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June 22, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Specialty Sand Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

The miner put on rubber boots because it was raining and a spider that was inside bit foot. EE went to the hospital a couple days later and they amputated one toe.

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