Officials say 32 year old Jeremy Perkins of Wallins Creek, Kentucky was killed when part of the ceiling fell in on him inside a Kopper Glo Fuel mine in Claiborne County, Tennessee between 4:30 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Wednesday morning. Tennessee Mining Association President Chuck Laine says the accident occurred in the company's deep mine in the Clairfield community, about 75 miles north of Knoxville. Laine says this is the first time the company has had a fatality.Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Kentucky Miner Killed In Tennessee
Officials say 32 year old Jeremy Perkins of Wallins Creek, Kentucky was killed when part of the ceiling fell in on him inside a Kopper Glo Fuel mine in Claiborne County, Tennessee between 4:30 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Wednesday morning. Tennessee Mining Association President Chuck Laine says the accident occurred in the company's deep mine in the Clairfield community, about 75 miles north of Knoxville. Laine says this is the first time the company has had a fatality.