The West Virginia Department of Commerce has confirmed that there was an incident Thursday at XMV #39 Mine in McDowell county near Gary.
Initial reports indicated that two man trip machines had collided.
A total of six miners were injured and transported to Welch Emergency Hospital. All individuals have since been released. Inspectors from the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training are investigating.
The Mine has returned to normal operations.
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