A VETERAN MINER WITH 33 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN KILLED IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA AFTER A WALL COLLAPSED, SENDING A SECTION OF COAL TUMBLING DOWN. 58 YEAR OLD WILLIAM WAYNE PARROTT OF BIG STONE GAP DIED IN THE ACCIDENT AT THE BIG LAUREL CORPORATION MINE #2, AN UNDERGROUND FACILITY JUST OUTSIDE APPALACHIA. MIKE ABBOTT WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS, AND ENERGY SAID ALL ROUTINE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.