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March 28, 1984 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tatko Brothers Slate Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

A QUARRIED BLOCK OF SLATE HAULED TO SURFACE YARD HAD A DRILL HOLE WITHIN CONTAINING SMALL AMOUNT OF BLACK GRANULAR BLASTING POWDER. UNKNOWN ACTION BY EMPLOYEE CAUSED POWDER TO BURN IN MONTNTAR Y FLARE UP TO FACE - NO WITNESS TO ACCIDENT

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