One worker died early Tuesday in a coal mining accident in central Utah.
Gary Broadbent, spokesman for mine operator UtahAmerican Energy Inc.,
identified the victim as Alejandro Ramirez, 46, of Price. Ramirez worked for
the company for six years, Broadbent said.
A Carbon County sheriff's dispatcher said the 911 call reporting the
accident arrived at 1:35 a.m. from the West Ridge Mine near the community of
East Carbon.
Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene. No other miners were hurt.
East Carbon Police Chief Sam Leonard said one his officers arriving at the
scene reported he had initially been told the victim had been "crushed,"
either in a cave-in or by machinery operating inside the mine.
Broadbent, spokesman for mine operator UtahAmerican Energy Inc., said a
cave-in or rock fall had been ruled out.
"It was an equipment-related accident," he said.
Broadbent could not provide further details about the accident, noting it is
being investigated by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA).
However, Broadbend did say the accident was the first involving serious
injury in the company's history of the West Ridge Mine.
On Tuesday, beyond expressing "sincere condolences and prayers to the
Ramirez family," the company declined further comment on the incident at
this time, though Broadbent did say the mine was closed Tuesday as a result
of the accident.
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