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November 1, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

U S Borax Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTOR, ANCON MARINE INC, BECAME ENTRAPPED BY PRODUCT WHILE CLEANING 5 MOL #1 SILO. APPARENTLY BOTH WORKERS WERE WEARING SAFETY HARNESSES, BUT NOT LIFELINES. ONE WORKER WA S SUCCESSFULLY RESCUED, THE SECOND WORKER WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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