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November 11, 2019 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
LAlumina LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Caustic leaking from a pipe, splashed up onto employee's pant leg, employee did not report this until 13 Nov 2019.

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