{"id":5699,"date":"2023-09-15T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=5699"},"modified":"2023-09-19T16:33:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:33:14","slug":"msha-reports-recent-fatalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/15\/msha-reports-recent-fatalities\/","title":{"rendered":"MSHA reports recent fatalities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MSHA reported that on June 22, a contract bulldozer operator at Vulcan Materials\u2019 Chula Vista, Calif., quarry died when the bulldozer he was operating backed off the edge of a highwall. 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