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December 11, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J W Hughes Excavation, Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On December 11, 2023, EE from Sureco Construction was instructed to install the cover cap. EE began cleaning the dust from the tin and after finishing a section, EE moved to another section. That's when EE fell through the roof and landed on concrete. EE's left leg was angulated in an abnormal way. Paramedics arrived and took EE to the hospital.

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