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October 20, 2005 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Sang-Chris Sand & Gravel · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee applied diesel fluid into the wood burning stove. He lit the stove with his lighter. The starter fluid vapors ignited, causing flash burns on his left and right hands and forearms. He sustained first and second degree burns which covered about 5% of his body.

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