Five Injured in Coal Mining Accident
September 16th, 2008 | by mantrionline |Five miners were hurt Monday at a mine in New Haven, West Virginia. That’s in Mason County.
The mining accident happened Monday afternoon at the Broad Run Mine. The mine is owned by Big River Coal Mining Company.
A mine safety spokesperson says a car that was taking miners in and out of the mine lost its brakes and collided with a supply car.
The car was carrying five workers and all of them were taken to the hospital. Four of them have already been treated and released. However, none of the injuries were serious.
Investigators will be on the scene Tuesday to look into the incident.
