It appears a coal outburst is to blame for a fatal mining
incident in Boone
County
The incident happened at 8:47 p.m.
Monday at Patriot Coal's Brody No. 1 Mine in Boone County
A spokesperson with the West Virginia Office
of Miners' Health, Safety and Training says Eric D. Legg, 48, of Twilight, and
Gary P. Hensley, 46, of Chapmanville, died in the incident. No other injuries
have been reported.
Inspectors remain at the site to
investigate the incident. According to a news release, preliminary indications
are that the incident resulted from a coal outburst.
A coal outburst
is the sudden and violent ejection of coal, gas and rock from a coal face and
surrounding strata in an underground coal mine. When outbursts occur, they can
be very serious events.
