A coal miner died Wednesday in an accident at a northern West Virginia mine, Gov. Jim Justice said.
Cecil Barker, 62, of Philippi, was working as a surveyor at Century Mining’s Longview Mine in Barbour County. Two other surveyors were traveling with Barker on a mantrip ride by rail underground to the mining section when the accident occurred. The two other surveyors sustained minor injuries, Justice said in a news release.
The statement did not say how the accident happened and a spokesman for the Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training did not immediately return an email.
Barker had 18 years of mining experience. It was the second coal fatality of the year in the state and the third nationwide.
Topics Virginia
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Viewpoint: Japan’s $550B Bet on America—What it Means for the US Insurance Market 
Florida Needs More – Much More – Wind Mitigation, Say Experts at OIR Summit 
Chubb Q1 Net Income Increases 74% on Fewer Catastrophe Losses 
Amish Mother and 6 Children Killed in Explosion and Fire at Pennsylvania Home 
