DRILLER HAD FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE SHUT HAMMER OFF HOWEVER SWITCH HAD MALFUNCTION SO IT CONTINUED TO JIGGLE FOR A MINUTE DRILLER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT PREVIOUS DAY REPLACEMENT PART WAS ORDERED DRILLER WAITED UNTIL HAMMER STOPPED MOVEMENT THEN BENT OVER TO PUSH DRILL CUTTINGS AWAY FROM HOLE THE PIECE OF STEEL HAD UNSCREWED FROM HAMMER AND FELL HITTING DRILLER HE REC
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L F Carter Inc · Struck by falling object
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