Associated Press - November 8, 2007 3:35 PM ET
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a 45-year-old coal miner from San Antonio.
Officials say Richard Rodriguez was hit in the head by some equipment.
Rodriguez was in the process of connecting an electrical cable to a dragline when the line rotated and struck him.
MartiRodrigueznez died Tuesday at a San Antonio hospital. The accident happened Monday.
Dallas-based North American Coal operates the mine, which produces lignite coal for the San Miguel power plant, about 50 miles south of San Antonio.
A spokesman Dean Peterson says operations at the site of the accident has been suspended.
Information from: San Antonio Express-News, http://www.mysanantonio.com
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