THE DRILL HELPER WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN A PORTION OF THE HIGHWALL, HE WAS STANDING ON, FAILED. THE I-R,T-4 DRILL WAS SET-UP AND DRILLING THE LAST HOLE ON THE DRILL PATTERN. THE VICTIM LEAND OVER A BOULDER THAT WAS AT THE RIM OF THE HIGH WALL TO CHECK THE HIGHWALL FRO MOVEMENT, WHEN THAT SECTION OF THE WALL FAILED AND THE VICTIM FELL 72 FEET TO THE BENCH BELOW.
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D M Stoltzfus · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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