Posted: 9:07 PM Mar 11, 2012

W.Va. Man Killed in a Mining Accident

Federal mining officials are investigating an accident at a West Virginia mine that led to the death of one of the miners.

Mine Safety and Health Administration officials say the accident occurred Saturday at the Kingston 1 Mine in Scarboro.

WSAZ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/wHq4Ca) that Jeremy Sigler of Nicholas County was killed when a rib rolled while he was running a continuous mining machine.

The mine is owned by Bristol, Va.-based Alpha Natural Resources. The mine has now been closed for the time being and no one is allowed underground.

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