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April 10, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Weaver Gravel Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOARD AND HIS BACK POPPED OUT. HE DID NOT PICK UP BOARD BEFORE INJURY. HE HAS NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF INJURY BEFORE. BACK GOT PROGRESSIVELY MORE PAINFUL AND HE S OUGHT MEDICAL CARE ON 4/13/89. ATTENDING DOCTOR HAS ADVISED A REST OF AT LEAST 10 DAYS, AS WELL AS DAILY TREATMENTS.

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