EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE BACK OF MECHANIC'S TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG (MOLTEN METAL) DROPPED OFF AND CURNED THYRU HIS PANT LEG, SOCK & BOOT AND BURNED HIS LEFT FOOT. INJURY APPE ARS TO BE 3RD DEGREE BURN.
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Wilder Construction Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
June 1, 2000
AK · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
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Wilder Construction Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SCREEN TENSION BOLTS ON THE CRUSHER USING A TORCH AND A HAMMER. HE RAN HIS RIGHT HAND IN FRONT OF THE TORCH EXPOSING HIS WRIST TO THE FLAME.
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