Free 186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook:  
Get 2,000+ tool plans, full site access, and more.

User Tag List

Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Forklift foundry furnace explosion - GIF

  1. #1
    Jon
    Jon is offline Jon has agreed the Seller's Terms of Service
    Administrator
    Supporting Member
    Jon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Colorado, USA
    Posts
    25,451
    Thanks
    7,928
    Thanked 38,621 Times in 11,284 Posts

    Forklift foundry furnace explosion - GIF

    Forklift foundry furnace explosion.




    Previously:

    Steel mill explosion - GIF
    Giant molten metal spill at steel mill - GIF
    Steel mill cobble GIF
    Steel mill wet charge explosion - video

    186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook

  2. The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to Jon For This Useful Post:

    Andyt (Dec 22, 2019), Rangi (Dec 21, 2019), rlm98253 (Dec 21, 2019), Scotty12 (Dec 21, 2019), Seedtick (Dec 21, 2019), Sleykin (Jun 28, 2022)

  3. #2
    Supporting Member Frank S's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    Peacock TX
    Posts
    11,179
    Thanks
    1,974
    Thanked 8,766 Times in 4,195 Posts

    Frank S's Tools
    I can't tell if there was but I would hope there was some kind of a windshield on the front of that forklift if for nothing else as a heat deflector when loading the furnace.
    Judging by the way the molten splash didn't appear to strike the operator there probably was a clear panel.
    the guy didn't seem to have been seriously injured if injured at all from the way he backed away then drove the forklift over to the side before exiting the forklift in the cloud of smoke.

    2000 Tool Plans
    Never try to tell me it can't be done
    When I have to paint I use KBS products

  4. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Frank S For This Useful Post:

    Andyt (Dec 22, 2019), mwmkravchenko (Dec 21, 2019)

  5. #3
    Supporting Member mwmkravchenko's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2017
    Location
    Perth Ontario Canada
    Posts
    1,001
    Thanks
    5,080
    Thanked 370 Times in 262 Posts
    Looks like there was water in that bundle. water and molten metal make steam and that makes for a mess. I agree with Frank the driver walked away rather calmly after parking on the right side of the furnace. If there wasn't a windshield he would have been in some serious trouble.

  6. #4
    somyunguy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Port Elizabeth , South Africa
    Posts
    17
    Thanks
    2
    Thanked 32 Times in 9 Posts

    somyunguy's Tools
    Back when I worked in Phamaceutical manufacture we had an incident , the day shift had fallen behind in SVP (Small Volume Parenterals) on a batch of drug with a high hydrogen peroxide content.
    Come tea time , everybody went on tea except for one fellow who took it upon himself to unload the sterilised batch from the Autoclave to try and make up some time.

    The Autoclave operators had strict instructions never to unload a batch of this specific drug before ambient temperature had been reached.

    Unfortunately , this fellow for some reason , ignored this , obviously thinking the temp was low enough to be safe , the forklift went in ok , lifted cleanly but on the way out , as the wheels crossed the land between the floor and the mouth of the Autoclave , the load jogged , the vials cracked together and the whole trolley load exploded.

    The forklift was equipped with a screen but this melted and covered the operator entirely over his front , melted his cleansuit into his flesh , he died 3 days later.

    When we visited in ICU , all he could say was "Please don't touch me!!"

    I used to drill my maintenance guys - Always find out what the product is and NEVER ever open a hot Autoclave for any reason!!

  7. The Following User Says Thank You to somyunguy For This Useful Post:

    mwmkravchenko (Dec 22, 2019)

  8. #5
    Supporting Member mwmkravchenko's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2017
    Location
    Perth Ontario Canada
    Posts
    1,001
    Thanks
    5,080
    Thanked 370 Times in 262 Posts
    Going on to prove that there are very few accidents.

  9. #6
    Supporting Member hemmjo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2017
    Posts
    2,542
    Thanks
    224
    Thanked 1,446 Times in 820 Posts

    hemmjo's Tools
    More troubling to me, since the operator seems to be OK, is those large rolls of what looks like nice aluminum sheet apparently headed for the furnace!!!!



    186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •