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June 26, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Aggregate Products · Struck against stationary object

Miner was lying in the middle deck of the Tyler Screen when his hammer began to slide downhill. As he attempted to grab it he sat up and hit his forehead on a steel beam.

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