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January 23, 1989 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FIRE
A S & K Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

FUEL WAS BEING BURNED IN A BARREL UNDER AN OUTSIDE BELT. THE MAN STOOD WITH HIS BACK TO THE BARREL AND CAUGHT HIS CLOTHING ON FIRE.

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