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October 22, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S & S Fuels · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME WAS PULLING ON WIRE ROPE THAT RAISES SLIDE GATE ON COAL HOPPER & HURT HIS BACK.

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