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February 14, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Industrial Carbon Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

LOADER BLEW A HYDRAULIC HOSE, MACHINE WENT DOWN AND WHILE HOSE WAS BEING CHANGED OUT, HE GOT HIS LEG AGAINST HEAT FROM HYD PUMP. HE DID NOT FEEL IT BURN UNTIL TOO LATE. WAS OFFEERED TO BE TOOK TO DOCTOR BUT DECLINED AT THAT TIME.

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