Ignition of clothing · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wagner Motorsports International, LLC., 700 Plantation Street, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01605
on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Part of body unspecified.
Final narrative
Brake fluid on an employee's clothing ignited, resulting in burns over 13 percent of his body.
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