Special Edition: Coal Fatal #14

Fatality #14 – 10/23/2017
Powered Haulage – Underground – West Virginia
Marfork Coal Company, LLC – Horse Creek Eagle Mine

DOROTHY, WV (WBOY) — A coal miner died in an accident in a mine in West Virginia early Monday morning.

The incident happened in the Horse Creek Eagle Deep Mine in Raleigh County, which is owned by Alpha Natural Resources. Click here for more information on the accident. WRIC

UPDATE: Alpha-owned mine temporarily shut down after miner death – WCYB

Miner found dead at coal processing plant in West Virginia – Miami Herald

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