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June 28, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nanocor Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE EE HAD COMPLETED ADDING 80 DEGREE C WATER TO A SMALL MIX TANK. HE THEN SHUT THE WATER TO THE HOSE OFF. AFTER ADDING THE WATER, HE DRAPPED THE HOSE INTO THE MIX TANK. THE HOSE FLIPPED OUT O F THE TANK AN SPLASHED HOT WATER ONTO HIS LEFT ELBOW.

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