DALLAS, TEXAS—
Mammoth Metal Recycling
Nonstructural fire n.e.c. · Thermal burns third degree or higher
Final narrative
An employee was using a welding torch to cut up a boom from a fire truck. Oil was leaking from the boom's hydraulics and caught fire, which spread and burned the employee. The employee was hospitalized with third-degree burns.
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