I.NAME WAS WALKING ON AN OPERATING WALKWAY ABOVE THE SOLUTION TANK. THE GENERAL FOREMAN WAS USING A PROPANE FIRED WEED BURNER TO DRY THE TANK FROM UNDER THE TANK BOTTOM. AN UNKNOWN GAS SUDDENL Y FLASHED BURNING I.NAME ON THE FACE & HANDS. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE FLASH OCCURRED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE TANK. THE TANK DRYING WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A LONG-TERM SHUTDOWN & IS NOT STANDARD OPER
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Showing all 3TOM WAS HELPING BOB FITHIAN CALLAR A DRILL HOLE HIS HAND SLIPPED LITTLE LEFT FINGER GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BIT AND FACE
SUBJECT WAS MOVING SLUSHER BLOCK FOR HIS PARDNER PARDNER STOPPED SUBJECT GRABBED BLOCK TO TURN TAKING OT TWIST IN CABLE HIS PARDNER STARTED SLUSHING AGAIN SLUSHER BUCKET HIT BLOCK SMASHING SU BJECTS LEFT HAND TO BACK PARDNER COULD NOT SEE SUBJECT