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Island Creek Coal Company
Beatrice Mine Roof Fall
Keen Mountain, Buchanan County, Virginia
April 13, 1978
No. Killed - 3
USBM Final Investigation Report (1.1 Mb) 
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From the Google News Archives: 
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A section foreman, continuous miner operator, and a continuous miner operator helper were all killed in a roof fall.
The deceased:
- George E. Umbarger, 53, section foreman
- Jerry C. Campbell, 30
- Herndon Justus
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