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August 26, 2005 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE

Feltes Sand & Gravel Company, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE TORCH CUTTING BOLTS ON THE TAIL SKIRT, HOT SLAG BURNED THROUGH HIS PANT LEG, ENTERED THE TOP OF HIS LEFT BOOT AND CONTINUED DOWN HIS ANKLE TO THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. WHEN HE REMOVED HIS BOOT, HIS SOCK BURST INTO FLAMES.

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