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5 NEWS UPDATE: Miner Killed in Prep Plant accident Identified
Written by Your 5News Team
Last updated on February 07, 2013 @ 3:02PM
Created on February 07, 2013 @ 7:04PM
5 News Update (2/7)
MALDEN, W.Va. (AP) - State authorities have identified a miner who died following an accident at a Kanawha County coal operation.
Thirty-four-year-old Brandon E. Townsend of Delbarton died Wednesday after a hydraulic jack exploded on a belt press at Midland Trail Energy's Blue Creek preparation plant. Another worker was injured.
Department of Commerce spokeswoman Leslie Fitzwater said Thursday that the accident remains under investigation.
Midland Trail is owned by Patriot Coal.
Original Story (2/6)
MALDEN, W.Va. (AP) - A worker at a Kanawha County coal operation has died following an accident.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Amy Louviere says the miner died Wednesday at Midland Trail Energy's Blue Creek preparation plant in Malden when a hydraulic jack exploded on a belt press. Louviere says a second miner was injured.
The names of the miners involved weren't immediately available.
Louviere says an order was issued closing the plant, and a federal investigator was en route to West Virginia.
Midland Trail is owned by Patriot Coal.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Amy Louviere says the miner died Wednesday at Midland Trail Energy's Blue Creek preparation plant in Malden when a hydraulic jack exploded on a belt press. Louviere says a second miner was injured.
The names of the miners involved weren't immediately available.
Louviere says an order was issued closing the plant, and a federal investigator was en route to West Virginia.
Midland Trail is owned by Patriot Coal.
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