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May 5, 1983 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C F & I Steel Corp · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM WAS CHANGING A DRILL STEEL WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL THRU CANOPY STRIKING HIM ABOVE HIS EAR.

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