Horrible Way To Die
Foundry Worker Falls into crucible of molten iron.
https://www.constructionequipment.com/man-dies-caterpillar-foundry?oly_enc_id=1572G1121145H5F
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It would be very quick at least.
And now for some dark humor - his new factory nickname is "Flux."
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Instant cremation .
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Foundry Worker Falls into crucible of molten iron.
https://www.constructionequipment.com/man-dies-caterpillar-foundry?oly_enc_id=1572G1121145H5F
Have you ever inhaled next to a Toyota salesman?
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Isn't it customary to bury the entire crucible in these instances?
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..."He died instantly, according to Peoria County coroner Jamie Harwood"
...Ol' Jamie is the master of the understatement...I wonder what they did with that crucible of molten steel?...
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I doubt he felt any thing , but he may have a had couple seconds of thought seeing what was about to happen while falling knowing his fate
terrible accident
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Neighbor, long passed, said when he worked a the Radford powder plant many years ago said one of his coworkers fell into a vat of acid.
Bad way to go, but little to no suffering involved.
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About twenty-five years ago...upstate New York. Man fell into large pit of liquified chicken manure.
Then there was the man who fell into the vat of Guinness beer. The family asked if his death was quick. The cops said no....he got out three times to pee......
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Century ago, northern steel mill, spilled crucible, killed 3 workers instantly. Memorial service. Mill waited until the last of the 3 families had moved, broke up the spilled steel, fed it back into the furnace.
If you want a fast way to go, 1985, Radford Army Ammo plant, accidental detonation of 5,000 gallons of nitroglycerine. One dead, I missing, building converted to a half acre crater. Detonation velocity is 7700 meters per second- you would not have time for the pain message to make it to the brain.
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In 1966-67 at an ammunition plant near here had a detonation of several 105mm rounds in a room on the production line. Vaporized 2, killed all 4 workers.
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The only thing I know for sure about a quick, painless death is one has to actually experience it to know for sure.
I have had a few mishaps in life where time seems to stand still or go into slow motion as they were happening. Lucky for me, still walking on this side of the grass.
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Brookwood: 30446794966043/comments/30446838692891
The only thing I know for sure about a quick, painless death is one has to actually experience it to know for sure.
I have had a few mishaps in life where time seems to stand still or go into slow motion as they were happening. Lucky for me, still walking on this side of the grass.
I thought old mods just went POOF!!!!!!!!!!!
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Brookwood: 30446794966043/comments/30446838692891
The only thing I know for sure about a quick, painless death is one has to actually experience it to know for sure.
I have had a few mishaps in life where time seems to stand still or go into slow motion as they were happening. Lucky for me, still walking on this side of the grass.
Reminds me of my run-in with a 20 inch grain auger, in the summer of 1967.
With the help of friends and family, most of me survived...............just barely.
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hillbille: 30446794966043/comments/30446809989915
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I thought old mods just went POOF!!!!!!!!!!!
To partially quote Gen. Douglas MacArthur;
"Old Moderators never die, they just start smelling bad and fade away.....😁
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WWII - Hercules Powder plant blew up... 51 dead & 200 injured. It was felt 50 miles away.
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I wonder if they'll find teeth in their castings?
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Iron melts at 2800 degrees F. They didn't find any teeth, nor any gold fillings. I bet he didn't last 30 seconds.
By that, I mean he was vaporized in 30 seconds. A little handful of ash was left.
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I would venture to say if you're going to go............falling into a vat of molten metal would be pretty quick and painless...........water boils at 214 F...........a vat of molten steel is what..................2500-2800 F. The human body is 70% water.
I bet that the guy got temp shocked and rendered unconscious by the extreme heat before he even hit the vat. Even if that's not the case, he was probably vaporized on contact and never felt a thing. He might have had an "oh shit" thought when he tripped and fell........but at that point his fate was sealed.
Also..........BTW..........there is no need to do anything with the batch, as slag and impurities are skimmed off during the process..........there would be no remnants of said decedent in the resultant poured steel.
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Maybe they could make a statue of him and give it to his wife.
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Personally, going quickly without any prolonged suffering sounds wonderful.
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Strange but I have never heard of the 1940 Hercules explosion. Gen. Hatcher mentions a large blast at Picatinny Arsenal in 'Hatcher's Notebook' which is interesting to read about.
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mohawk, that's why I joked above that his new nickname would have been "Flux."
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Mt Olive brand pickles are made near me . Several years ago one of the workers fell into a vat of pickles and drowned . These vats are about 20 foot in diameter and about equally as deep
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pulsarnc - You would think the dude would float in a pickle tank (brine) or did the cukes act like quicksand? This on "Myth Busters" I might've watched. Maybe they should do the murder, death porn version of "Myth Busters".
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Just catch a single snort of boiling vinegar and you will about cough up half a lung!
That pickle vat death would be a bad way to go!
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chme wrote:
"If you want a fast way to go, 1985, Radford Army Ammo plant, accidental detonation of 5,000 gallons of nitroglycerine. One dead, I missing, building converted to a half acre crater. Detonation velocity is 7700 meters per second- you would not have time for the pain message to make it to the brain."
That plant is right over the mountain from me. I remember it well. It was said that they watched the buzzards afterward to find the pieces. Gruesome.
They have since automated the processes to improve safety and haven't had a serious incident in many years.
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" It was said that they watched the buzzards afterward to find the pieces."
I've seen some nasty things, more than most that have never been in the military or a first responder, but that might be a bit much. Damn.
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When E.I. DuPont De Nemours built his first powder plant on the banks of the Brandywine river he made his powder magazines three sides of stone and one side wood structure. The wooden side faced the river. They were built that way so that (when) they blew the wooden side would blow into the river and put out the fire. He only had two men in each magazine to reduce fatalities and only had to replace one wall on the building. That probably reduced his bottom line and he didn't have to replace his whole crew.
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And today those are called "blow out panels" and are still used where a potential for explosions exists. And over the years I have visited some of the largest explosives makers- they still use "man-limits". High hazard areas have a strict limit on the number of persons that can be in that section at one time.
Myself- I plan to die peacefully in my sleep, like my Grandad. Not yelling and screaming like the other people in his car.........
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