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October 12, 2009 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Headwaters Resources Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Associate was moving furniture out of old lab building and was bitten on the neck (throat area) by a small spider. By the next day face and neck were swollen - associate saw family doctor and received antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medications. No restriction to breathing occurred and no lost time.

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