Don I. Bragg
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Don I. Bragg Bragg
Officials identified the two miners as Don I. Bragg, 33, of Accoville, and Ellery Hatfield, 47, who was known as Elvis, of Simon. Both men had more than 10 years of experience in mining and had worked at Alma for five years. Mr. Manchin said Mr. Bragg had two young children and Mr. Hatfield had four. Among the two miners whose bodies were were trapped by a fire that began on a conveyor belt 900 feet underground was Don I. Bragg, 33, of Accoville. He had more than 10 years of experience in mining and had worked at Alma for five years.