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Miner killed at Knott County surface mine

Highwall collapses on drill operator

Contact:  Chuck Wolfe 502-564-5525

HINDMAN, Ky. (July 18, 2006) – A coal miner was killed today when the highwall of a surface mine collapsed in Knott County.

An investigative team from the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing was dispatched to the site – the Smith Branch No. 1 Mine of Hendrickson Equipment Inc. The mine is near Hindman on Mallie Road.

The victim was identified as Jason Mosley, 28, of Hindman. The highwall collapsed upon a mine drill being operated by the victim.

The fatality was the third of 2006 at a Kentucky surface mine. Nine miners have died in accidents in underground mines.

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