Glen Daniel Coal Miner Killed in Coal Mine Accident

A Glen Daniel, West Virginia man was killed on Monday when part of a wall collapsed.  According to the Beckley newspaper, the accident occurred at Rhino Eastern’s Eagle No. 1 Mine.  Joseph Cassell, 33, a Glen Daniel coal miner, was killed in the accident. Beckley, West Virginia Coal Mine Accident Lawyer If you or a [...]

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Coal Miner Killed at Logan County West Virginia Mine

A coal miner was killed at a Logan County, West Virginia surface mine on Saturday.  Richard Young was killed when he was hit by a piece of equipment.  The accident occurred at the Guyan Surface Mine, which is owned by Apogee Coal, a subsidiary of Patriot Coal.  A story about the incident is in the [...]

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Four Coal Miners Injured at Prenter Mine

Four coal miners were injured at a Prenter West Virginia coal mine on Monday.  According to newspaper reports, an axle on a transport vehicle broke while the miners were being transported into Mountain Edge Mining’s Dorothy Duke No. 3 mine.  The story is here. Beckley WV Coal Mine Accident Lawyer If you or a loved [...]

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13 Coal Mine Operations Told to Improve Safety

13 underground coal mine operations were told by federal regulators and Friday to improve safety at their mines.  Three of the coal mines are in West Virginia.  The Upper Big Branch mine in southern West Virginia would have been included in the list, but actions against Performance Coal Company, the owner of Upper Big Branch, [...]

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Fayette County Coal Miner Killed in Mine Accident

A Fayette County coal miner was killed on Monday after a piece of rock fell on him at the Alpha Natural Resources Kingston Number 1 Mine in Fayette County.  William Dooley, 56, was killed in the underground accident just after finishing bolting a section in the mine.  Mr. Dooley had operated a roof bolting equipment [...]

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Marion County Coal Miner Killed in Accident

Another West Virginia coal miner has lost his life in this tragic year.  The Charleston Gazette reported yesterday that 39-year-old Jessie Adkins was killed in a rib roll at Consol Energy’s Loveridge Mine in Fairview, Marion County.  A rib roll is where a block of left over coal comes loose from the wall or ceiling [...]

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WV Coal Miner Killed in Greenbrier County

Another West Virginia Coal miner was killed on Thursday at a Massey Energy coal mine in Greenbrier County.  According to a story in the Charleston Gazette, the miner worked at White Buck Coal Company’s Pocahontas Mine near Leivasy.  Tragically, this is the 40th coal miner killed this year and the 32nd West Virginia Miner killed. [...]

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Another Massey Miner Killed by Coal Mine Accident

James Erwin of Delbarton, West Virginia, passed away Friday morning following an accident on May 10, 2010.  According to the Charleston Gazette story located here, Mr. Erwin was caught between a shuttle car and the mine wall.  The incident occurred at the Ruby Energy Mine near Delbarton.  The mine is owned by a Massey subsidiary. [...]

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Massey Energy Statement About Miner’s Benefits and Injury Lawyers

A statement issued by Massey Energy about benefits being offered to the families of the fallen West Virginia Coal Miners is located at Coal Tattoo.  While the statement addresses benefits, it actually appears to be an attack on personal injury lawyers and notes that personal injury lawyers have published advertisements and some have made contacts [...]

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Names of 29 West Virginia Coal Miners Released

The Charleston Gazette has a list of the names of the 29 miners who were killed last week in the explosion at the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch Mine.  The list is located here.  A slideshow memorial is also located at the top of this page.  Coal Tattoo has been running obituaries of the fallen [...]

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