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June 23, 2008 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Hazleton Shaft Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning floor with a wheelbarrow and pulled his back when the wheelbarrow tipped to the side with material in it and he tried to stop it from upsetting.

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