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July 28, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Interwest Development NW Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Miner was walking on the catwalk of the main screen plant when he contacted an electrical line, (which had some insulation rubbed off due to placing a screen up against the line) the line arced on the hand rail and shocked the miner, causing him to fall against the hand rail straining his back.

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