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May 9, 1984 PR · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Canteras De Puerto Rico Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TESTING THE CIRCUIT WITH AN INSTRUMENT AND SUDDENLY AN UNPLANNED DETONATION OCCURRED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE FATAL INJURIES.

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