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January 31, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FIRE
Grove Stone & Sand Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE SPRAYED STARTING FLUID ON A RAG AND SPILLED SOME ON HIMSELF. WHEN HE LIT A MATCH TO LIGHT THE TORCH HIS PANTS CAUGHT FIRE, BURNING HIS STOMACH NOTE EMPLOYEE WORKED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND HAS NOT RETURNED AT THIS TIME.

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