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Coal Miner's Death In Logan County Is State's 4th This Year
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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Camping Ban In Morgantown And Mine Rescue Training This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, Morgantown's tries to address homelessness with a camping ban, and training above ground miners how to rescue their coworkers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReport Shows Cause Of Death For Coal Miner In Taylor County
A preliminary report from the Mine Safety And Health Administration says William J. Crandall was fatally injured while attempting to rerail a longwall electrical power car.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMSHA Report: Mine Worker Was Struck By A Front-End Loader
Ashley Cogar, a 34-year-old truck driver, was struck by the bucket of a front-end loader on July 12. Cogar later died of her injuries.
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1st W.Va. Miner Is Killed On The Job This Year In Wyoming County
Virgil Paynter, of Lynco, was fatally injured while operating an excavator at the CM Energy Operations surface mine, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDon Blankenship, Now A Democrat, Files To Run For U.S. Senate
Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy, was convicted of violating federal mine safety law in a 2016 trial. Twenty-nine miners at Massey’s Upper Big Branch mine were killed in 2010.
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