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June 27, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE

Nix Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

I NAME INJURED HIS HAND ON 06-26-90 HIS LEFT HAND WAS BANDAGED ON 06-27-90 I NAME SPRAYED ETHER TO START A 988B LOADER APPROX 30MINS LATER HE LIT A CIGARETTE WHICH CAUGHT THE BANDAGE WHICH HAD BEEN COATED BY ETHER ON FIRE I NAME THEN BURNEDHIS RT HAND TRYING TO REMOVE BANDAGE OFF LEFT HAND

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