A worker was thrown 130 feet into the air and fell through the roof of another building when a cutting torch ignited gasoline vapors. The worker had been dismantling a 5000-gallon gasoline tank. He had been using a hose from a boiler to fill the tank with steam and prevent fire while he did the cutting with a propane-oxygen torch. He was interrupted during this work to take care of another task. While he was away another worker came along and removed the steam hose and shut off the boiler. When the first worker returned to cutting the gasoline tank, he […]