EE WAS USING A 5' PRY BAR TO FREE AN OLD LINER FROM A 4 1/2' SHORT HEAD MANTLE. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE. WHILE STEPPING BACKWARDS TO CATCH HIS BALANCE, HIS LEG TURNED & A S THIS HAPPENED HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS LOWER LEFTLEG. AT THAT TIME, HE FELL TO THE GROUND. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED BUT NO MEDICAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS TIME.
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March 6, 2002
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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Holly Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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