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MOUNT MORRIS, Pa. (AP) — State authorities say a coal miner who was killed at work over the weekend died after he was crushed by a boulder The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard (http://goo.gl/NdMr4P ) reports that 31-year-old Jeremy Neice of Danville, West Virginia, was freed from the rock Saturday at the 4 West Mine near Mount Morris and transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it is working with the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration to investigate, and operations at the mine have been shut down. It's the second death in about six months at the mine operated by Dana Mining Co. The company was cited in the earlier death. Department spokesman John Poister says the two deaths in that time period represent a "serious situation." ___ Information from: Herald-Standard, http://www.heraldstandard.com/

Officials: Coal miner killed after being crushed by boulder