WV MINER DIES WV Miner Dies After Suffering Head Injury
Reported by: Associated Press
Web Producer: Heath Harrison
Reported: Feb. 13, 2013 4:53 PM EST
Updated: Feb. 14, 2013 9:49 PM EST
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Fairview, Marion County
, West Virginia
A West Virginia coal miner has died of severe head injuries suffered as he tried to put a loaded supply car back on track at CONSOL Energy's Loveridge Mine.
CONSOL spokeswoman Lynn Seay said the mine has temporarily shut down out of respect for 51-year-old Glen Clutter of Baxter and will resume production at 4 p.m. Friday.
The accident happened Tuesday night near Fairview.
Clutter was using a long-handled tool called a slate bar, typically used to pry loose material from a mine's roof and walls. It somehow popped loose and struck him.
Clutter began his career in 1981 at the Blacksville No. 1 mine, and Seay said he'd worked at Loveridge for the past 10 years.
Seay said Thursday that CONSOL's thoughts and prayers are with his family.
A worker trying to put a loaded supply car back on track at CONSOL Energy's Loveridge Mine is in critical condition after being struck in the head with a tool.
The Charleston Gazette said 51-year-old Glen Clutter of Baxter was in critical condition and on life support late Wednesday.
Hoy Murphy of the state Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training said the accident happened Tuesday night near Fairview.
Clutter was using a long-handled tool called a slate bar, typically used to pry loose material from a mine's roof and walls. It somehow popped loose and struck him.
Murphy said the investigation will look at whether Clutter was using it to lift the car.
CONSOL spokeswoman Lynn Seay said Baxter suffered severe head trauma but didn't comment further.
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