"During the production of coal mining with a hydraulic excavator, rocks collapsed from the working side of the coal seam. As a result, the driver found himself under the rubble in the excavator's cabin", - TASS reports the words of a representative of the regional Rostekhnadzor.
As reported to the agency in the operational services of the region, at the scene were occupied by two sections of the paramilitary mine rescue detachment.
The Vinogradovsky coal mine has been operating since 2004 with a design capacity of 3 million tons of D grade coal per year.