor   Webster   Wyoming    

(Link to WV Certified instructors in other states): Out-of-state Instructors  
 

TYPE INSTRUCTOR ADDRESS COUNTY PHONE NUMBER
40 & 80 Hour Don B. Jones Mountaineer Mine Training South Walnut St., Philippi, WV 26416 Barbour 304-641-0599
40 & 80 Hour Steve Justice Danville, WV  25035 Boone 304-369-2563
40 & 80 Hour Patricia Leary Danville, WV  25035 Boone 304-369-2584
40 & 80 Hour James E. Bryant 352 1/2 2nd Avenue, Madison, WV 25130 Boone 304-369-6384
40 & 80 Hour Ricky W. Boggs P.O. Box 707, Madison, WV  25130 Boone 304-369-9835
40 & 80 Hour David L. Williamson 164 Ramage Road
Danville, WV  25053   		 Boone 304-369-4075
40 & 80 Hour Timothy A. Spratt Box 67 Bob White, WV 25028 Boone 304-245-8847
40 & 80 Hour Doug Smith P.O. Box 15 Foster, WV 25081 Boone 304-369-5154
40 & 80 Hour
Harvey Ferrell, Jr.
Box 323
Sylvester, WV  25193
 Boone 304-854-2822
40 & 80 Hour Carl D. Egnor Appalachia Mine Services P.O. Box 57 Wharton, WV 25208 Boone 304-247-6266
40 & 80 Hour Michael S. Elkins P.O. Box 154, Bob White, WV 25028 Boone 304-245-8192
40 & 80 Hour Bennie L. Workman 8468 Six Mile Rd. Danville, WV 25053 Boone 304-369-5290
40 & 80 Hour Danny R. Berry P.O. Box 134 Bloomingrose, WV 25024 Boone 304-837-3766
40 & 80 Hour Stevie Donald Cox P.O. Box 4, Nellis WV, 25147 Boone 304-836-8428
40 & 80 Hour

Joanna Rogers

J-Lynn’s Mine Training  Post Office Box 401Madison, WV 25130

 Boone 304-369-3379 or 304-369-5563
40 & 80 Hour Suzanne Carpenter S & B Mine Training HC Box 320-31 Julian, WV 25529 Boone 304-369-6463
40 & 80 Hour Timothy Lee Criner P.O. Box 341 Gassaway, WV 26624 Braxton 304-872-5065
40 & 80 Hour Robert L. Summers P.O. Box 16, Widen, WV  25211 Clay 304-332-5206
40 & 80 Hour Ireland Sutton / WVU HC 81 Box 13, Victor, WV 25938 Fayette 304-658-4505
40 & 80 Hour Mark A. Adkins / WVU 135 Fayette Avenue, Fayette, WV  25840 Fayette 304-574-2082
40 - Hour Leslie G. Thomas 1011 First Ave., Montgomery, WV  25136 Fayette 304-442-5568
40 & 80 Hour Darrell D. Yurkovich 123 Millston Circle, Mt. Hope, WV  25880 Fayette 304-877-2333
40 & 80 Hour Jerry A. Massie Rt. 3, Box 24 A, Fayetteville, WV  25840 Fayette 304-574-1080
40 - Hour Samuel S. Lambert P.O. Box 591, Oak Hill, WV  25901 Fayette 304-469-9844
40 & 80 Hour David Willis P.O. Box 751 Fayetteville, WV 25840 Fayette 304-256-9468
40 & 80 Hour Michael C. Pritt HC 81, Box 15 Victor, WV 25938 Fayette 304-658-4594
40 & 80 Hour James B. Whittington, Jr. P.O. Box 169 Gauley  Bridge, WV 25085 Fayette 304-632-1944
40 Hour Monty Asbury 111 Windsor Lane
Fayetteville, WV  25840		 Fayette 304-673-0865
40 & 80 Hour Dennis A. Halstead Rt. 2, Box 76 Fayetteville, WV 25840 Fayette 304-574-0841
40 Hour Robert K. Wallace P.O. Box 61 Fayetteville, WV 25840 Fayette 304-574-0890
40 Hour Tracy Orrin 384 South Sand Branch Rd., Mt. Hope WV 25880 Fayette 304-253-7703
40 - Hour Shawn D. Coleman HC 70 Box N-146, White Sulphur Springs,WV24986 Greenbrier 304-799-7372
40 & 80 Hour Arlis G. Thomas HC 68 Box 96A Williamsburg, WV Greenbrier 304-647-9797
40 & 80 Hour Frank C. Hay 96 St. Johns Rd., Weirton, WV 26062 Hancock 304-224-1164
40 & 80 Hour Edward E. Richards 503 Duncan Ave., Clarksburg, WV 26201 Harrison 304-622-0601
40 & 80 Hour Dwayne Freeman 1047 Route 21, Kenna, WV  25248 Jackson 304-988-0315
40 & 80 Hour Tincher Safety Training P.O. Box 38, Cabin Creek, WV  25035 Kanawha 304-595-5759
40 & 80 Hour Joe Taylor 113 Madison Street, Cabin Creek, WV  25035 Kanawha 304-949-3623
40 - Hour Richard D. Crookshanks P.O. Box 188, Pratt, WV  25162 Kanawha 304-442-2120
40 & 80 Hour Patrick J. Workman 5408 Doc Bailey RD, Cross Lanes, WV 25313 Kanawha  
40 & 80 Hour Jim Mooney Cross Lanes, WV  Kanawha 304-776-7644
40 & 80 Hour Charles E. Arms Arms Lo-Cost 24hr. Training  #2 Kanawha St, Hansford WV Kanawha 304-595-1294
40 & 80 Hour Kerry E. Lilly 4012 Venable Ave., SE, Charleston, WV 25304 Kanawha 304-545-9024
40 & 80 Hour Brian E. Sanson 89 Riverview Dr., #6, St. Albans, WV  25177 Kanawha 304-727-6323
40 & 80 Hour Conrad Larrabee, Jr. 4210 Wash. Ave. S.E. Charleston, WV 25304 Kanawha 304-925-4357
40 & 80 Hour W. O. Bowyer, Jr Safe-tech Consultants Rt. 79 P.O. Box 31 Miami, WV 25134 Kanawha 304-595-4270

