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June 25, 2024 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Struck by falling object

Employee was in a man basket preparing to load a round when a fall of roof occurred. The rock hit the man basket causing the employee to be jostled inside. Employee sustained scrapes on left shoulder, laceration to right bicep/Left leg, and contusion on employee's head.

June 25, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS LOADING HOLES IN A DRAINAGE DITCH, WHEN A CHUNK CAME OUT OF THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK.

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