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November 26, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Republic Goldfields Corp · Struck by falling object

HE WAS DRILLING A RD IN A RAISE. 5 HOLES WERE NEEDED TO FINISH WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE ALSO TWISTED HIS KNEE. THIS CAUSED HIS KNEE TO SWELL UP AND RESUL TED IN PULLED MUSCLES. THIS KNEE HAD BEEN HURT SEVERAL YEARS BACK.

April 6, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter MACHINERY
Republic Goldfields Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH TIMBER WHEN THE DRILL KICKED BACK AND HIT HIS UPPER RIGHT LIP.

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