On 06/29/2012 at 8:25 a severe thunderstorm moved through the area knocking the power at the Affinity mine. The power outage caused an interruption to the main fan and service hoist. All miners were notified and evacuated immediately. The state was notified at 8:35 and MSHA was notified at 8:45. All miners were evacuated and accounted for at 9:15pm.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration