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April 8, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
General Crushed Stone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING STONE TO RAIL CARS WHEN HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE AND SPRAYING OIL BURST INTO FLAMES.EMPLOYEE HAD TO ESCAPE THRU FLAMES AND JUMPED OFF LOADER.

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