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April 4, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FIRE
Aggrecon Ltd · Contact with hot objects or substances

The employee was lighting an acetelyne torch. The torch "popped" as he lit it. The flame went up the employees glove and burned the palm of his left hand. The employee received a 2nd degree burn on the palm of his hand.

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