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July 23, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · MACHINERY

L A Knebler Construction Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

WE WERE SETTING3SAND PUMP ON BARGE. BARGE WAS FACING WEST WITH 3 MEN ON WEST SIDE, TWO MEN ON EAST AND ONE MAN ON NORTH SIDE OF SAND PUMP. THEN INDEPENDENT LINE BROKE DROPPING THE HEADACHE BAL ABOUT 25 -30 FE9T STRIKING THE NORTH MAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND FACE

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