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August 29, 2019 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Rummel Construction, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Miner was picking up a drip pan (sitting on 2" deep mud) to place it under a stacker when they stepped on an unseen rock of unknown size resulting in a "Jones" fracture to the left foot.

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