Coal Industry Tax Cut Threatens Miners’ Benefits Fund as Black Lung Cases Surge June 1, 2018 By Valerie Volcovici As a young man, Barry Shrewsbury dug coal in the West Virginia mines and spent his time off hunting and...
Falling Rock Kills Kentucky Coal Miner; State’s Second Mining Death of 2017 April 4, 2017 A miner killed by falling rock at a Kentucky coal mine early Thursday is the state’s second mining fatality this...
Death of West Virginia Miner Under Investigation March 3, 2017 Authorities are investigating a miner’s death in McDowell County, W. Va., at an operation owned by Gov. Jim Justice. Patrick...
Investigators Conclude Crushed Kentucky Miner Not Wearing Safety Device December 30, 2016 Federal investigators have concluded that a worker crushed to death by a machine at a Kentucky coal mine earlier this...
Miner Killed in Eastern Kentucky Mining Accident March 29, 2016 State officials say an eastern Kentucky coal miner has died in an accident at a Harlan County mine. A statement...
Coal Miner Killed in Kentucky, 3rd Industry Fatality in 2016 January 22, 2016 By Dylan Lovan A coal miner in western Kentucky died after being pinned against a wall by a mobile digging machine in an...
Coal Miner Killed in West Virginia January 6, 2016 State officials are investigating a fatal accident at an underground coal mine in southern West Virginia. The fatality involving a...
West Virginia’s Coal Country Split as New Law Pits Owners, Workers: Commodities March 4, 2015 By Tim Loh Mike Caputo, one of the top Democrats in the West Virginia legislature, began working in the state’s coal mines at...