West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training

 West Virginia Certified Mining Instructors (80 and 40 Hour) - In State

Date this page was last updated:  02/03/12

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.)

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

(Link to certified instructors forms and general information for instructors): Forms and General Information
 

Type Name Company Address City  State Zip County Bus. Phone Email WVMHST Region
40 Hour Kenneth Adkins Logan County Mining School   Man WV 25601 Logan 304-583-2144   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Roger Ball B. & B. Mine Service 303 Hill St.  Williamson WV 25661 Mingo 304-235-1893   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Danny E. Banks Coal River Training 12024 Coal River Rd. Whitesville WV 25209 Boone 304-854-1677   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Danny Ray Berry Mountaineer Labor Solutions P.O. Box 488 Seth WV 25181 Boone 304-837-3925   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Ricky W. Boggs MSHA P.O. Box 707 Madison WV 25130 National 919-741-3019   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Bill Brinkley B. & N. Mine Services 50 Caney Br. Rd Suite 3 Chapmanville WV 25508 Logan 304-855-0167   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Brian S. Buzzard Mountaineer Labor Solutions P.O. Box 488 Seth WV 25181 Boone 304-837-3925   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Clarkson Pete Browning So. WV Comm. & Tech. Col. P.O. Box 2900 Mount Gay WV 25637 Logan 304-896-7413   Danville
40 & 80 Hour James E. Bryant So. WV Mine Training Center 146 3rd St. Madison WV 25130 Boone 304-369-1920   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Elzie J. Burgess So. WV Comm. & Tech. Col. 2900 Dempsey Br. Rd. Mt. Gay WV 25637 Logan 304-896-7413   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Suzanne Carpenter S & B Mine Training & Drug Testing, Inc. 89 Town Square          P.O. Box 718 Danville WV 25053 Boone 304-369-6463 sandbtraining@yahoo.com  Danville
40 & 80 Hour Albert Chambers B & B Mine Safety P.O. Box 965 Chapmanville WV

25508

 Logan 304-855-8794   Danville
40 & 80 Hour John W. Collins J.W. Collins Eng. P.O. Box 66 Gallipolis Ferry  WV

25515

 Mason 304-675-5981   Danville
40 Hour Dwayne A. Evans So. WV Comm. & Tech. Col. 2900 Dempsey Br. Rd. Mt. Gay WV 25637 Logan 304-896-7403   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Jeremy T. Frazier Ralph R. Willus Career Center   Logan WV 25601 Logan 304-752-4688   Danville
80 Hour Quinton W. Funk   P.O. Box 6 Sod WV 25564 Lincoln 304-644-6265   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Charles B. Justice Justice Mine Service P.O. Box 232 Justice WV 24857 Mingo, logan wyoming, mcdowell 304-664-9655   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Patricia Leary B. & B. Mine Safety #2 P.O. Box 965 Chapmanville WV

25508

 Boone 304-369-2584   Danville
40 Hour William A. Lucas WAL Safety Training Rt. 3 Box 231 Delbarton WV 25670 Mingo 304-475-4850   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Philip L. Meade So. WV Comm. & Tech. Col. 2900 Dempsey Br. Rd. Mt. Gay WV 25637 Logan 304-687-0751   Danville
40 & 80 Hour William R. Miller Jacob Mining P.O. Box 54 Naugatuck

WV

 25685 Mingo  304-235-8561   Danville
80 Hour James D. Morris So. WV Comm. & Tech. Col. 2900 Dempsey Br. Rd. Mt. Gay WV 25637 Logan 304-896-7413   Danville
40 & 80 Hour David S. Murr S. & B. Training & Drug Testing, Inc. 89 Town Square         P.O. Box 718 Danville WV 25035 Boone 304-369-6463 sandbtraining@yahoo.com  Danville
40 & 80 Hour Donald Lee Nester   Box 528  Man WV 25635 Logan     Danville
40 & 80 Hour Joanna Rogers S & B Mine Training & Drug Testing, Inc. 89 Town Square          P.O. Box 718 Danville WV 25053 Boone 304-369-6463 sandbtraining@yahoo.com  Danville
40 & 80 Hour Lee Sipple B. & B. Mine Safety 303 Hill St.  Williamson WV 25661 Mingo 304-235-1893   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Doug Smith B. & B. Mine Safety #2 P.O. Box 965 Chapmanville WV 25508 Logan 304-855-8794   Danville
80 Hour Lowell Sparks Brooke Mine Training Rt. 65 Red Jacket Rd. Red Jacket WV

