Tag: Abandoned Mine

Rescue efforts continue for two men trapped in collapsed coal tipple at Pontiki Plant

BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — A search and rescue for two men trapped at the Pontiki Coal Preparation Plant in Martin County continued at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday. The men became trapped at around 6:30 p.m. when a 12-story coal tipple they were dismantling collapsed. The two, part of the Stanley Skeens Contracting team…
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Abandoned Mine, Coal Mining Fatality, Pilgrim, Pontiki Preparation Plant, Rachel Dove, Reclamation

November 1, 2023