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April 17, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perlite Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loading highway truck tires into van to take to vendor for balancing. When putting tires into van, one tire fell back against his leg, hyperextending his left knee.

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