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Coal Mines Keep Operating Despite Injuries, Violations And Millions In Fines

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This photo of Roy Middleton working underground at the Kentucky Darby mine now sits on the mantel in the Middleton home in Harlan County, Ky. He was killed after an explosion in 2006. (Original photo courtesy of the Middleton family)
This photo of Roy Middleton working underground at the Kentucky Darby mine now sits on the mantel in the Middleton home in Harlan County, Ky. He was killed after an explosion in 2006. (Original photo courtesy of the Middleton family)

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