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January 17, 2007 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M E Astbury & Son Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking around the loader, slipped on the snow, reached up to grab hold of the loader with his left hand. He continued to fall but not all the way to the ground. Most of his weight was being held up with his left arm. The left shoulder began to ache.

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