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Mining Deaths on the Rise, Says Mine Safety and Health Report
On Monday July 28, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration released its mid-year summary of fatal accidents in the mining industry. According to the report, mining deaths in the first half of 2014 have increased compared to the same period last year. Statistics from the Mine Safety and Health report...
Fatal Roof Collapse at Boone Cty Coal Mine, Two Workers Dead
Officials from the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training (WVOMHS&T) have reported a fatal incident that occurred Monday night at a Boone County coal mine due to a roof collapse. The incident took place shortly before 9:00 pm last evening at Brody Mine #1 near Wharton, West Virginia. Two workers were killed....
West Virginia Leads Nation in Coal Mining Deaths - Again
The coal mining industry is rife with risks and potential hazards. For workers in this industry, there always exists the real risk of serious injury and, unfortunately, death. Families of workers who suffer injuries in the line of work are also forced to endure the burdens of these difficult experiences. In many cases, these injuries...
Coal Miners Will Hopefully Get Protection
Hardly a day goes by when there isn't an article about coal miners or coal mining in the papers. As I read the paper this morning, I noticed two separate articles. In the first article, it is noted that Senators Rockefeller and Manchin are proposing a law that would help to protect pensions and health...
Three Miners Killed This Month in WV - Mani Ellis & Layne, PLLC
Last week, a Marion County miner died after suffering injuries in a Consol Energy mine accident. He was the third miner that suffered fatal injuries on the job in recent weeks. According to news sources, the 51-year-old man worked Consol Energy's Loveridge Mine for the past ten years. The man was killed when a metal...
West Virginia Coal Mine Worker Involved in a Fatal Accident
Just this Monday night, a victim whose name is undisclosed, lost his life while working on a drilling rig at a West Virginia coal mine prep plant. According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration the worker was killed when the rig he was working on overturned and he was crushed beneath. The death occurred...