Two more WVa Mine Accidents

KatieKate1244 · #1 02-02-2006, 12:46 AM

Two more mine accidents happened today in West Virginia:

The first one was at a strip mine. A man was driving some sort of machinery, and it hit a gas line and exploded. This was at the Black Castle mine in Boone County.

The second accident occured at the Number 18 Tunnel mine, in Kanawha county, when a support popped loose in the mine.

Gov. Joe Manchin is seeking to shut down all WV mines until they can all be inspected.

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/.../NEWS/60201007

16 deaths in one month. We haven't lost this many miners in one year in more than a decade, let alone on month.

honeychile · #2 02-02-2006, 01:13 AM

It's about time! One accident is one too many; does that make four? Too scary!!

Optimist Prime · #3 02-03-2006, 04:45 PM

bump!

any follow ups? have they found out anything, i.e. why so many accidents over the last couple of years?