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November 20, 2011 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal apprentice, trainee FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bonanza Explorations, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner was placing a 10' drill steel into a pre-drilled 6' hole. The miner was holding the steel when a rock approx. 4' x 4' x 3' began to fall in the area of the drill hole. The miner retreated as the steel bearing the weight of the rock hit the back of the knee and knocked him to the ground.

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