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MSHA releases report on Mingo County mine fatality

BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) mine investigators have issued a final report on a fatal mining accident on a Mingo County strip job from this past February. The report stated that dozer operator Billy Mapes, 73, was killed when his machine overturned on the Grapevine South Surface…
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Charleston, Coal miining, Kyle Lovern, Matewan W.Va., Mine fatality, Mingo County, MSHA

July 27, 2023