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November 14, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dunlap Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO PRY OPEN A STUCK DOOR WITH A METAL BAR, IT SLIPPED, THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE. HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

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