| ° PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED ot . oo @e Stetement - ” - " Cc ee EXHIBITC Lo,bene st [Fey oe: For purposes of simplification I will essume thet the event which may beve given rise to the Land injury occurred during the removal of filter semples from the units mounted on the drone planes which operetion consisted of setting the top filter units on tle groune efter the hoist had lowered it from the tov of the plane. The secom meniprvletion was the removal of the filter peper from the unit and the nlscing of the vaper in a suitable lead conteiner. The time consumed for eech operetion wes in the range of fifteen seconds and the tote] musber of operations wes ten. Medium weight green cotton gloves were use¢ et sl] times. Two feet long tongs were evaileble for our use in gresping the filter paper, but the presence of a fairly strong wind meade the presping of the paper somevlat precerious. I chose not to use the tongs for this reeson, Later events seemed to eve proven this choice injudicious, £fter returning to Los 4lamos no imiiediete injury to the ] end was noticed. Apvroximetely one week later the index finger end the middle finger of the left rend stowed a slipht reddening. On hey 11, twelve devs after exmosure, I hed mv bend examinee by the medics] groun. E counts rere teken on hey 14 and 15, On key 1€ clone with tre men from the third test I wes a@mitted to the Fospital. “Ciently healed to-arrant my releese. COPIED/DOE LANL RC , S5lood On Icy <& the Lend was suffi- On June 3 I returned to work. €] ff

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