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One Dead, One Injured In Virginia Mine Cave-In One Dead, One Injured In Virginia Mine Cave-In
One Dead, One Injured In Virginia Mine Cave-In A cave-in at a Virginia mine left an equipment manager of a chemical plant dead and another employee injured, officials announced. First responders were dispatched to the Hoist Chemical Lime Plant in Ripplemead on Monday, June 20, where there was a report of an incident inside the mine in Giles County, authorities said. Upon arrival, members of the Giles County Sheriff’s Office were informed that an excavator had been engulfed by materials inside the mine during the cave-in, leaving one person trapped inside the cab of the equipment, a spokesperson for the agency said. First responders wer…

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