One Dead, Two Injured in Marshall Co. Mine

Update March 9, 2015 8:58 a.m.

Spokesperson of the West Virginia Office of Miner’s Health Safety and Training, Leslie Smithson says one miner died and two others were injured in an accident on Sunday night.

Smithson reports that the injuries happened at the McElroy Mine in Marshall County. Forty-five-year-old Assistant Longwall Coordinator John M. Garloch died in  after a roof collapsed, according to initial reports. In an email, Monday morning, Smithson said two other miners were injured and transported to local hospitals for treatment. One of those miners has been released; the other remains hospitalized.
 

Original Post: Sunday, March 8 at 11:20 p.m.

One miner has died and two others have been injured in a coal mine in West Virginia’s northern panhandle.

WTRF-TV reports that the miner died in a Marshall County Mine Cameron Portal owned by Murray Energy. The report says a roof and wall collapsed in the mine.

Leslie Smithson with the with the West Virginia Office of Miner’s Health Safety and Training could not confirm much Sunday night.

In an email, Smithson  said, “We have received notification of an incident at the McElroy Mine in Marshall County. Inspectors are on-site. No other information at this time. Will update as we receive more information.”