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April 14, 2021 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
Sumner County Highway Department · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee arrived at the quarry to discharge the used oil into the brush pile, thinking the oil would have cut the gasoline they added to the tank the day before. When they did this they got the liquid on their shirt and a flash fire occurred burning their right lateral abdomen.

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