A man died Friday in a work-related accident at a coal mining facility in Jefferson County.
Jefferson County sheriff's deputies responded to the facility - Oak Grove Resources - in the 8300 block of Taylor's Ferry Road at 11 a.m. to investigate a report of an adult male injured by mining equipment, according to a sheriff's office press release issued late Friday.
Deputies learned the victim, whose name hasn't been released, was conducting maintenance on a piece of equipment when it collapsed on him. The accident happened about 800 feet below ground. Other mine workers administered first aid and then carried the victim to paramedics waiting at the surface.
He was pronounced dead when he arrived on the surface. Sheriff's officials said the Federal Mine Health and Safety Administration is conducting an investigation into the cause of the accident. No additional information was immediately available.