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October 12, 2004 MD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Silver Hill Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

There was topsoil that needed to be removed prior to mining. Injured and another employee were discussing how the job would be performed when the bank gave way without warning approximately 15 feet back. Injured rode the material down the slope and a piece of material struck him in the shoulder.

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