25692

 Mingo 304-426-4235   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Gerald Taylor So. WV Comm. & Tech. P.O. Box 2900 Mt. Gay WV

25637

 Logan 304-896-7413   Danville
40 Hour Bryan Wingfield Bridgemont Comm. and Tech. Coll. 619 2nd Ave. Montgomery WV 25136 Fayette 304-734-6692   Danville
40 & 80 Hour David L. Williamson B. & N.  Mine Service 50 Caney Br. Rd. Suite 2 Chapmanville WV 25508 Logan 304-855-1067   Danville
40 & 80 Hour William H. Wolford So. WV Comm. & Tech. Col. 2900 Dempsey Br. Rd. Mt. Gay WV 25637 Logan 304-369-2312   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Bennie L. Workman S. & B. Training & Drug Testing, Inc. 89 Town Square            P.O. Box 718 Danville WV 25035 Boone 304-369-6463 sandbtraining@yahoo.com  Danville
40 & 80 Hour Alex S Nagy   Box 820 Holden WV 25625 Logan 304-239-2111   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Willis E. Anderson David Stanley Consultants 100 Village Dr Ste 300 Fairmont WV 26554 Marion 304-534-3871   Westover
40 & 80 Hour John C. Bevilock David Stanley Consultants  100 Village Dr Ste 300 Fairmont WV 26554 Marion 304-534-3871   Westover
40 & 80 Hour Lawrence Boord   P.O. Box 278 Greensboro PA 15338 Monongalia 724-943-4084   Westover
40 & 80 Hour Timothy Lee Criner Central WV Mine Training P.O. Box 341 Gassaway WV 26624 Braxton 304-364-4234    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Harrison "Ty" Coleman Coleman Mine Safety Rt. 10 Box 394 Buckhannon WV

26201

 Upshur 304-644-2148   Westover
40 & 80 Hour Rebecca L. Currence Black Diamond Mine Training  P.O. Box 2339 Buckhannon WV

26201

 Upshur 254-290-7168 rebeccafinchamcurrence@gmail.com  Westover
40 & 80 Hour William L. Davis David Stanley Consultants 100 Village Dr Ste 300 Fairmont WV 26554 Marion, Mon. Barb. 304-534-3871    Westover
40 & 80 Hour William M. Devilder Mike Devilder 793 Blackman Flats Rd Hambleton WV 26269 Tucker 304-478-2851  or 304-642-9625 mdevilder@citilink.net  Westover
40 & 80 Hour Joe Dorton Mining Extension Service - WVU P.O. Box 6070 Morgantown WV 26505-6070 All 304-293-4211    Westover
80 Hour Tom Duffy Millennium Safety Training 42 Sherwood Ave. Wheeling WV 26003 Ohio, Marshall 304-242-8944   Westover
40 & 80 Hour Thomas Gales Jr. Gales Safety & Training Rt. 8 Box 392 A Fairmont WV 26554 Marion 304-366-1921   Westover
40 & 80 Hour James D. Gump David Stanley Consultants 100 Village Dr Ste 300 Fairmont WV 26554 Marion 304-534-3871    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Tom Hall  Mining Extension Service - WVU P.O. Box 6070 Morgantown WV 26505-6070 North Central 304-366-3795    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Richard Harris Superior Mine Training 4476 Chapel Hill Rd Triadelphia WV 26059 Marshall 304-559-7600 harrisrichard001@gmail.com  Westover
40 & 80 Hour Jack Hefner Jacks Safety Service  303 Hope Station Rd Weston WV 26452 Lewis 304-269-6696    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Stacy L. Coberly Mountaineer Ind. Training Center P.O. Box 376  Hundred WV 26575 Wetzel 304-775-2006    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Earl Inscore Kingwood Mining Co. LLC Rt. 1 Box 294C Newburg WV 26410 Preston 304-892-3331    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Ted Jackson Jackson Dynamics 628 Spring St. Fairmont WV 26554 Marion 304-363-3803    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Kenneth N. Kelly Kelly Surveying U.S. Rt. 219/250 S. Dailey Trade Center Daily WV 26259 Randolph 304-338-6985    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Mark Kilkenny Mark Kilkenny Health & Safety Cons. H.C.81, Box 139 Tunnelton WV 26444 All 304-329-1238    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Matthew Matkovich A1 Safety & Training 115 Danfield Dr. Wheeling WV 26003 Ohio & Marshall 304-559-5257   Westover
40 & 80 Hour Richard Moats R.M. Safety P. O. Box 431 Rivesville WV 26588 Marion 304-290-2199    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Martin P. Perry Perry Instructional Services 42 McKinley St. Westover WV

