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January 15, 2013 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tram Energy LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting power back on to the substation & thought he had pulled a muscle in his hip area. But he later found out that it was his lower back.

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