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Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says
Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says A Lehigh Valley man is dead following a workplace accident on Christmas Eve, officials say.  Michael David Lugo, a 39-year-old resident of Salisbury Township, was at the NFI Industries warehouse at 9645 West Hills Court in Weisenberg, when he became trapped between a loading dock wall and a trailer at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement.  Emergency personnel on-scene declared Lugo dead at about 11:30 a.m., he added.  According to the autopsy completed Tuesday, Dec. 27, Lugo died from a combination of blunt force trau…

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by Mac Bullock
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Cause Of Death, ID Revealed For Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Worker Cause Of Death, ID Revealed For Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Worker
Cause Of Death, ID Revealed For Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Worker Authorities have identified the contractor who died on Three Mile Island on Friday morning. The victim was identified as Michael Miller, 55, of Alabama, according CBS21. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission initially said the Miller's death was part of a “material handling accident," and noted that he was outside the radiological controlled area. It was later confirmed that Miller, "was killed while unloading equipment from a truck," according to a regional communications manager at Exelon Generation.  One day after the incident, an autopsy revealed Miller’s cause of death as tr…

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by Jillian Pikora