304-595-5549
40 & 80 Hour S.&K. Miners Safety Inc. Box 71 East Bank WV, 25067 Kanawha 304-595-3533
40 & 80 Hour Charles Buckland P.O. Box 71 East Bank WV, 25067 Kanawha 304-595-3533
40 & 80 Hour Edward Morris 157 Lincoln Hghts. Alum Creek, WV 25003 Kanawha 304-756-3606
40 & 80 Hour Dalip Sarin 833 Carroll Rd., Charleston, WV 25314 Kanawha 304-343-4139
40 Hour Jack Hefner Jacks Safety Service 303 Hope Station Rd Weston WV 26452 Lewis 304-269-6696
40 & 80 Hour Ralph Willis Technical Career Center, Logan, WV  25601 Logan 304-752-4687 (410)
40 & * 80 H Bill Brinkley Safety & Training Consultant, Chapmanville, WV Logan 304-855-0167
40 & 80 Hour Mickey A. Senator 54 Log Cabin Street, Logan, WV  25601 Logan 304-752-7336
80 Hour Gregory D. Neil 8 Ferrell Lane Chapmanville WV Logan 304-855-2274
40 & 80 Hour Pamela Darnell M & M Training     P.O. Box 147,    Clothier, WV 25047 Logan 304-369-1516
40 & 80 Hour Elzie J. Burgess P.O. Box 763 Stollings, WV 25646 Logan 304-752-6820
40 & 80 Hour Terry L. Chapman P.O. Box 476 Holden, WV 25625 Logan 304-239-2652
40 & 80 Hour Patsy C. Blackburn B & B Mine Service             Chapmanville   WV    Logan 304-235-1893
40 & 80 Hour Al Browning Mingo Safety Training Logan / Mingo 304-475-2195
40 & 80 Hour Gerald Taylor P.O. Box 76, Verdunville, WV 25649 Logan 304-752-2781
40 & 80 Hour Peggy Bryant B & B Mine Service Garretts Fork Rd., Chapmanville, WV 25508 Logan 304-855-9401
40 & 80 Hour Richard T. Trent Comp-U-Learn, P.O. Box 354, Man WV 25635 Logan 304-946-2438
80 Hour Eddie Lawson P.O. Box N, Whitman, WV 25652 Logan 304-369-7565
40 & 80 Hour Jeremy T. Frazier P.O. Box 202, Man WV 25635 Logan  
40 & 80 Hour Gregory A. Raines Rt. 1, Box 188k Chapmanville, WV 25508 Logan 304-855-3864
40 & 80 Hour Donald Lee Nester Box 528 Man, WV 25635 Logan 304-583-8826
40 & 80 Hour Lewis W. Sheppard, Jr. RR Box 32C Chapmanville, WV 25508 Logan 304-855-8824
40 & 80 Hour Aaron T. Price 123 Tim's Fork Rd. Chapmanville, WV 25508 Logan 304-855-2807
40 & 80 Hour Philip L. Meade P.O. Box 762, Chapmanville, WV 25508 Logan 304-855-7690
80 Hour Daniel K. Conaway 5 Greenwood Dr. Fairmont, WV 26554 Marion 304-366-2798
40 & 80 Hour Thomas Gales, Jr. Rt. 8, Box 392-A, Fairmont, WV  26554 Marion 304-366-1921
40 & 80 Hour Joseph C. Joy 912 Traction Pk.,  Monongah, WV  26554 Marion  
40 & 80 Hour William L. Davis 858 Park Drive, Monongah, WV  26554 Marion 304-534-5636
40 & 80 Hour Richard Moats R.M. Safety, PO Box 431
Rivesville, WV  26588		 Marion 304-278-7094
40 & 80 Hour Stacy L. Hixenbaugh Rt. 1, Box 219AA, Mannington, WV 26582 Marion 304-662-6160
40 & 80 Hour Ted Jackson 628 Spring St. Fairmont, WV 26554 Marion 304-363-3803
40 & 80 Hour Ernest S. Walker 1064 Kimberly Circle, Fairmont, WV 26554 Marion 304-366-1213
40 & 80 Hour Cynthia A. Ray Rt. 3, Box 290 Fairmont, WV 26554 Marion 304-366-4188
80 Hour Charles L. Melton 1173 Colfax Road, Fairmont, WV 26554 Marion 304-376-7537
40 & 80 Hour Willis E. Anderson Rt. 1, Box 115-B, Glen Easton, WV  26039 Marshall 304-845-9389
40 & 80 Hour John C. Baker 703 Edgewood Ave., Moundsville, WV 26041 Marshall 304-845-1938 Cell 280-7971
40 & 80 Hour James E. Siburt RD #1, Box 417, Moundsville, WV 26041 Marshall 304-845-0107
40 & 80 Hour Edmund P. Korsnick 160 Edgewood St., Wheeling, WV 26003 Marshall 304-243-0941
