Sunday, December 05, 2010
Coal Truck Driver Killed Worked For Massey Subsidiary
WEST VIRGINIA....Massey Energy officials said in a news release Sunday that the coal truck driver killed Saturday when his runaway truck overturned on Carbon Road, a fork of Cabin Creek Road, worked for Medford Trucking, a contractor for Massey subsidiary Elk Run Coal Co.'s Republic Energy. Amy Louviere, a spokeswoman for the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, said Sunday that brake failure and icy road conditions may have contributed to the accident. Firefighters extricated the victim from his cab, Louviere said in a news release.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:53 PM 
