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October 5, 1987 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fray Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING SL5TE BAR TO PRY FOOT SHAFT OFF MINER WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS BACK.

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