80 Hour Ivan R. Blake RD 4, Box 96, Cameron, WV 26033 Marshall 304-686-3395
40 & 80 Hour Thomas E. Stern RD 5, Box 530, Cameron, WV 26033 Marshall 304-686-3471
80 - Hour Ernest R. Leonard P.O. Box 432, Panther, WV  24872 McDowell 304-938-3199
40 & 80 Hour Ronnie E. Arwood, Sr. P.O. Box 581, Jolo, WV  24850 McDowell 304-967-5364
40 & 80 Hour Randall W. Jenkins P.O. Box 421, Northfork, WV  24868 McDowell 304-862-4355
40 & 80 Hour Thomas F. Justice P.O. Box 489, Panther, WV  24872 McDowell 304-938-3721
40 & 80 Hour Raymond C. Dawson P.O. Box 12, Jolo WV 24850 McDowell 304-967-7545
40 & 80 Hour John T. O'Brien P.O. Box 135, Gary, WV  24836 McDowell 304-448-3434
40 & 80 Hour Marvin E. Horn
 		 HC 32 Box 121Silverbell Street
War, WV  24892		 McDowell 304-875-3562
40 - Hour Carl T. Chaffins Box 2,  Hensley WV 24843 McDowell 304-436-2742
40 & 80 Hour Edward L. Tackett HC 32, Box 392, English WV 24832 McDowell 304-875-2452
40 & 80 Hour Kenneth R. Hicks Box 42, Jolo, WV 24850 McDowell 304-967-7183
80 Hour Johnny K Hadfield HCR 68 Box 231 Iaeger, WV 24844 McDowell 304-583-7431
40 - Hour Roger Owensby Rt. 4, Box 167-G, Bluefield,WV 24701 Mercer 304-589-6411
80 Hour Rick Dyson P.O. Box 277 Kegley, WV 24731 Mercer 304-431-3765
40 - Hour Thomas W. Dotson 606 View Ave. Williamson, WV 25661 Mingo 304-235-3975
40 & 80 Hour Roger Ball B.B. Mine Service Mingo 304-235-1893
40 & 80 Hour Herbert M. Elkins Rt. 1, Box 345-B, Delbarton, WV  25670 Mingo 304-475-4669
40 - Hour Brent McClellan P.O. Box 397, Lenore, WV  25676 Mingo 304-475-4975
40 & 80 Hour Charles E. Justice HC 88 Box 199A Baisden, WV 25608 Mingo 304-664-9865
40 & 80 Hour Chad E. Daniels HC 81, box 48-A Mingo 304-426-8418
80 Hour Terry Lambert P.O. Box 247 Baisden, WV 25608 Mingo 304-664-8972
40 & 80 Hour Charles B. Justice P.O. Box 142, Justice WV 24851 Mingo 304-664-3028
40 & 80 Hour Glenn E. Fields HC 72 Box 38 Gilbert WV, 25621 Mingo 304-664-8995
80 - Hour Ernest Bartram Rt. 1 Box 345-A1, Delbarton, WV 25670 Mingo 304-475-2317
40 & 80 Hour Joe Dorton / WVU P.O. Box 6070, Morgantown, WV 26505 Monongalia 304-293-4212
40 & 80 Hour Tom Hall / WVU P.O. Box 6070, Morgantown, WV 26505 Monongalia 304-293-4212
40 & 80 Hour Sherman W. Riggleman 116 Crestview Drive, Morgantown, WV  26505 Monongalia  
40 & 80 Hour Danny Price 121 Scenery Dr. Morgantown, WV 26505 Monongalia 304-599-1597
                      40 & 80 Hour James D. Gump 1954 Grafton Rd. Morgantown, WV 26505 Monongalia 304-291-0590
40 - Hour Robert L. Friend, Sr. Rt. 1, Box 49, Summersville, WV  26651 Nicholas 304-872-7077
40 - Hour Roger M. Cook Box 455, Birch River, WV  26610 Nicholas 304-649-2019
40 & 80 Hour Homer S. Grose 87 Grose Lane, Summersville, WV  26651 Nicholas 304-872-1460
40 & 80 Hour Nelson Tinnel 331 Muddle Ty Valley Rd, Summersville WV 26651 Nicholas 304-872-5472
40 Hour Steve Grose 24560 Turnpike Rd Belva, WV 26656 Nicholas 304-632-1595
40 & 80 Hour Gary L. Humphrey P.O. Box 61, Belva, WV  26656 Nicholas 304-632-1596
80 Hour Jeffrey K. Toler P.O. Box 701 Summersville, WV 26651 Nicholas 304-872-0797
40 & 80 Hour Warren F. Beam P.O. Box 12 Mt. Nebo, WV 26679 Nicholas 304-872-1910
40 & 80 Hour Walter J. Seabolt Box 1556 Craigsville, WV 26205 Nicholas 304-742-5410
40  Hour William B. Lucas, Jr. 443 Ashley Lane Summersville, WV 26651 Nicholas 304-872-2331
