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December 6, 2005 AL · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reed Mining, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

PART FELL INTO BARREL OF BURNING GAS/OIL AND SPLASHED ON EMPLOYEE BURNING HIS LEGS. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO A BURNING BARREL WHEN A PART FELL INTO BARREL SPLATTERING GAS/OIL MIXTURE ONTO EMPLOYEE.

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