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July 5, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
National Gypsum Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A ROOFBOLTER AND SCALING THE ROOF WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE SOUNDED THE ROOF ABOVE HIMA ND THOUGHT IT WAS SECURE. INJURY INVOLVED MED ICAL TREATMENT (PHYSICAL THERAPY TWO VISITS.0

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