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August 11, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Asamera Minerals (Us) Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS JAMMING IN THE E-38,,650 LEVEL. HE PARKED THE JAMMER, ES2, IN THE AREA OF THE F-29. LOOKS LIKE HE GOT OFF ES2 AND WAS GOING TO WALK BACK WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A ROCK 14" THICK, 5' WIDE AND 7' LONG.

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