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1983–2026
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June 1, 1992 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Tennessee Gravel Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE CLAIM HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF METAL FOR DOZER BLADE 18X36X3/8 SAYS HE HURT HIS BACK.

December 29, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Tennessee Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PUTTING PLYWOOD SHEETS ON SHOP. ONE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON LEG. BRUISED HIS LEG CAUSED SOME SWELLING.

September 5, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Tennessee Gravel Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A METAL PLATE TO BOLT ON CRUSHER.

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