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Updated: 9:57 AM Oct 14, 2008
UPDATE: Injured Miners Return to Work Tuesday
Six of the seven miners hurt inside a Boone County mine will return to work Tuesday.
Posted: 9:38 PM Oct 11, 2008Reporter: Michael Wooten, The Associated Press, Anna Baxter Email Address: Michael.Wooten@wsaz.com |
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UPDATE@9:56am Tuesday
Eleven miners were working on the mantrip when it jumped the tracks and crashed. Seven of the miners were taken to the hospital.
A mine safety spokesperson tells WSAZ.com five of the men returned to work Monday night and another will be back at the mine Tuesday. The seventh miner will remain off the job while he recovers from a back injury.
Jama Jarrett also tells WSAZ.com state and federal regulators are at the mine Tuesday looking at the piece of equipment that caused the accident.
Jarrett says the investigators will test the equipment to see if there was a manufacturing error.
Update from 6 p.m. Monday
BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- We're learning more about a mine accident that injured seven miners.
The accident happened late Friday night at the Round Bottom Mine in Boone County, which is near Sylvester. Mine safety officials said the miners were on a Mantrip when it jumped the tracks and crashed.
It is still not clear if the miners were starting or ending their shift. Some of their injuries were serious but not life threatening.
Original story
SYLVESTER, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Seven miners were hurt at a mine in Boone County.
It happened at the Round Bottom Mine near the town of Sylvester during a shift change Friday night.
It's still not clear how the accident happened.
Dispatchers say the injuries are not life threatening.
We do know that some of the miners had broken bones.
Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for more information.
Latest Comments
So much for the Pre-shift saftey list.
WSAZ... where is the updates??? Why isn't someone reporting on this? Must be one of Don's friends.. guess he'll be taking one of you on Vacation with him next.
Want an update?? The breaks went out and so did the backup breaks. 1 guy had a broken his back 1 guy had staples 1 guy sprained his knee and ankle and the others were just bruised and banged up all because of equipment that was not maintained properly. NOTE TO MASSEY CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT ON A REGULAR BASIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!!!
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