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02-16-2006, 02:10 PM
A miner was killed in a roof collapse accident at a mine in Perry County on Thursday morning, state officials said.
State mining officials were notified at about 8:55 a.m. Thursday of a roof collapse at the Perry County Coal Corp. HZ4-1 mine, said Chuck Wolfe, a spokesman for the state's Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.
Officials did not release the victim's name.
A roof collapse in Pike County killed Cornelius Yates, 44, of Shelbiana last month. That accident occurred inside the Maverick Mining Co. LLC mine in Pikeville. Kentucky led the nation last year in the number of mine deaths with eight people killed on the job, according to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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State mining officials were notified at about 8:55 a.m. Thursday of a roof collapse at the Perry County Coal Corp. HZ4-1 mine, said Chuck Wolfe, a spokesman for the state's Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.
Officials did not release the victim's name.
A roof collapse in Pike County killed Cornelius Yates, 44, of Shelbiana last month. That accident occurred inside the Maverick Mining Co. LLC mine in Pikeville. Kentucky led the nation last year in the number of mine deaths with eight people killed on the job, according to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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02-16-2006, 10:47 PM
I hate to hear this i respect a coal miner they work there butts off
I expessially hate this for the family i will keep them in my thought and prays
I expessially hate this for the family i will keep them in my thought and prays
02-17-2006, 01:39 AM
Here's some new information
The number of coal miners killed on the job in the United States this year rose to 20 on Thursday after a rock fall in an underground operation in Kentucky.
A layer of rocks fell on a miner in a TECO Coal mine near Hazard, said Chuck Wolfe, spokesman for the state's Environmental & Public Protection Cabinet.
The company identified the victim as Tim Caudill, 33, of Viper, a roof bolter who has worked for the company since 2001.
In a press release, the company said Caudill was relocating equipment from one location to another when rock and debris fell on him. There were no other injuries, the company said.
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The number of coal miners killed on the job in the United States this year rose to 20 on Thursday after a rock fall in an underground operation in Kentucky.
A layer of rocks fell on a miner in a TECO Coal mine near Hazard, said Chuck Wolfe, spokesman for the state's Environmental & Public Protection Cabinet.
The company identified the victim as Tim Caudill, 33, of Viper, a roof bolter who has worked for the company since 2001.
In a press release, the company said Caudill was relocating equipment from one location to another when rock and debris fell on him. There were no other injuries, the company said.
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02-17-2006, 03:08 PM
Batpuff Wrote:Something is going to have to be done about all this shit going wrong in the mines, how many more lives are they going to have to lose to realize there is something bad wrong.I worked in the mines for 12 years and as bad as I hate to say it... but sometimes things just happen. I have been involved or witnessed many accidents and My mines had two fatalities. Some are things that are uncontrollable, for example, this fatality here could have been uncontrolled. Drawrock will and does fall and it can't be stopped. I have seen falls that would absolutely stun you as too why it fell and top stay up when you knew it was going to fall. I do agree with you...something needs to be done. The first thing IMO is the hours these men work needs to be limited. When I worked for Massey, it was nothing for me to work 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you work these kind of hours you get tired and lose your sense of protection. You don't pay as much attention to whats going on as too what time is it and how much do I have left. Thats the first thing I think needs changed.
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