A miner was killed after suffering head and neck injuries in an incident at a Marshall County mine Friday morning.

Darin Reece was killed in the incident, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey, who offered his condolences to Reese’s family Friday afternoon.

“Denise and I were deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Darin Reece, who passed away following an accident at the Ohio County Mine,” he said. “We extend our condolences to his family, his fellow miners, and all those who knew him.”

Morrisey said Reece worked as a continuous miner section supervisor. A continuous miner is a high-capacity underground mining machine featuring a large, rotating cutting head used to extract coal or minerals from the working face. No other information on Reece had officially been released as of Friday evening.

“The impact of these events reaches far beyond the job site,” Morrisey added. “It is felt by families, coworkers, and entire communities. That weight is even greater today, as this marks the second loss of life in West Virginia’s mining community in less than 24 hours.”

On Thursday afternoon, Aaron Warrix, a shuttle car operator at the Panther Eagle Horse Creek Mine in Raleigh County was killed.

Morrisey said the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training was on site at both incidents and conducting a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding them.

According to Marshall County EMA Director Tom Hart, Marshall County 911 received a call from the Ohio County Mine Golden Ridge Portal in Dallas at 10:31 a.m. Friday requesting EMS for a worker that had been crushed with head and neck injuries.

Dallas EMS and Marshall County EMS were dispatched and air medical was requested, Hart said. Ohio County EMS and the Stone Church and West Finley, Pennsylvania, volunteer fire departments were requested for mutual aid. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department also was dispatched and the Marshall County Medical Examiner was requested by EMS on the scene to respond.

The mine in Marshall County was operated by American Consolidated Natural Resources. The company was not able to be contacted via a number on its website as of Friday evening.