26501

 Mon. 304-282-1492   Westover
40 & 80 Hour Edward E. Richards Dr. Edward Richards RR 4 Box 3009 Clarksburg WV

26201

 Harrison 304-203-1291    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Eldon Riegel Kelly Surveying U.S. Rt. 219/250 S. Dailey Trade Center Daily WV 26259 Randolph 304-338-6985    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Robert L. Summers B. & B. Enterprises HC 74 Box 33 Strange Creek WV 25063 Braxton 304-765-3187   Westover
80 Hour William E. Warnick Midway Mining Training Center 2276 Blazer Rd Tunnelton WV 26444 Preston 304-568-2503    Westover
40 & 80 Hour Jeremy D. Adkins Mountaineer Mine Safety 623 Industrial Dr. Beaver WV 25813 Raleigh 304-255-2292   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Charles E. Arms We Have Jobs Safety Training P.O. Box 98 Hansford WV 25103 So. WV 304-595-1294   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Warren F. Beam Mining Extension Service - WVU P.O. Box 12 Mt. Nebo WV 26679 Nicholas 304-872-1910   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Danny R. Berry Tincher Safety Training P.O. Box 38 Cabin Creek WV 25035-0038 Kanawha 304-595-5759   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Steven Bilbrey We Have Jobs Safety Training P.O. Box 74 Nitro WV 25143 Kanawha 304-776-2505   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour W. O. Bowyer, Jr. Safe-Tech Consultants Rt. 79     P.O. Box 31 Miami WV 25134 Kanawha 304-926-4177 safetech7@yahoo.com  Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Charles Buckland S. & K. Safety Training 2337 3rd Ave.  East Bank WV 25067 Kanawha 304-690-2854   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Richard Bullion Elite Coal Services P.O. Box 1025 Summersville WV 26651 Nicholas 304-872-4030   Oak Hill
80 hour Robert Calloway Southern Safety, Inc. P.O. Box 251 Sophia WV 25921 Raleigh 304-683-9493   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Harold D. Carter Mount. Mine Safety & Training 623 Indus. Park Dr. Beaver WV 25813 Raleigh 304-255-2292   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Terry L Casto New River Comm. & Tech. Coll. 812 Northside Dr, Suite 160 Summersville WV 26651 Nicholas 304-872-4520   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Donnie Coleman Southern Safety, Inc. P.O. Box 251 Sophia WV 25921 Raleigh 304-683-9493   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Lloyd G. Collins New River Comm. & Tech. Coll. 812 Northside Dr, Suite 160 Summersville WV 26651 Nicholas 304-872-4520   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Stevie Donald Cox Allied Barton 1222 Ohio St Dunbar WV 25064 Kanawha 304-836-8428   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Brett M. Dillon Mine Tech. & Training Center / UMWA CC 2306 Fayette St. Beckley WV 25801 Raleigh 304-253-3772   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Richard S. Ferreira The Safety Net 309 Redden Ridge Rd. Beaver WV 25813 Raleigh 304-763-0225   Oak Hill
40 Hour Robert L. Friend, Sr. Nicholas County Career & Tech. Center 215 Milam Rd. Craigsville WV 26205 Nicholas 304-872-0454   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Vincent W. Funk   117 Conrad St. Webster Spings WV 26288 Webster 304-847-2667   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour David Gillespie Elite Coal Services 102 Francis Ave. Beckley WV 25801 Raleigh 304-872-4030   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Lacy Green, Jr. Cramer Security & Investigations LLC 313 Market Rd,  Beckley WV 25801 Raleigh 304-256-0300   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Gerald Hopkins Gerald Hopkins Box 109 Fayetteville WV 25840 Fayette 304-640-4253   Oak Hill
40 7 80 Hour Daniel Hopkins   152 Silverpeake Ave Beaver WV 25813 Raliegh 304-923-4003   0ak Hill
40 Hour Anthony C. Kidd Guardian P.O. Box 1313 Crab Orchard WV 25827 Raleigh 304-237-1087   Oak Hill
40 Hour Samuel S. Lambert Tincher Safety Training P.O. Box 591 Oak Hill WV 25901 Fayette 304-595-5759   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Conrad Larrabee, Jr. American Aspects LLC 4210 Wash. Ave. S.E. Charleston WV 25304 Kanawha 304-545-2187   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour George L. Lawson Mountaineer Mine Safety 623 Industrial Dr. Beaver WV 25813 Raleigh 304-255-2292   Oak Hill
40 Hour Douglas K. Martin Doug's Surface Mine Training 1119 Powells Cr. Rd. Birch River WV 26610 Braxton 304-651-9615   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Randy W. Massey Mine Safety Tech. Consor. 326 Third Ave. Montgomery WV

