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November 3, 1988 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE PREP PLANT AND STARTED TO PICK UP AN EMPTY OXYGEN BOTTLE WHEN I FELT SOMETHING PULL IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF MY BACK.

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