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August 16, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Birmingham Aggregates LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

While changing screens on the deister equipment, he was hammering wedges into screens and his elbow gave way.

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