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Wetzel County Man Dies in Coal Mining Accident
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Wetzel County Man Dies in Coal Mining Accident
JUN 2, 2021
CHARLESTON — A Wetzel County man died overnight Wednesday in a coal mining accident in Marion County.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the family of Trenten Dille, 26, of Littleton in Wetzel County who died while working in the underground section of the Marion County Coal Resources mine in Fairview, W.Va.
The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training continues to investigate the accident. Initial information indicates the edge or rib of a coal support pillar fell and struck Dille, a section foreman.
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This is the third coal mine death recorded in the U.S. this year, according to the Associated Press.
Wetzel County Man Dies in Coal Mining Accident
JUN 2, 2021
CHARLESTON — A Wetzel County man died overnight Wednesday in a coal mining accident in Marion County.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the family of Trenten Dille, 26, of Littleton in Wetzel County who died while working in the underground section of the Marion County Coal Resources mine in Fairview, W.Va.
The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training continues to investigate the accident. Initial information indicates the edge or rib of a coal support pillar fell and struck Dille, a section foreman.
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This is the third coal mine death recorded in the U.S. this year, according to the Associated Press.
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