AMARILLO, TEXAS—
TYSON FRESH MEATS
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-multiple episodes · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
Final narrative
An employee was pulling clots when he felt a pain. He went to the hospital for a hernia.
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