KITTANNING, Pa. — Authorities said two miners were injured in a partial ceiling collapse in an Armstrong County coal mine.
The collapse happened Monday afternoon at the Tracy Lynne mine operated by Rosebud Mining of Kittanning.
Rosebud Mining Company Vice President Jim Barker told Channel 11 News that the workers were hanging curtain about 400 feet underground when a heavy rock fell on them.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said a section of the rock struck two miners, but the injuries were not life-threatening. Officials said no other injuries were reported.
Rick Murphy of the state Bureau of Mine Safety said the two miners were taken to a hospital, including one with a possible knee injury.
The miners were brought to the surface just after 6 p.m. Barker said because the workers were in such a tight space, it took crews about an hour to get them out.
"It just takes a while whenever you have individuals who are not able to drive as fast underground to get them out,” Barker said. “You want to go nice and slow.”
State and federal mine officials are investigating.
WPXI
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