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Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet
Miner killed at Knott County surface mine
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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