A and B Mine Roof Fall

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A and B Coal Company
Bradley-Breeding No. 4 Mine Roof Fall

Pine Top, Knott County, Kentucky
December 12, 1961
No. Killed - 4

In the News
	The Paducah Sun, Dec. 13, 1961 (3.0 Mb)
	The Paducah Sun, Dec. 14, 1961 (1.6 Mb)
	Multiple News Articles, Dec. 13-15, 1961 (1.1 Mb)

Four men were killed in a multiple roof fall accident.

The deceased:

Kenny Adams
Sidney Bryant
Josh Noble
Ben Sexton

Note: According to the MSHA Fatality Archive Database, the name of the company was the A and B Coal Company. However, the news article of December 13th identifies the operation as the Bradley-Breeding No. 4 truck mine. See more possible errors and omissions.

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