David A. Partin, 49, of Pineville, was working as a continuous belt worker at the Manalapan P1 mine in the Pathfork community at approximately 11:50 a.m. when he was killed in an apparent roof fall, according to a press released from Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing.
The mine is currently closed as authorities continue their investigation.
Wednesday’s accident marks the second fatal mining accident in Kentucky this year.
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