Jul 12 Environment Martin County Coal Miner Killed in Power Haulage Accident Another Kentucky coal miner has died on the job. Twenty-six-year-old Ryan K. Thatcher of Salyersville was killed in a Martin County coal mine yesterday while operating a track locomotive pulling car loads of supplies into the mine. The mine is near Inez and is operated by Martin County Coal Company. It’s been closed while regulators […] By Erica Peterson Jul 12 Environment Martin County Coal Miner Killed in Power Haulage Accident Erica Peterson