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September 21, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Quarry & Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

EE HAD BROKEN APART A COUPLING ON A TRACKDRILL, AND HAD JUST PUT THE STEEL BACK INTO THE HOLE, AND WAS HAMMERING A BIT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN.

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