WAVERLY, KY (WFIE) - A miner is killed in a Union County accident.
According to the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety, James J. Falk, 39, of Slaughters, was killed at the River View mine in Waverly, KY.
Investigators are saying that Falk died when he was hit by a shuttle car about a mile away from the mine's entrance. The accident happened around 8 a.m.
Investigators from the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing are on the scene and will be conducting an investigation into how the accident occurred.
The mine has been closed until further notice as interviews and the investigation continue.
River View employs approximately 437 miners
This is the sixth deadly mine accident in Kentucky this year.
My wife dated Jeff so she was devestated to hear of his death. What the article neglected to say was that he was reporting back to work and this was his first day back after a 2 year layoff.
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