LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Carpenter Latrobe Specialty Metals
Overexertion in lifting, lowering, unspecified · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
Final narrative
An employee suffered a hernia/hematoma while adding Fluorspar onto the ladle of the electric arc furnace.
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