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September 29, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Copper World, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tube was latched onto and pulled out of the hole. Safety pin was applied to the overshot before hoisting core tube out of hole. As driller and helper began lowering tube one of the two lifting dog teeth broke off completely allowing tube to fall to the deck. The core tube landed on an block on the drill deck, which caused the tube to kick up and strike helper in left eye brow.

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