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Preliminary Report - Fatality #3 - March 27, 2013

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The victim was in a front-end loader about 65 feet from the base of a highwall when a blast was initiated. Broken rock covered the loader and the victim was missing for about one hour. The rock was removed from the loader and the victim was recovered about 10 hours after the blast was initiated.