FATAL MINE ACCIDENT Nicholas County Miner Dies On The Job In Fayette County
Reported by: Mamie Buoy
Web Producer: Mamie Buoy
Reported: Mar. 11, 2012 1:24 PM EDT
Updated: Mar. 11, 2012 1:34 PM EDT
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Scarbro
, West Virginia
A Nicholas County coal miner has died in an accident on the job.
Family members say Jeremy Sigler died in an accident at Alpha's Kingston 1 Mine in Fayette County Saturday night.
A spokesperson with the Mine Safety and Health Administration says a foreman died when a rib rolled, while he was running a continuous mining machine.
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