>>> averted overnight at the lucky friday silver mine in idaho after a rock burst trapped and injured seven workers, all of them rescued safely. nbc's miguel almaguer is in mul mulmu mullan , idaho with more.
>> reporter: the miners were injured during a rock burst , sudden explosion of underground rock . the miners were more than a mile deep when they were installing a safety net to prevent an incident like this one. nearby crews heard their call for help and brought them to safety. the injuries we're told are fairly minor lacerations and a broken leg. the lucky friday mine here in mullan , idaho is owned by the hekla mining company . after two deaths earlier this year the company was cited four times for safety concerns and fined a million dollars. the company says the mine will be shut down pending an investigation. natalie?
>> all right. for those miners though, lucky mine living up to its name. thank you very much, miguel almaguer in mullan , idaho .
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