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March 2, 2026 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emery Valley Resources, LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was holding a timber while setting a breaker row. Another miner swung the axe to hit the cap piece and the axe glanced off and struck the victim on top of the hard hat.

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