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In Kentucky, Miner Killed In Roof Fall

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A miner was fatally injured in a roof fall accident at Maverick Mining Co. LLC No. 1 mine in Pike County.

The victim, Cornelius Yates, 44. of Shelbiana, was operating a roof bolting machine when a section of the mine roof approximately 20 feet wide, 4 ½ feet thick and 10 feet long fell. The Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing Mine Rescue Team was dispatched to the scene immediately.

"We extend our sympathies to the family and friends of Mr. Yates.

Mine safety is a top priority for Governor Fletcher’s administration. In spite of having had two years with the lowest number of active mining fatalities in Kentucky’s history, we commit to working even harder to do everything we can to continue to improve safety in the mines," said LaJuana S. Wilcher, secretary of the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet (EPPC).

It was Kentucky’s first mine fatality of 2006.

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