JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) – A coal miner was killed Tuesday afternoon in an accident at a Rosebud Mining site in Snyder Township, Jefferson County.
As first reported by WTAE-TV, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said a 27-year-old man died as the result of an accident near the Kocjancic Mine Project just outside of Brockway.
The accident happened around 4:00 p.m.
The victim’s name has not been released.
An autopsy is scheduled for for Wednesday.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The above stock image is not a photo of the actual location of the accident.