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1983–2026
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August 3, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Jersey Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE SAT DOWN ALONGSIDE A RIB TO EAT HIS LUNCH. WHILE EATING, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK HITTING HIS FOOT AND INJURING IT.

March 18, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Jersey Zinc Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING FROM THE BASKET OF THE ROOF BOLT JUMBO WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK FELL ONTO HIS PRY BAR THIS FORCED THE PRY BAR DOWN ON HIS LEFT FOREARM WHICH WAS MOMENTARILY CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE BASKET RAILING

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