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April 21, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

Two men were drilling bottom line when a seam in the next cut back gave way. The piece of stone that broke loose was large enough to crush both men. One man was fatally crushed and the other is in critical condition.

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