Retreat Coal Mining Under Scrutiny After Miners' Deaths in Kentucky
Charleston Gazette › August 29, 2005
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CUMBERLAND, Ky. - Layers of rock overhead rumble like thunder. Dirt and pebbles rain down. A rock fall is imminent. So what is a miner to do?
"You run for your life," said Tim Miller, who toiled in Kentucky's mines for more than two decades.See the full content of this document
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Retreat Coal Mining Under Scrutiny After Miners' Deaths in Kentucky
People who work in underground coal mines know what it's like to have to scurry like gophers through the darkness to get away from falling rocks. Miners say that's part of the job, especially when it comes to digging coal from the ...
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