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July 24, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HOISTING
Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES SHE EXPERIENCED A PULLING PAIN IN HER BACK AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR DOOR ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE MILL BUILDING.

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