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On Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at approximately 7:20 a.m., a 35 year old shuttle car operator with four years mining experience was seriously injured while operating a shuttle car when the shuttle car canopy struck a roof bolt and mine roof. The canopy was dislodged from the shuttle car and struck the victim in the head. The victim died of injuries on May 27, 2007.

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