One Person Hurt In Fayette County Mine Collapse

January 7, 2022 3:49 am

Authorities say one person was hurt after a mine collapse in Fayette County. The collapse was reported Friday afternoon around three o’clock at Laurel Aggregates on Springhill Furnace Road near Point Marion.  The mine is located near the border of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.  There has been no word yet on what may have caused the mine to collapse or how seriously the individual may have been hurt.  The mine is owned by Arcosa and is an aggregate facility.  Officials from the Department of Environmental Protection and the federal Mine Safety and Health Admibnistration will be investigating.  (Photo:  WPXI)