Trapped Miner – Drennen

Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Jun. 03, 2026

Final Report Issued For Rolling Thunder Mine Accident

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released their final report on the mining accident that killed Steven Lipscomb, a 42-year-old section foreman with over 19 years of mining experience, on Nov. 8, 2025.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Nov. 19, 2025

Miner Killed In Nicholas County To Be Laid To Rest

A memorial service to honor Steve Lipscomb’s life will be held on Nov. 22, 2025, at Herbert Hoover High School.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Nov. 14, 2025

Flags Flown At Half Staff For W.Va. Miners

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has ordered flags to be flown at half staff to honor the life of Steve Lipscomb, who died at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Nov. 13, 2025

Body Of Missing Miner Located In Nicholas County Mine

A two-man rescue team found the body of mine foreman Steve Lipscomb, 42, of Elkview, in the Rolling Thunder coal mine in Nicholas County Thursday morning. An around the clock search and rescue operation has been in motion since Saturday.

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Government Eric Douglas, Nov. 12, 2025

Search Continues For Trapped Miner

Crews are now pumping approximately 6,000 gallons of water a minute from the Rolling Thunder Mine in Drennen. A miner was trapped Saturday after a wall holding back an unknown pocket of water was compromised.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Nov. 10, 2025

Miner Still Missing In Flooded Mine, Divers Aiding Search

Miners hit a previously unknown pocket of water inside the Rolling Thunder Mine in Drennen, West Virginia Saturday. Working miners escaped the flooding mine, but one did not make it out.

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