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January 2, 2001 KY · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chele Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

A MEMBER OF CONTRACTOR'S SURVEY CREW SUSTAINED INJURY TO LEFT ELBOW. EE SPRAINED LEFT ELOBW WHILE MANUALLY PUSHING A PERSONNEL CARRIER. THE CARRIER HAD BECOME DISABLED DUT TO DEPLETED BATTERIE S. *ACCORDING TO EE, HE HAD INJURED THE ELBOW PREVIOUSLY PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT BY CONTRACTOR. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SURGERY. HIS PUIEHING ON THE CARRIER AGGRAVATED THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITION RES

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