One Dead in Jefferson County Mining Accident

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Published September 12, 2018 4:44 am
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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.

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