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May 30, 1985 MN · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rhude & Fryberger Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED HURT HIS B ACK WHILE CHANGING OIL ON HIS TRUCK WHILE AT HOME. HE CLAIMS THAT PRIOR TO HIS INJURY HIS BACK WAS SORE. HE FEELS THAT THIS WAS JOB RELATED SORENESS ALTHOUGH HE NEVER FILED AN INJURY REPORT PRIOR TO HIS HOME INJURY NOR COULD HE IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC WORK INCIDENT THAT CAUSED HIS B ACK SORENESS

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