A coal worker died at a Western Kentucky mine, company officials confirm Thursday.

39-year-old Jeremy Elder was found  unresponsive near a battery-powered scoop inside the Cardinal Mine in Madisonville.

Elder was working when he was pinned underneath a scoop.

His fellow miners carried him back to the surface, where they were met by emergency crews. Elder was pronounced dead around 4:45 p.m.

The accident is under investigation by the Division of Mine Safety personnel, who were on site today.