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Last updated on Sunday, March 18, 2018
(OAKTOWN) - A Bloomfield man lost his life Friday afternoon in a coal mining accident in a Sunrise Coal mine near Oaktown.
According to the Knox County Coroner's Office, 34 year-old Jason Williams was found deceased inside the mine.
The representative from the mine says the accident happened while Williams was driving a "mantrip" underground in Oaktown Mine 1.
No information about the cause of death has been released at this time. An autopsy was scheduled for Saturday and those results are pending.
The case is being investigated by the Knox County Coroner's office, Indiana State Police, Indiana Bureau of Mines, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Released the following statement: Sunrise and its employees are deeply saddened by the loss of our co-worker and friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jason's family."
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