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Years on record: 1983–2026
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May 1, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Metro Public Works Dept/Special Operations Div · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS GETTING OFF THE LOADER AND I WAS HOLDING ON WITH MY L HAND AND MY FOOT SLIPPED AND IT PULLED THE MUSCLE IN MY BACK

April 4, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Metro Public Works Dept/Special Operations Div · Fall onto or against objects

I WAS CLEANING THE ASPHALT OUT OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND I SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT MY WRIST AGAINST THE SMOKESTACK.

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