Hope this fellow is alright Man, 24, seriously injured at New ElkStaff Reporter• October 18, 2011A Trinidad man suffered serious injuries at the New Elk Coal Mine west of Trinidad Saturday morning. An ambulance arrived at the scene of the accident about 9 a.m., according to Brandon Chambers, executive director of the Trinidad Ambulance District.Jerry DeVaul, 24, sustained serious injuries to both legs and was flown by helicopter to a Denver hospital, Chambers said. Officials of at TK Mining, which handles human resources for New Elk, did not return Monday phone calls.A spokesman for Cline Mining Co. of Toronto said she had no information to release to the press at 10 a.m. Monday. DeVaul’s medical status was unknown at the time this edition of the TI went to print.