Thursday, April 29, 2010
Killed Miners Identified
KENTUCKY....
Governor Steve Beshear has identified the miners killed during a Wednesday night roof collapse at Alliance Coal Company's Dotiki Mine in Hopkins County, Kentucky about 150 miles west of Louisville as 27 year old Justin Travis and 28 year old Michael Carter. Rescue teams entered the mine beginning around 11:30 P.M. Wednesday night and traveled approximately four miles by conveyance to the area where the miners were trapped. Rescue efforts were halted around 4:50 A.M. Thursday morning due to unstable roof conditions. United Mine Workers officials say two other miners escaped. The Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing had issued 31 closure orders at the mine since January 2009, and state inspectors issued 44 citations for non-compliance with mine safety laws.
Governor Steve Beshear has identified the miners killed during a Wednesday night roof collapse at Alliance Coal Company's Dotiki Mine in Hopkins County, Kentucky about 150 miles west of Louisville as 27 year old Justin Travis and 28 year old Michael Carter. Rescue teams entered the mine beginning around 11:30 P.M. Wednesday night and traveled approximately four miles by conveyance to the area where the miners were trapped. Rescue efforts were halted around 4:50 A.M. Thursday morning due to unstable roof conditions. United Mine Workers officials say two other miners escaped. The Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing had issued 31 closure orders at the mine since January 2009, and state inspectors issued 44 citations for non-compliance with mine safety laws.
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