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ST. GEORGE — A man died from his injuries following an explosion at the DATS Trucking facility in Hurricane Monday.
A family member confirmed the man, Mike Cooper, 25, died at the hospital.
Cooper was a diesel mechanic working inside the facility when the explosion occurred, said Cooper’s sister Jenni Claseman, 20. He was transported to the Dixie Regional Medical Center with head injuries, where he later died, Claseman said.
Hurricane Police responded to the incident at approximately 1 p.m. at the back of the facility, located at 321 N Old Highway 91.
Cooper was replacing a part on a fuel trailer when the explosion occurred, Hurricane Police Officer Ken Thompson said. He was reportedly unconscious after the explosion when coworkers who heard the explosion found him and called 911.
Claseman said she was just leaving the movie theater with her friends when she called her parents and found out that her brother had been in an accident and was in the hospital. She said when Cooper arrived at the hospital, he had no brain activity.
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