25136

 Fayette 304-981-6222   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Dennis Milik Mountaineer Mine Safety 623 Industrial Dr. Beaver WV 25813 Raleigh 304-255-2292   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour James S. Mooney, Jr. Miners' Training & Serv. 705-B 1st Ave Nitro WV

25143

 Kanawha 304-941-3770   Oak Hill
40 Hour Timothy L. Nibert UMWA Career Center 2306 S. Fayette St. Beckley WV 25801 Raleigh 304-253-3772   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Michael C. Pritt Eastern Electric LLC 330 Riviera Rd. Mt. Nebo WV 26601 Nicholas 304-872-4868   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Joe Reynolds U.M.W.A. Career Center, Inc. 2306 South Fayette St. Beckley WV 25801 Raleigh 304-253-3772   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Walter J. Seabolt   1074 East Webster Rd. Summersville WV 26651 Nicholas 304-742-5410   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Burge L. Speilman Mountaineer Mine Safety 623 Industrial Dr. Beaver WV 25813 Raleigh 304-255-2292   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Harold Kent Sullivan Southern Safety, Inc. P.O. Box 251 Sophia WV

25921

 Raleigh 304-683-9493   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Ireland Sutton / WVU New River Comm. & Tech. College 830 Northside Dr. Suite 160 Summersville WV 26651 Nicholas 304-872-4520   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Joe Taylor Taylor's Mine Safety Consultation P.O. Box 595 Cabin Creek WV 25035 all 304-949-3623   Oak Hill
40 Hour Matthew C. Taylor Taylor's Mine Safety Consultation P.O. Box 595 Cabin Creek WV 25035 Kanawha 304-415-7092   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Rick Terry Terry Mining School P.O. Box 128 Glenn Daniel WV

25844

 Raleigh 304-934-7597   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Robert "Bob" Cozart Tincher Safety Training P.O. Box 38 Cabin Creek WV

25035

 Kanawha 304-595-5759   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Gary L. Tincher Tincher Safety Training P.O. Box 38 Cabin Creek WV

25035

 Kanawha 304-595-5759   Danville
40 & 80 Hour Gary S. Tincher Tincher Safety Training P.O. Box 38 Cabin Creek WV

25035

 Kanawha 304-595-5759   Danville
40 & 80 Hour James L. Tincher Tincher Safety Training P.O. Box 38 Cabin Creek WV 25035 Kanawha 304-595-5759   Oak Hill
40 & 80 Hour Nelson Tinnel New River Comm. & Tech. Coll. 830 Northside Dr. Suite 160 Summersville WV 26651 Nicholas 304-872-4520   Oak Hill
80 Hour Donald Tompkins Fayette County Day Report -Corrections 2037 Summerlee Rd. Oak Hill WV 25901 Fayette 304-469-2004   Oak Hill
40 Hour Robert K. Wallace Mountaineer Mine Safety 623 Industrial Dr. Beaver WV

25813

 Raleigh 304-255-2292   Oak Hill