Stephen Fields of Chauncey was drilling a test hole in a coal seam when the rock came loose from a highwall due to freezing ...

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If you ask most people what type of job is most closely associated with West Virginia, they would likely reply coal mining.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 55-year-old coal miner died in a Wednesday morning accident in Boone County.

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Coal miner Steven Fields, 55, has died after an accident at the Progress Surface Mine in Twilight, West Virginia, in the US.

"They could have a dramatic impact. They could evolve to the point where even furloughs of mining operations are considered, " West Virginia Coal Association president Chris Hamilton said.