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August 13, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J Miller Eshleman & Son Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ANOTHER EE WAS TRACTOR DRIVER MOVING SPRAYER AND POWERING PUMP. EE WALKED THE AREA SPRAYING HERBICIDE AS REQUIRED. THE EE EXCHANGED JOBS PART WAY THRU THE WORK ASSIGNMENT. THE MIST OR OVERSPRA Y FROM THE SPRAY STEAM WAS INHALED, CAUSING ILLNESS.

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