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July 29, 2008 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mines Management, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using a scaling bar to knock small rocks through the welded wire mesh. He bent over to pick up the scaling bar and noticed pain in his lower back.

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