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More Deaths: W. Va. Gov. Halts All Coal Mining

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:07 pm
by Skywatch_NC
More Deaths: W. Va. Gov. Halts All Coal Mining

HAVE MERCY!!!! :eek: :eek: :cry: :cry:

POSTED: 6:48 pm EST February 1, 2006
UPDATED: 6:49 pm EST February 1, 2006

DRAWDY, W.Va. -- Two mine workers were killed in separate accidents in West Virginia on Wednesday, prompting Gov. Joe Manchin to call on all coal companies to cease production until safety checks can be conducted.

"We're going to check for unsafe conditions, and we're going to correct any unsafe conditions before we mine another lump of coal," Manchin said.

A miner was killed at an underground mine when a wall support popped loose, said Caryn Gresham, a spokeswoman for the state Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training.

The second fatality occurred at a surface mine when a bulldozer struck a gas line, sparking a fire and killing the operator, said Dirk Filpott, a spokesman for the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.

The deaths brought to 16 the number of mining-related fatalities in West Virginia since Jan. 2.

"West Virginia remains committed to putting the safety of every one of our miners first and foremost, far above any production that might come from that mining operation," Manchin said at a news conference.

http://www.wral.com/news/6660928/detail.html

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:49 pm
by HurryKane
Talk about a run of bad luck. Dang.

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:19 pm
by canegrl04
Last week on the web site urbansurvival.com , they predicted "more W.VA mine accidents in early February " :eek: They also say something "major" happens in March,then all calms down till the end of Aug,and then there will be full blown war :eek: :eek: :eek:

Since late last year,the Web Bots (connected to the site) have been predicting "something on a greater emotional scale than Katrina will happen in the 2nd half of 2006" I am getting scared and freaked out