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August 26, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Yuba River Sand & Gravel · Contact with electrical current

WHILE RUNNING A WIRE THROUGH A CULVERT PIPE IN THE TUNNEL HIS RT ARM TOUCHED THE PIPE AT WHICH TIME HE RECEIVED A SHOCK THE TUNNEL FLOOR WAS WET & A SPLICE IN THE PREVIOUSLY RUN 480 VOLT WIRE CAUSED A SHORT TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE CULVERT PIPE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED & ADMISTTED FOR A PERIOD OF SIX DAYS HE IS NOW ON LEAVE FOR UP TO SIX WEEKS ON RECOMMENDATIO

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