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October 13, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FIRE
Kiewit Western Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS AIR ARCING ON JAW FROM UNDERNEATHER JAW; HE WAS WEARING ARM LEATHERS; A PIECE OF SLAG ROLLED DOWN LEATHERS ONTO SHIRT AND CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE; EMPLOYEE COULD NOT GET SHIRT OFF UN TIL AFTER HE RECEIVED A BURN; HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TREATED, RELEASED BUT GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE INJUR HE SUSTAINED.

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