According to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, 41 year-old Cameron Fourez was working underground at Hamilton County Coal around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning when a supplemental roof support collapsed on top of him.
Fourez was transported to the Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro where he was later pronounced deceased.
WFCN News reported that a statement from Hamilton County Coal said state and federal agencies have opened a full investigation into the incident.
Later on Saturday night, a fire occurred at a building at the same mine. Fire crews responded to the scene around 6:20 p.m. as smoke was seen coming from the building. Five employees who were in the building at the time were transported to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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