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June 4, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
M & M Lime Company Incorporated · Struck by falling object

While scaling the upper face of Room G1 in the underground mine with a case 590 Super N Backhoe, employee scaled down a piece of limestone approximately 12" in diameter that when loosened, it traveled down the boom of the machine, broke the glass window of the cab and then struck the employee's finger, causing a cut.

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