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Man Dead in Southern Ill. Mining Accident

WKMS | By The Associated Press,

Published November 19, 2012 at 7:33 AM CST

A worker has died after being trapped in machinery Saturday at a Saline County, Ill., mine. The incident happened at Willow Lake Mine. The operation, which employs about 460 people, is run by a subsidiary of Peabody Energy Corporation. Peabody Spokesperson Meg Gallagher says 30-year-old Chad Meyers of Goreville died after being pinned by a continuous mining machine he was operating. Gallagher says work has stopped while state and federal authorities investigate.

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