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February 11, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Hills Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BOX OF BOOSTERS AND AS HE BENT DOWN TO PUT THEM AWAY, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

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