AdvertisementCoal Mines Keep Operating Despite Injuries, Violations And Millions In FinesNovember 12, 2014Howard BerkesAnna Boiko-WeyrauchRobert BenincasafacebookEmailThis 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)