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July 16, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
De Soto Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT TONGUE OF PORTABLE WELDER OFF OF SAFETY HITCH BY HIMSELF AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMINAL REGION.SUBJECT DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING SERIOUS WAS WRONG AND RETURNED TO WORK.ON 07-18-90 SUBJECT COMPLAINED OF PAIN ABOUT 2:15PM.I INSTRUCTED HIM TO GO TO DOCTOR

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