A steel drum containing lubricating oil exploded while a worker was heating it with a propane torch. The explosion occurred in cold winter weather in a temporary logging camp. The victim was preparing to replace oil in a loader after repairs had been carried out on it. A 45-gallon steel barrel about one-third full of oil was placed near the loader. A 12-volt electric pump was to be used to pump oil from the barrel to the machine. Electric wires from the pump were to be hooked to the battery of a nearby pickup truck. Because of the cold, the oil was too […]
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