Miner injured in western Maryland flown to hospital

GRANTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - A miner in western Maryland has been flown to a hospital to be treated for back injuries.

The Cumberland-Times News reports (https://bit.ly/2uJmz31 ) the miner was injured Friday at the Casselman deep mine and was flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Jay Apperson, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of Environment, says the miner’s injuries were not life-threatening.

The mine is owned by Corsa Coal Corp, of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

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Information from: Cumberland (Md.) Times-News, https://www.times-news.com/timesnew.html