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Employee in lead smelting plant not using PPE

Employee in a Cincinnati, Ohio lead smelting plant. Note that the worker was not using respiratory protection, and had lifted his protective face shield, thereby, further exposing himself to lead poisoning, as well as being burnt by any spattering debris. (Source: CDC/Barbara Jenkins, NIOSH, 1950. Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Public domain.)