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December 17, 1996 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FIRE
Panther Creek Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

LIFTING ROCKS OUT OF CHUTE, AND CHANGING HAMMERS. EE WAS STANDING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND TWISTED THE WRONG WAY WHILE PUSHING AND LIFTING.

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