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November 15, 2000 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE

B & N Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE EE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON A DOZER VERY COLD DAY. HE TOOK A BREAK & WARMED HIS HAND & THEN TURNED TO WARM HIS BACK AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS ON FIRE. EE WAS BURNT ON THE BACK OF HIS LEGS BEFORE HE GOT HIS COVERALLS OFF.

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