Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tidewater Equipment Company, off of Tower Rd near Hwy 40 at a timber land, BUNNELL, FLORIDA 32110
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee had just started to weld on a broken Tigercat's knife when it immediately flashed, causing a fire. The employee received third degree burns from his waist down. Before welding, the employee poured water around his work location to prevent a forest fire.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Clothing, unspecified
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