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HUNTINGTON,Utah-A seismic "bump" in a coal mine injured nine people working to find trapped miners, sending at least four rescue workers to hospitals, authorities said.One rescue worker was in very serious condition at Castleview Hospital, and two were in serious condition there, said Jeff Manley, hospital chief executive.At least one rescue worker was flown from the Crandall Canyon mine to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, said Jess Gomez, a spokesman for Salt Lake City's LDS Hospital,which dispatches medical helicopters in Utah."It is believed that the accident was caused by a bump...We are in the process of doing a head count to ensure that everyone is accounted for," said Dirk Fillpot,spokesman for the Mine Safety and Health Administration.A bump commonly refers to pressure inside the mine that shoots coal from the walls with great force,which seismologists believe caused the Aug. 6 cave-in that trapped six men inside the central Utah mine.A "final count" determined that nine workers were injured,he said.The agency had earlier said at least 10 were injured.The bump occurred about 8:30 p.m. EDT.Family members of miners, many in tears, gathered at the mine's front entrance looking for news.A Crandall Canyon mine employee, Donnie Leonard,said he was outside the mine when he heard a manager "yelling about a cave-in."It was not immediately clear where the injured people were working or what they were doing when they were hurt.Crews have been drilling holes from the top of the mountain to try to find the six missing miners while others were tunneling through a debris-filled entry to the mine.Before Thursday's event, workers still had about 1,200 feet to go to reach the area where they believe the trapped men had been working.The digging had already been set back Wednesday night when a coal excavating machine was half buried by rubble by seismic shaking. Another mountain bump interrupted work briefly Thursday morning."The seismic activity underground has just been relentless.The mountain is still alive, the mountain is still moving and we cannot endanger the rescue workers as we drive toward these trapped miners," Bob Murray,chief of Murray Energy Corp., the co-owner and operator of the Crandall Canyon Mine, said earlier Thursday.To read more go to:
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