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September 22, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
L D Krause Construction Co Inc · Struck by falling object

The person that was killed was a trespasser that lived on Vogel Ranch. He was with a couple of friends, drinking beer, when he walked down into the pit. We guess he tried climbing the wall, when a boulder came down and crushed him.

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