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November 13, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bark River Concrete Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A SMALL FEED BELT WHEN TWISTED HE FELT PAIN SHOT THREW HIS LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK. LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK MUSCLE WAS STRAINED A POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVES FROM TWISTING / DOCTOR SAID.

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