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May 3, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Rocky Mountain Stone Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A DRINK OF WATER WHEN A STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW OVER A STACK OF PALLETS, WHICH KNOCKED THE EMPLOYEE OVER AN EMBANCKMENT. THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 10 FT.

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