All mine operations were shut down after the accident and will continue to be suspended Monday while the search continues. The Kentucky Department for Natural Resources, Division of Mine Safety, sent investigators to the mine early Monday morning.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Crews were searching Monday for a Kentucky miner who was working underground when a roof collapse occurred, officials said. James D. Brown, 33, of Lynch began his shift as a roof bolter operator late Sunday and was working about 14,000 feet underground when the collapse happened about an hour later, a statement from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet said.