Miner dies in accidental drowning while working to drain underground water,
MCDOWELL COUNTY, W. Va. (WVVA/Gray News) – Officials say a man died in an accidental drowning while working in a McDowell County mine earlier this year.
The Mine Health and Safety Administration initially reported that 39-year-old Christopher R. Finley died of medical-related issues in August.
But it has since charged his death to the mining industry after receiving a death certificate stating that he died in a drowning.
Officials said Finley was working with Twin State Mining in an underground mine that day.
He was a section foreman installing a hose for a dewatering pump when he was found lying in about 8 inches of water and mud on the mine floor, according to the MSHA.
Finley had been working in the mining industry for 15 years.
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