MILL CREEK, W.Va. – A coal miner who died on the job in West Virginia was the brother of one the 12 killed in the Sago Mine disaster of 2006. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that authorities ...

Coal mining is still dangerous. In 2010, West Virginia had the worst coal mining disaster in the US in 40 years, when an explosion killed 29 people. The year before, 34 people died mining ...

At least eight U.S. coal miners have died on the job in 2024, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Four of them died in West Virginia. The incident is under ...