A Northern Panhandle coal miner was killed when two scoops collided inside the mine, according to a preliminary report by the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

MSHA recently released the report about the death of Darin Reece, a section supervisor at the Ohio County Mine near Dallas, West Virginia. According to the report, at around 10:30 a.m. April 3, Reese died after a scoop backed into another scoop that was carrying a longwall shield. The collision caused the shield to shift and pin Reece, who was working underneath it.

According to initial reports, Reece died from head and neck injuries from the incident.

The 36-year-old Reece had 18 years of total mining experience, including more than 11 years at the Ohio County Mine. He was 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. The Ohio County mine is operated by American Consolidated Natural Resources.

According to his obituary, he was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Wahama High School.