UPDATE: CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice issued the following statement today upon news of a second coal mining death in two days. Mine section foreman Nicholas David Adkins, 43, of Racine, was fatally injured earlier this morning when he was struck by an underground shuttle car.
“This second tragedy in as many days is a terrible blow to all West Virginians and to our mining community. Please pray for this man and his loved ones, and for all of our miners and their families, just as Cathy and I continue to do everyday.”
This accident occurred at Marfork Coal Co.’s Horse Creek Eagle Mine near Naoma in Raleigh County. On Wednesday, a 26-year-old mine section foreman was fatally injured by a rib roll at the Marion County Coal Resources mine.
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RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WCHS-TV) – One person has died after an accident occurred at a Raleigh County Mine.
WCHS-TV reports that the incident happened at the Horse Creek Eagle Mine, located in Naoma. WCHS reports that the U.S. Department of Labor spokesperson confirmed the death, and the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
The second death comes after Gov. Jim Justice reported another death on Wednesday. The first death was a coal miner from Wetzel County and died in an incident that occurred at a mine in Marion County.
