Employee was fueling up his haul truck when the compressor on the fuel truck ran out of gas. Employee began adding gasoline to the compressor and spilled some onto the hot muffler. This ignited the gasoline which caused the employee to get burned on his face and neck. Employee was taken to emergency room. Employee has 2nd degree burns on 2% of his body.
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December 20, 2010
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Alleyton Resource · Contact with hot objects or substances
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