RedAnarchist
27th September 2011, 20:38
A miner has been killed and another rescued after being trapped following a roof fall in a North Yorkshire pit.
Gareth Williams, the chief executive of UK Coal, confirmed the death at Kellingley Colliery. He said no names would be released at this point.
The two men became trapped up to their waist by debris at the pit near Knottingley on Tuesday afternoon.
Kellingley, which is managed by UK Coal, is one of Britain's deepest remaining mines.
The colliery employs about 600 staff and its two main shafts are 800m (2624ft) deep.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-15083044
Another mining tragedy in the space of a month.
Gareth Williams, the chief executive of UK Coal, confirmed the death at Kellingley Colliery. He said no names would be released at this point.
The two men became trapped up to their waist by debris at the pit near Knottingley on Tuesday afternoon.
Kellingley, which is managed by UK Coal, is one of Britain's deepest remaining mines.
The colliery employs about 600 staff and its two main shafts are 800m (2624ft) deep.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-15083044
Another mining tragedy in the space of a month.