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June 20, 2009 LA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc · Struck by falling object

The investigation is not complete, but as of now it appears that the employee had washed the #2 drill and was rolling up the hose when a portion of the mine roof collapsed, striking and covering him with a section of the salt roof.

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