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March 6, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Talon Concrete & Aggregates LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was bar scaling in the back of a room when a piece of rock from behind where he was working came down and struck him on the backside of his head. His hard hat did not cover this portion of his head, it struck him about two inches above the hairline on his neck. Resulting in a laceration to the back of his head.

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