Miner Dies At Pocahontas Coal Mine Listed By Rep. George Miller

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A West Virginia man has died after being pinned against the wall of a coal mine, reports WOWKTV.

According to an official with West Virginia Office of Miner's Health, Safety and Training, the victim was caught between a continuous mining machine and the wall of the Pocahontas coal mine in Beckley, West Virginia.

Pocahontas is one of 48 mining operations who avoided greater scrutiny from the government by contesting safety violations filed against it, according to a recent list (PDF) released by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.)

The Pocahontas coal mine is owned by ICG, the same company that owned the Sago mine where 12 workers were killed in an underground explosion in 2006.

The name of the 28-year-old victim has not been released, according to The Associated Press. But the state would say that he was married with children.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/23/man-dies-at-pocahontas-co_n_550290.html