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July 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Lassen Gold Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

AN ACID WASH ON CARBON WAS DONE ON DAY SHIFT. THE SECOND RINSE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DRAINED. EE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS THAT RUNS BESIDE THE ACID WASH ROOM, HE HEARD A BANG AGINST THE WALL AND LOOKED UP JUST AS SOLUTION CAME OVER THE TOP OF THE WALL AND ONT O HIM. A FLANGE HAD SEPARATED JUST OFF THE PUMP.

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