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March 19, 2026 MD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
TAMKO BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was manually moving a 55-gallon drum of DEF off of a containment pallet with the assistance of another employee. The drum shifted during moving, and the employee injured their right shoulder when they tried to steady the drum. Physician diagnosis unspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of right shoulder.

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