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March 3, 1987 OR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Silver King Mines Inc · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO DUMP ONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED CARS THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY UNEVENLY LOADED UNDERGROUND. SINCE THE ROCKER DUMP, ORE CARS HAS THE ABILITY TO DUMP EITHER DIRECTION IT IS IM PERATIVE THAT T2E CAR BE EVENLY LOADED. THE UNEVEN LOAD CAUSED THE ORE CAR TO DUMP IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LANDING INSTEAD OF AWAY FROM IT. INSTEAD OF STEPPING CLEAR, I,NAME TRIED TO HOLD THE

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