One missing worker found at Kentucky coal mine, according to mine spokesman

sabra

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Thu Apr-29-10 10:58 AM
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One missing worker found at Kentucky coal mine, according to mine spokesman

Edited on Thu Apr-29-10 11:26 AM by sabra

Source: MSNBC

BREAKING NEWS: One missing worker found at Kentucky coal mine, according to mine spokesman

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One of 2 trapped Ky. miners alive
�He's located, we�ll be working to get this person out�

PROVIDENCE, Ky. - One of two miners trapped when a Kentucky coal mine roof collapsed has been located alive but has not been taken out of the mine, officials said Thursday.

"He's still trapped," said Carl Boone, of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. "He's located, we'll be working to get this person out."

The mine roof was still unstable and rescuers had to leave and come back and start putting up supports to continue their work, Boone said.

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Hubert Flottz

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Thu Apr-29-10 11:42 AM
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1. Send Bush and Dick to the coal mine to do their time after their

trial...They are "Friends Of Coal"

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Demoiselle

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Thu Apr-29-10 12:07 PM
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2. Thank goodness. Here's hoping both the miners get out ok.

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joanmj

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Thu Apr-29-10 12:19 PM
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3. Hoping they both get out!

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spinbaby

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Thu Apr-29-10 12:26 PM
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4. Thank goodness

A roof fall is survivable, assuming you're not right under it. Not like that explosion in West Virginia.

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Petrushka

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Thu Apr-29-10 01:00 PM
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5. One miner died, one missing --->

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100429/ap_on_bi_ge/us_kentucky_mine_accident

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PVnRT

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Thu Apr-29-10 02:49 PM
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6. This coal company is as filthy as they come

Lexington Herald-Leader

Records show inspectors from the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing have issued 31 orders to close sections of the mine or to shut down equipment because of safety violations since January 2009. Those records also show an additional 44 citations for safety violations that didn't result in closure orders.

The mine has been operated by Webster County Coal LLC since Sept. 8, 1996. Since 2005, the operator has received 2,973 citations on the mine from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Of that total, 968 were considered significant and substantial.

The Dotiki operator was cited 216 times so far in 2010, according to MSHA's Web site.

In 2009, the company was cited 649 times, more than the 458 citations issued last year against the West Virginia mine that blew up April 5 killing 29.

On April 13, MSHA cited the operator for not notifying it quickly of an accident and for not preserving an accident site. Twice inspectors issued closure orders.

Not to mention they were also believed to be involved in the firing of a government employee who refused to issue them new permits.

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hayu_lol

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Thu Apr-29-10 04:26 PM
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7. Both miners are dead...

see other threads.

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Petrushka

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Thu Apr-29-10 08:11 PM
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8. link to update

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100429/ap_on_bi_ge/us_kentucky_mine_accident

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petronius

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Sat May-01-10 12:49 AM
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9. Does that mean that he was alive when first found, but was later killed in the rockfalls

that caused the rescuers to retreat? Or that he was dead and the reports of finding him alive were wrong?

If the former, that must be devastating to the rescue teams...

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