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July 10, 2013 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
New Era Petroleum, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner working in shaft bottom was struck on hard hat by a piece of rock that became dislodged from the shaft rib by the forces acting upon a properly installed galloway stabilizer jack. The miner received a scalp laceration that required sutures. CT scan revealed a slight fracture in the basilar bone and a minor compression fracture to the T-8 vertebra.

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