Truck overturns at Massey mine site, killing driver

[Enrique]

Source: ABC News

Federal mine regulators say a coal-hauling truck overturned at a Massey Energy Co. mine site in West Virginia, killing the driver.

Amy Louviere, a spokeswoman for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, says the truck overturned around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on a haul road in Scarbro, which is about 50 miles southeast of Charleston.

Louviere said in an e-mail Sunday that two inspectors were sent to investigate the wreck, which may have been caused by faulty brakes and icy roads.

The truck was operated by a contractor, Medford Trucking. Massey said in a news release Sunday that the crash happened at the company's Republic Energy operation. Massey says it will investigate the crash and work to ensure its haul roads are safe.


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[blue neen]

1. Oh no, those miners and their families have suffered enough.

Damn Massey Energy and Don Blankenship to hell. Actually, hell is not bad enough.

[Angry Dragon]

2. You do know he is leaving his job at the end of the year??

He said after doing it for almost 30 years it is time to go onto other things

[blue neen]

3. Yes, he's leaving the job after being responsible for so many deaths.

It certainly IS time to go onto other things...hopefully HADES!