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Cofferdam collapse toll rises as seven workers die
Southern Construction and Engineering Co. plans an initial probe into the Lake Keowee cofferdam collapse. Safety director Joe Hill says divers will map wreckage before removal of steel. The seventh body, Elwin J. Bates, was recovered, buried in 40 feet of water under 200 tons of steel. Investigators consider methane gas as a possible trigger.
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Southern Construction and Engineering Co
Lake Keowee
Joe Hill
Birmingham
Ala
Elwin J. Bates
Cullman
Hill
Bates
State Labor Department