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April 24, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Phillips Companies · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS BRASING A CRACK IN A OIL PAN(TRANSMISSION) OF A EUCLID HAUL TRUCK # 352. THE PAN WAS DRAINED OF OIL AND CLEANED. EE WAS BRASING FOR ABOUT 2 MIN. WHEN HE STOPPED TO INSPECT HIS WORK. HE WAITED ABOUT 10 MIN. TO START BRASING AGAIN. WHEN HE LIT THE TORCH A FLASH FIRE BURNED HIS RT ARM, NECK AND RT SIDE OF FACE.

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