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March 25, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
Weaver Mining Properties Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 A.M. ON 3/35/83 VICTIM SPILLED GASOLINE ON CLOTHING. WHEN ARRIVE FOR NIGHT SHIFT VICTIM WAS WEARING SAME CLOTHING. AT 9:00 P.M. CLOTHS IGNITED WHILE WORKING IN GENERATOR SHED. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LATER VICTIM PASSED INTO SHOCK. VICTIM SUSTAINED FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST AND LOWER ABDOMEN.

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