ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO—
Cibola National Forest
Overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s) n.e.c. · General symptoms unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was walking on a flat level track with a 25-pound pack. He was on his final lap of the test when he collapsed onto the ground from overexertion.
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