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A coal miner was killed early Wednesday morning in a conveyor belt accident at a Harlan County mine. State officials say 29-year old Hubert Grubbs, of Harlan, suffered a fatal injuries at the Revelation Energy, LLC, D11 Panther Mine in Cumberland.
A release says Grubbs, a pre-shifter/belt examiner with 10 years of experience, begin his shift at 10:00 Tuesday night and was splicing a conveyer belt when the conveyer started unexpectedly, causing fatal injuries.
All mining operations were shut down Wednesday after the fatality and are being suspended while an investigation into the fatal accident continues by the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources, Division of Mine Safety.
State officials indicate the mine is in the process of a full inspection. Fifteen citations for noncompliance have been issued and one closure order. The closure has been abated and all but six noncompliance citations have been abated. Six analyst observations were performed this year at the mine, the last one begin on January 11 when a special safety talk on injury and fatality prevention was conducted with 52 miners on all three shifts.
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