Sep 4 Environment Miner Deaths Increase Amid Low Coal Employment Already this year 12 miners have died on the job in the U.S., compared with eight fatalities in all of 2016. Two miners were killed in Kentucky and six in West Virginia. By Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio Sep 4 Environment Miner Deaths Increase Amid Low Coal Employment Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio
Jun 20 Environment Three Coal Miners Rescued from Bell County Mine Three miners who were trapped in a Bell County coal mine all day yesterday were rescued last night unharmed. The men were working in James River Coal’s Jellico #1 Mine when rising flood waters trapped them, blocking the exit. Federal, state and coal company officials were at the scene all day, as teams worked to […] By Erica Peterson Jun 20 Environment Three Coal Miners Rescued from Bell County Mine Erica Peterson