Thursday, December 17, 2009
Letcher County Miner Killed
KENTUCKY...
A mining accident in Letcher County leaves one man dead.
It happened at a mine off Highway 931 just outside Whitesburg late Wednesday night.
34 year old Phillip Newton, worked for Sandlick Two mine, operated by Sapphire Coal Company.
Officials say a roof fall caused Newton to be trapped under a large rock.
"It's just a freak accident, just one of those things, you know, something sad happening here around Christmas to the family." Said Letcher County coroner Wallace Bolling.
Bolling says once emergency crews arrived they tried to free Newton but were unsuccessful.
Newton was taken to Everidge Funeral Home in Whitesburg.
A mining accident in Letcher County leaves one man dead.
It happened at a mine off Highway 931 just outside Whitesburg late Wednesday night.
34 year old Phillip Newton, worked for Sandlick Two mine, operated by Sapphire Coal Company.
Officials say a roof fall caused Newton to be trapped under a large rock.
"It's just a freak accident, just one of those things, you know, something sad happening here around Christmas to the family." Said Letcher County coroner Wallace Bolling.
Bolling says once emergency crews arrived they tried to free Newton but were unsuccessful.
Newton was taken to Everidge Funeral Home in Whitesburg.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:20 AM 