40 & 80 Hour Paul E. Hess, Jr. 604 Vaughn St. Summersville, WV 26651 Nicholas 304-872-1095
40 & 80 Hour Jerry Clevenger 1030 Groves Rd, Canvas, WV 26662 Nicholas 304-872-4519
80 Hour Donald Tompkins 659 Old Mt. Nebo Rd. Mt. Nebo WV 26679 Nicholas 304-872-0697
80 Hour Hoya Clemons 3509 Wood St., Wheeling WV, 26003 Ohio 304-232-5395
80 Hour Thomas W. Duffy Big Wheeling Creek Rd.
Wheeling, WV  26003
 Ohio 304-242-8944
40 & 80 Hour Donald R. Dunaway 4 North Frazier Ave., Wheeling WV 260003 Ohio 304-232-3542
40 & 80 Hour Donald Moffitt, Jr. RD #1 box 374 Tridelphia, WV 26059 Ohio 304-547-1587
80n Hour John A. Tuba 50 Maple Ave. Wheeling WV 26003 Ohio 304-232-2418
40 & 80 Hour Mark Kilkenny Mark Kilkenny Health and Safety Consul. H.C.81, Box 139 Tunnelton, WV 26444 Preston 304-329-1238
40 & 80 Hour Earl Inscore Rt. 2, Box 53A, Tunnelton, WV 26444 Preston 304-568-2792
40 & 80 Hour James W. Wolfe Rt. 3 Box 244 Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 Preston 304-379-4185
40 & 80 Hour Mountaineer Mine Safety Box 3012 E, Beckley Station, Beckley, WV 25801 Raleigh 304-255-2292
40 & 80 Hour Southern Safety P.O. Box 251, Sophia, WV  25921 Raleigh 304-683-9493
40 & 80 Hour Steven D. Gilfilen P.O. Box 28, Naoma, WV  25140 Raleigh 304-854-2160
40 & 80 Hour Lacy Green, Jr. 302 Prudential Drive, Beckley WV  25801 Raleigh 304-252-4208
40 & 80 Hour Glen A. Poe 117 Boggs Court, Beckley, WV  25801 Raleigh 304-256-2474
40 & 80 Hour Larry D. Reedy P.O. Box 101, Fairdale, WV  25839 Raleigh 304-934-7160
80 - Hour John L. Lewis, Jr. Box 44, Helen, WV  25853 Raleigh 304-724-0883
40 & 80 Hour Donald R. McGann General Delivery, Sophia, WV  25921 Raleigh 304-683-5276
40 & 80 Hour Brett M. Dillon P.O. Box 184, Fairdale, WV  25839 Raleigh 304-934-6832
40 & 80 Hour Bobby R. Webb 216 John Bolen Road, Ghent, WV  25843 Raleigh 304-787-4504
40 & 80 Hour Ralph Cole P.O. Box 547 Crab Orchard, WV 25827 Raleigh 304-253-8166
40 & 80 Hour Roger L. Lafferty 345 Maplewood Lane Beaver, WV 25813 Raleigh 304-255-5881
40 & 80 Hour David R. Mills P.O. Box 827         Coal City, WV 25823 Raleigh 304-683-5706
80 & 40 Hour Bobby S. McPherson 313 James Crest Drive
Beckley, WV  25801
 Raleigh 304-575-1010
80 Hour Thomas Ayers 106 Pleasant Dr., Beckley, WV 25801 Raleigh 304-253-9601
40 & 80 Hour Harold Kent Sullivan
     PO Box 682
    Sophia, WV  25921
 Raleigh 304-763-0290
80 Hour Robert K. Calloway Box 532 Glen Daniel, WV 25844 Raleigh 304-934-6942
40 & 80 Hour David Gillespie 102 Francis Ave., Beckley WV 25801 Raleigh 304-252-0935
40 & 80 Hour Kenneth E. Ayers 620 Rockhouse  Rd. Lester, WV 25865 Raleigh 304-934-5977
40 & 80 Hour Colin D. Milam, Sr. P.O. Box 165 Arnett, WV 25007 Raleigh 304-934-5825
80 Hour Kenneth I. Manning Box 246 Sophia, WV 25921 Raleigh 304-683-9687
40 Hour Anthony C. Kidd P.O. Box 1313, Crab Orchard, WV 25827 Raleigh 304-237-5282
40 & 80 Hour Wiley V. Cullop, Jr. P.O. Box 600 Shady Spring, WV 25918 Raleigh 304-787-9808
40 & 80 Hour Willis L. Graham P.O. Box 80 Sophia, WV 25921 Raleigh 304-683-3511
40 & 80 Hour James J. Meadows Shady Spring, WV 25918 Raleigh 304-763-3359
40 & 80 Hour Ronald H. Scaggs 115 Sigmuna St. Beckley WV 25801 Raleigh 304-255-1871
40 Hour Timothy L. Nibert 104 Quarry St. Beckly, WV 25801 Raleigh 304-254-4066
40 & 80 Hour Richard S. Ferreira 309 Redden Ridge Rd., Beaver, WV 25813 Raleigh

