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Hs told me that he tossed him a pair of clippers and told
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I have recently retumed from a trip to Los Alamos where I mide
& complete study of the four men mentioned abovee
informed
me that he received his injuries while clipping identification tage
on the filter papers.
His injuries included only his left hand.
He
held a paper with his left bare hend and clipped the identifying
numbers with ea clipping device which he held in his right hand.
right hand showed no injurye
His
This demonstrates to me that the injury
was due to beta radiation and could have been avoided by using the
instruments supplied.
These men have received excellent medical care end are making
very satisfactory recoverys
It is anticipated at this time that
recovery will be complete in all four cases.
It is recommended that
they be examined at least every six months for a period of years,
and that they should not be allowed to use their hands in contact
with radiation in the future.
MES. Si
Colonel,
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