An investigation is on after the death of a coal miner at a Kanawha County mine.
Blackhawk mining issued a statement Thursday reporting a fatality at the Coalburg Tunnel underground mine. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health and Safety identified the miner as 34-year-old Kristofer L. Ball, from Harts, and the investigation is underway. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin issued a statement Friday saying he was “deeply saddened” by Ball’s death.