BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Loose management was blamed for a fatal coal mine accident in north China's Shanxi Province, the country's work safety watchdog said Sunday.

A landslide at an open-pit of Lyuxin coal mine on Aug. 11 in Heshun County left eight people dead, one missing and one injured.

The State Administration of Work Safety said in a statement that the coal mine company continued its operation regardless of some signs showing that a landslide might occur.

The company covered up the fatalities while the Heshun county government made the zero-fatality conclusion without investigation, according to the statement.

The administration urged local authorities to make investigations and take precautions. Enditem

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