ODESSA, NEW YORK—
CFE Inc.
Ignition of clothing · Thermal burns second degree
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a seam with weather membrane cleaner. The cleaner soaked into the employee's gloves, and they caught fire when a cigarette was lit. The employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
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