Perry County Mining Accident Investigated

A miner was hurt in a weekend accident in a Perry County coal mine. A spokeswoman for the Mine Safety and Health Administration says it happened around 3:00 Saturday afternoon at the Buckingham number 7 coal mine. Amy Louviere says a life threatening injury occurred to a miner after he was struck by a shuttle car. The victim, who was not identified, was taken to Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital with a broken pelvis. He is listed in stable condition. Two Mine Safety and Health Administration investigators responded over the weekend and are investigating. This is the second accident in six month for Buckingham Coal Company. Last December a miner was hurt in a Glouster mine accident after of chain of events resulted in a piece of machinery pining him to a wall breaking his ribs.