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1983–2026
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January 23, 1999 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brd Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE A PIECE OF ROCK INAN INTERSECTION, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

September 9, 1998 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brd Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN ON THE BELT AND WAS PRYING WITH A PIECE OFDRILL STEEL WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS BACK

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