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November 15, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bob-O-Link-Associates Llc · Struck against a moving object

EE REPORTED TO WORK ON 11-16-2005 & STATED THAT HE HAD SORENESS IN HIS NECK & SHOULDER. HE FELT HE MAY HAVE HURT IT THE DAY BEFORE OPERATING HIS LOADER WHEN HE WENT INTO A BANK & HIT SOMETHING SOLID & IT JOLTED THE LOADER. HE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL LATER THAT EVENING AT HOME. HE HAD 3 DAYS LOST & 3 DAYS RESTRICTED. SEASONAL OPERATION THAT OPERATES AS WEATHER PERMITS.

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