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March 24, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FIRE
Andersen Construction Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

SUBJECT WAS FUE5ING GEN. SET WITH DIESEL FUEL. FUEL TRUCK HAD GROUND CABLE ATTACHED TO GET SET GROUND WHEN SUBJECT WAS FUELING SAME SUBJECT LIT A CIGARETTE WITH A LIGHTER AND A FLASH FIRE OCC RRED SEE REPORT1

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