 

 304-763-0225
40 & 80 Hour Robert A. Puckett P.O. Box 851 Coal City WV Raleigh 304-732-8010

 
40 & 80 Hour Rebecca L. Currence Black Diamond Mine Training P.O. Box 564 Elkins, WV 26241 Randolph 304-641-1270 304-338-4131
40 & 80 Hour Kenneth Kelly P.O. Box 254 Dailey, WV 26259 Randolph 304-338-6985
40 & 80 Hour James A. Schoonover 245 Boundary Ave. Elkins WV 26241-3901 Randolph 304-636-6915
40 & 80 Hour John C. Bevilock Rt. 4, Box 218-C, Grafton, WV  25354 Taylor 304-265-0803
40 & 80 Hour Jeffery C. Rice Rt. 5 box 357, Buckhannon, WV 26201 Upshur 304-457-2745
40 & 80 Hour Vincent W. Funk 117 Conrad St. Webster Springs, WV 26288 Webster 304-847-2667
40 & 80 Hour Thomas C. Clark 5 Euclyde Ave. Webster Springs WV 26288 Webster 304-847-5235
40 & 80 Hour Tolbert R. Whitt P.O. Box 1334, Pineville, WV  24874 Wyoming 304-732-7624
40 & 80 Hour Mickey G. Cline P.O. Box 1411, Oceana, WV  24870 Wyoming 304-682-4278
80 Hour Jerry F. Brinkly Box 217 Lynco, WV Wyoming 304-682-4614
40 & 80 Hour Lindell G. Goode P.O. Box 174 Pineville, WV 24874 Wyoming 304-732-7402
40 & 80 Hour Don Cook Triangle Safety Services 
P.O. Box 1050 
Pineville WV 24874		 Wyoming 304-732-6500

(Note: This is a non-promotional, informational listing only. This list may not be a complete list of all instructors currently in business nor are all of these instructors currently conducting classes.)

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