Mining Fatality

The Commonwealth

Mine Safety and Health Administration officials working to decrease accidental fatalities, respiratory illnesses in Appalachian miners

Shepherd Snyder

Mine Safety and Health Administration officials say they’ve been having more conversations with operators after a spike in mine fatalities last year.
Health and Welfare

Harlan County Miner Dies in Conveyer Belt Accident

A 29 year old eastern Kentucky man was killed Wednesday in a coal mining accident in Harlan County. Hubert Grubbs suffered fatal injuries in a conveyer…

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