Gov. shuts W. Virginia coal mines on safety worry
Posted on: Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 18:30 CST
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin shut down coal mining operations throughout the state over safety concerns after three separate mine accidents on Wednesday that left two miners dead and others injured.
Wednesday's mining deaths raised the death toll from coal mining accidents in 2006 to 16 in West Virginia.
Source: REUTERS
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