Thursday, April 29, 2010
Kentucky Mining Accident
KENTUCKY...
Kentucky is now the scene of a mining accident. Emergency crews responded to the scene of an accident at the Dotiki Mine at the Hopkins/Webster County line near Nebo, about 150 miles west of Louisville. Following on the heels of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia, families awaited anxiously for word on trapped miners. According to a statement released by the mine Thursday morning, the accident happened around 10 o'clock Wednesday night. Mine officials say two underground mine employees were trapped when a piece of the mine's roof fell unexpectedly. Those miners were about five miles from the entrance. Officials with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing were on the scene to help with the rescue effort. The mine, which is owned by Alliance Coal, covers more than 100 acres and employs more than 300 miners.
Kentucky is now the scene of a mining accident. Emergency crews responded to the scene of an accident at the Dotiki Mine at the Hopkins/Webster County line near Nebo, about 150 miles west of Louisville. Following on the heels of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia, families awaited anxiously for word on trapped miners. According to a statement released by the mine Thursday morning, the accident happened around 10 o'clock Wednesday night. Mine officials say two underground mine employees were trapped when a piece of the mine's roof fell unexpectedly. Those miners were about five miles from the entrance. Officials with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing were on the scene to help with the rescue effort. The mine, which is owned by Alliance Coal, covers more than 100 acres and employs more than 300 miners.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:07 AM 
