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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWS
GREENBRIER MINER DEATHfrom Eyewitness News Online Name of Miner Killed In Greenbrier County Mine Released Reported by:  Bethany SimmonsWeb Producer: Bethany Simmons Also Contributing: Associated Press Reported: Nov. 30, 2012 8:50 AM EST Updated: Nov. 30, 2012 6:32 PM EST
Rupert, Greenbrier County
, West Virginia
The name of a miner who was killed in an accident at a Greenbrier County mine early Friday has been released. Steven Odell, 27, of Mount Nebo was killed in the incident at Pocahontas Mine A White Buck Portal near Rupert. Officials said Odell was a certified electrician and had worked at the mine 2 1/2 years. He had been a miner for three years. The mine is owned by Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for updates. A miner was killed after an accident at a Greenbrier County mine early Friday. A 27-year-old employee whose name has not been released, was caught between a scoop and a continuous miner, West Virginia Department of Commerce Public Information Specialist Leslie Fitzwater said. The accident happened about 1:30 a.m. at Pocahontas Mine A White Buck Portal near Rupert. The victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The mine is owned by Alpha Natural Resources. This marks the sixth mining fatality in West Virginia in 2012. MORE NEWS FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
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