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June 1, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ivanhoe Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO ANYONE AT THE TIME I.NAME TOLD US APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER HE HAD BROKEN A RIB WHILE HELPING TIGHTEN A BOLT AND WANTED TO GO TO DOCTOR UPON RETURNING HE SAID HE H AD A PULLED MUSCLE A WEEK LATER HE COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAIN AND WANTED OFF AGAIN HE CAME BACK AND SAID X-RAYED AND HAD PULLED MUSCLE AND WAS TO BE OFF THREE DAYS HAS RETURNED TO WORK

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