Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Mingo County Coal Miner Dies from Injuries.
A Mingo County coal miner has died in a Huntington Hospital after injuries that he sustained in a coal mining accident Saturday.
24 year-old Stevie Joe Browning was helping a mechanic make some repairs to a continuous mining operator.
Brown suffered head injuries when the machine’s torque shaft came loose.
The accident occurred at the Rockhouse Creek Development #8 mine near Gilbert.
Earlier this year, Rockhouse Creek Development received a Mountaineer Guardian Award from the West Virginia Coal Association for excellence in mine safety for 2006.
The company along with state and federal officials are conducting an investigation.
Browning’s death is West Virginia’s third mining fatality of 2007.
24 year-old Stevie Joe Browning was helping a mechanic make some repairs to a continuous mining operator.
Brown suffered head injuries when the machine’s torque shaft came loose.
The accident occurred at the Rockhouse Creek Development #8 mine near Gilbert.
Earlier this year, Rockhouse Creek Development received a Mountaineer Guardian Award from the West Virginia Coal Association for excellence in mine safety for 2006.
The company along with state and federal officials are conducting an investigation.
Browning’s death is West Virginia’s third mining fatality of 2007.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 2:22 PM 
