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May 19, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Mullite Company Of America · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE LINER IN A BATCH MILLWHILE SITTING WITH HIS LEFT FOOT UNDER HIS BODY HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND UP VERY QUICKLY WHEN HE FELT A "POP" IN HIS LEFT KNEE. AFTER MRI HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A TEAR IN HIS MEDIAL MENISCUS WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.

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