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June 30, 2015 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
P A Landers Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

The mine slope collapsed trapping our miner in his machine. The recovery effort was not successful and the employee expired at the mine site.

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