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MSHA Report: Mine Worker Was Struck By A Front-End Loader

Ashley Cogar, a 34-year-old truck driver, was struck by the bucket of a front-end loader on July 12. Cogar later died of her injuries.

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1st W.Va. Miner Is Killed On The Job This Year In Wyoming County

Virgil Paynter, of Lynco, was fatally injured while operating an excavator at the CM Energy Operations surface mine, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday.

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Historic Floods Leave Rural Community With Questions

Moments after she ended the call the river had breached its five-foot banks. She looked up stream and saw waves of turbulent water coming towards her.  "It literally looked like the dam opened," Anna Goodnight said.

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