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April 3, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Cookeville Limestone LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

A miner with approximately 38 years experience had a medical event while behind the wheal of a water truck. The miner was removed from the truck and transported by ambulance to a hospital. Nothing associated with the mine or equipment led to the medical event and no accident is being declared. The miner was released from the hospital within 4 hours of the medical event.

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