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November 3, 1998 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Frontier-Kemper Constructors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE THE EE WAS CLEANING ROCK AND WOOD FROM UNDERNEATH THE CURBING, A ROCK FELL AND HIT CURB RING PUSHING THE CURB INTO HIS HEAD. (EE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AT THE TIME.)

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