speedytriple Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Any small dust partical is prone to ignite. We had a bin blow up at my work a few years back. Empty bin was being filled with drums of alum. powder metal cans with plastic bags inside to keep moisture out. When they were dumped into the bin the dust kicked up and a spark from static electricity ignited it into a 300 ft. fire ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Any small dust partical is prone to ignite. We had a bin blow up at my work a few years back. Empty bin was being filled with drums of alum. powder metal cans with plastic bags inside to keep moisture out. When they were dumped into the bin the dust kicked up and a spark from static electricity ignited it into a 300 ft. fire ball. Holy hell! anyone hurt? did you have to run home to change your pants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 That reminds me of one guy that USED to work for us that was filling a gas tank and while dragging the hose out he went over an electric fence instead of under it.... Big boom, lots of fire. Pretty neat to see concrete burn lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Guy who was on top of the bins got 3rd degree burns on 50% of his body. He has had 7 skin grafs since then and is doing better. We have alot more safety standard in place now to prevent the same thing from happening again. Happenend at my shift change I was in the locker room down stairs when the fire ball went up. they cleared the building out for a while to make sure all was safe but saw the burn mark on the inside of the roof from the fire, was huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Damn dude. That sucks. At least everyone made it out alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 I transfered out of the dept. I am much happier and safe now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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