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July 25, 2011 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Waroquier Coal, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The equipment operator was sitting in his own personal pick-up when he had a heart attack and died. A co-worker gave him CPR for over 30 minutes until EMS arrived.

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