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1983–2026
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November 13, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mammoth Lakes Mining Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING MACHINE3UP RAISE WHEN MINER FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

March 20, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mammoth Lakes Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A LEAK OF ELECT9OLYTE FROM TANK ONTO FLOOR.THE ELECTROLYTE WAS SOAKING A PIECE OF PLYWOOD LEANING AGAINST THE WALL.I NAME ATTEMPTED TO PUT A PIECE OF SS STRAP UNDER THE PLYWOOD AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND3INTO THE ELECTROLYTE.THIS SPLASHED SOME ELECTROLYTE INTO HIS EYES.

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