{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22a-8-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 22A-8-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this article the term \"surface miner\" means a person employed at a \"surface mine\", as that term is defined in section three, article three, chapter twenty-two of this code, and in section two, article four of said chapter.\nFor purposes of this article, the term \"underground miner\" means an underground worker in a bituminous coal mine, except as hereinafter provided.\nFor purposes of this article, the term \"Board of Miner Training, Education and Certification\" means that board established in article seven of this chapter.","path":["CHAPTER 22A. MINERS' HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRAINING.","ARTICLE 8. CERTIFICATION OF UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE COAL MINERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/22A-8-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:15Z","sha256":"fad9ea2d917bbe3e69661aab15b3b6f6f057863366091c8c641095a63a9a3c1c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22a-8-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22a-8-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}