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Feds Cite Patriot Coal in Fatal Boone County Mine Accident
Federal mining officials are citing Patriot Coal for serious violations during a severe coal burst that killed two miners in May.The federal Mine Safety…
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It’s been more than two weeks since 48-year-old Eric Legg, of Twilight and 46-year-old Gary Hensley, of Chapmanville, died in a Boone County mine. They…
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Employees at the West Virginia mine where two men were killed during a severe coal burst were notified weeks earlier that they may lose their jobs due to…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBoone Co. Mine Where Two Killed Had Bad Safety Reputation, Practiced Dangerous Type of Mining
The Patriot Coal-owned Boone Co. mine where two men died Monday night had a historically bad record of safety violations and practiced a dangerous type of…
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