The team comes up with an amazing invention to help prevent falling injuries that threaten workers in high-altitude jobs.
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The team comes up with an amazing invention to help prevent falling injuries that threaten workers in high-altitude jobs.
Added: Dec 17, 2008
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Runtime: 02:55
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