HEREFORD, TEXAS—
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Vehicle or machinery fire · Burns and smoke inhalation
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a railcar. As he was venting the railcar by loosening the manway bolts, a fireball was created that engulfed the employee and burned his face, torso, arms, and legs above the knee. The employee also sustained lung damage from smoke inhalation.
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