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July 7, 1986 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marquette County Road Commission · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING O3 CROWBAR AT CRUSHER SITE LOW BACK PAIN BEGAN

July 31, 1984 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marquette County Road Commission · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING LOOSE GRAVEL IN KNEELING POSITION UNDER CRUSHER WITH SHOVEL,TWISTING AND TURNING BODY IRRITATED LOWER BACK.

October 11, 1983 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marquette County Road Commission · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP ALLEGES THAT AS A RESU LT OF THROWING ROCK AND DEBRIS OFF PICKING BELT THAT WOULD BE TOO LARGE TO GO THROUGH THE 8" OPENING IN THE G RIZZLY HE GOT A SORE BACK. EMP COMPLAINED DURING DAY THAT IT WAS HAZARDOUS WORK BECAUSE OF STEADY RAIN, EMP COMPLAINED AT QUTTING TIME THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE, HE CALLED IN THE NEXT MORNING AND SAID HIS BACK WAS SORE AND HE WOULDNT BE OUT TO WORK

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