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Article: Suit filed in death at Crandall mine
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- September 5, 2008
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The widow of a man killed trying to rescue a group of trapped
miners in Crandall Canyon last year has sued the mine's owners.
Lola Jensen's husband, Gary Jensen, worked as an inspector for
the Mine Safety and Health Administration. He was killed Aug. 16,
2007, while attempting to rescue six trapped miners.
But in a lawsuit filed Thursday in 3rd District Court, the widow
claims her husband's death could have been avoided if mine operators
had heeded any number of warnings about the danger of the mine's
stability.
As early as 2004, an engineer reported that "weight on the
pillars is substantial and dangerous conditions are present" in the
mine, according to the lawsuit against Murray Energy ...