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July 19, 1983 PA · Coal welder (shop) FIRE
Magnum Minerals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING INSIDE COMPARTMENT OF SWING GRINDER. ANOTHER EE WAS WELDING ON TOP OF SWING GRINDER. HIS SPARKS STARTED A SMALL GRASS & OIL FIRE BENETH THE GRINDER. THE FIRE INCREASED RAPIDLY. DAN CRAWLED OUT OF THE GRINDER THROUGH THE FIRE & WAS BURNED.

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