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March 18, 2015 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MDW Pan LLP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While washing the cab window on a DM45 Rock Drill an employee stepped into an open deck sampling hole with his left leg. The employees right leg slid out from underneath him causing injury to the employees right leg. The employee was taken to the ER and assessed for injury. Employee was released back to modified work with a request for the employee to seek care from a orthopedist.

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