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Crews are searching for a Kentucky miner who was working alone when a roof collapsed deep underground

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.

A search is underway for a coal miner who was working on a mine in Harlan County when the roof collapsed.

Crews are searching for a Kentucky miner who was working alone when a roof collapsed deep underground.

James D. Brown was 14,000 feet underground when a roof collapsed, according to the Kentucky EEC

The D-29 Darby Fork mine in Harlan County is owned by Inmet Mining LLC, of Knoxville, Tennessee.

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.

The D-29 Darby Fork mine in Harlan County is owned by Inmet Mining LLC, of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Crews were searching Monday for a Kentucky miner who was working alone when a roof collapsed deep underground, officials said.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Crews were searching Monday for a Kentucky miner who was working underground when a roof collapse occurred, officials said.