Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Kentucky Mine Fatality
KENTUCKY...
A miner suffered fatal injuries Wednesday when he was struck by a vehicle at a coal mine in western Kentucky.
State officials say 39-year-old James Jeffrey Faulk was hit by a shuttle car at the River View mine in Union County. No one else was hurt in the incident, which occurred just before 8 a.m. CDT about a mile from the mine's entrance.
It is the sixth death at a Kentucky mine this year.
The underground mine employs 437 workers. Federal records say another miner was seriously injured at the site in September when a piece of roof rock fell on him, fracturing his back.
The mine is operated by Tulsa, Okla.-based Alliance Resource Partners.
The incident is being investigated by the state Office of Mine Safety and Licensing.
A miner suffered fatal injuries Wednesday when he was struck by a vehicle at a coal mine in western Kentucky.
State officials say 39-year-old James Jeffrey Faulk was hit by a shuttle car at the River View mine in Union County. No one else was hurt in the incident, which occurred just before 8 a.m. CDT about a mile from the mine's entrance.
It is the sixth death at a Kentucky mine this year.
The underground mine employs 437 workers. Federal records say another miner was seriously injured at the site in September when a piece of roof rock fell on him, fracturing his back.
The mine is operated by Tulsa, Okla.-based Alliance Resource Partners.
The incident is being investigated by the state Office of Mine Safety and Licensing.
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