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1983–2026
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July 23, 1987 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oklahoma Specialty Minerals Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE WORKING O3 SODIUM HYDROXIDE PUMP, EXCESS FLUID IN THE LINES DRIPPED ONTO PUMP VALVES WHIOCXXX WHICH WERE BEING REPAIRED BY ALTHOUGH WORKER WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES. ALSO GOGGLES, FACE MASK AND RUBBE9 BOOTS ACID RAN DOWN GLOVE SLEEVE AND DRIPPED ONTO FOREARMS. HE WASHED AREA WITH WATER ANF VINEGAR TO NEUTRALIZE ACIDE AND FINISHED WORK SHIFT.

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