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EE saw smoke from drivers side mirror and began to pull over to berm. He attempted to manual activate the fire suppression system. He began to descend the emergency egress ladder on the truck. He stepped down a couple of steps and them jumped to the ground. He sustained injuries to his ankle, wrist and burns to both hands.

WELDER WAS USING AN OXY/ACETYLENE TORCH TO CUT A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AT THE WELD TABLE IN THE CRUSHER MAINTENANCE BAY. HIS CLOTHING IGNITED. AT FIRST HE THOUGHT THE HEAT WAS FROM A NEARBY HEAT ER. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES, HE SUFFERED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT SIDE. THE 2ND DEGREE BURN ENCOMPASSED A 6" AREA WHICH REQUIRED DEBRIDEMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LARGE LOADER, RECLAIMING PELLETS WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CAB. HE STOPPED AND JUMPED OFF LOADER. SHUT DOWN ENGINE WITH GROUND EMERGENCY STOP, ACTIVAT ED AUTOMATIC FIRE SYSTEM, PUT FIRE OUT WITH HAND-HELD EXTINGUISHER.

USING CUTTING TORCH EMPL CONTACTED HYDRAULIC LINE WITH FLAME CAUSING FLASH RESULTING IN BURN INJURIES TO FACE AND HEAD.