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Surname
FRANCIS
Forename
Mario
Day
08
Month
04
Year
2013
Age
49
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lisheen
Mineral Worked
Zinc
Owner
Vedanta Zinc International
Location
County
Tipperary, Ireland
Details of Event
Mario Francis’s body was trapped when the roof of a tunnel collapsed. The 49-year-old miner died on Thursday but a spokesman for the company that employed him said it could take until Sunday to recover his body safely. An investigation has begun and the mine has been closed until further notice.