A routine shift turned catastrophic
The 42-year-old foreman, husband, and father from Elkview, West Virginia, lost his life on Nov. 8 while making sure every member of his crew escaped a sudden flood at the Rolling Thunder Mine.
“All of West Virginia mourns the loss of this courageous man,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said, adding that Lipscomb “spent his final moments ensuring his men could escape to safety.”
