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Fuel tank ignites; man hospitalized with burns
By Jennifer K. Morita - jmorita@sacbee.com
Last Updated 6:02 pm PDT Thursday, May 8, 2008
A Holt Equipment Rental Co. employee in Roseville was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center after he was burned in a workplace accident Thursday morning.
The man, 44, was working near the fuel tank on a piece of excavation equipment when the fuel ignited about 11:44 a.m., Roseville fire officials said. He sustained first- and second-degree burns to his upper body and face.
Another employee, who tried to extinguish the man on fire, had minor injuries to his hands and arms and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
Pleasant Grove Boulevard near Fairway Drive was closed briefly while a CALSTAR helicopter ambulance landed and picked up the burned man.
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