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West Virginia Governor's Office
West Virginia recorded its fourth coal mine fatality this year, according to federal mine safety officials.
Gary Chapman, of South Williamson, Kentucky, died on Friday of injuries he sustained at the Arch Resources Mountaineer II Mine in Logan County.
According to a preliminary report from the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the 33-year-old miner was struck by a rock that fell from an unsupported mine roof.
Chapman had 12 years of experience and was working as a continuous mining machine operator at the time he was killed. MSHA and the state Office of Miners Safety, Health and Training are investigating Chapman’s death.
There have been eight coal mine fatalities nationwide this year, according to MSHA. West Virginia has the highest number of mine workers of any state.
Last month, a worker was killed in Taylor County when he was attempting to fix a mine car.
