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While employee was trying to unthaw an air compressor some air brake anti-freeze that was sprayed onto his pants legs was ignited. While running to put out the fire on his pants he fell and dislocated his left shoulder.
Employee was in the process of soldering a ground wire in a heater. He did not notice that his right pants leg was too close to a fuel oil space heater and his right pants leg caught on fire. This resulted in second degree burns on his right calf and slight burns to both hands.