33-year-old Ashley Cogar died in a coal mining accident on July 12 at Wyco Surface Mine, marking West Virginia's second coal mining fatality in 2021.

33-year-old West Virginia woman, Ashley Cogar, died on July 24 from injuries sustained during a coal mining accident on July 12 at the Wyco Surface Mine. This marks the second reported coal mining fatality in West Virginia this year and the fourth nationally. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is investigating the incident, which involved power haulage equipment such as shuttle cars, scoops, locomotives, and front-end loaders.