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Tampa lead factory incurs more problems At Gopher Resource, OSHA inspectors have been present for nearly two months. Video shows more issues with the ventilation system.     Consultants and workers have documented problems with fumes spilling out from the furnace into the workspace at Gopher Resource for years. [ Gopher workers and 2017 consultant report ] Published 53 minutes ago Toxic fumes billow out from the furnace inside the east Tampa lead smelter, escaping exhaust hoods meant to capture them, floating into the workspace and creating a haze above a dusty floor. A worker emerges from the fog. The scene Sunday at Gopher Resource was captured on video by an employee to document ongoing problems with the plant’s long-troubled ventilation system and shared with the

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