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September 5, 2017 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Placer Mining Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Individual was guiding a skid steer in order to replace a timber car back on the track. Individual was walking backwards and tripped. Extended an arm to catch himself and landed with their hand on the ground and the weight of their body fractured the left arm approximately 2" above the wrist.

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