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March 15, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER

Potash Company Of America · Unclassified, insufficient data

CAREFUL INVESTIGATION FAILED TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY OF WHEN OR WHERE THIS MAN WAS INJURED, OR HOW.

January 8, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER

Potash Company Of America · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STOOD UP FROM KNEELING POSITION AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.DIAGNOSES AS MUSCLE SPASM WITH ACCOMPANY COMPRESSED NERVE.PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

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