Dear All,
This is for your information and to initiate preventive actions at your plant/construction site.
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INCIDENT :
Two fatalities & one serious injury occurred in one of the major steel plant, while unloading of gas cylinders from the truck as seen in the photographs.
Brief Description :
During unloading the Oxygen cylinders from a truck which is loaded with 95 Oxygen & 5 LPG cylinders, the oxygen cylinder hit the neck ring of LPG cylinder which gave way its welding causing LPG leak followed by explosion & fire. Further the valve of the oxygen cylinder too got damaged & leaked causing explosion & the cylinder flown like a rocket. Two persons who were engaged for unloading were died & one person met with serious injuries.
Probable Causes :
1) The oxygen cylinders were stored in horizontal position & without protective caps.
2) LPG cylinders were kept along with oxygen cylinders.
3) Smoking in the area.
Lessons to be Learnt :
1) Gas cylinders need to be transported in vertical position
2) No gas cylinder is to be transported / handled without its protective cap. No cylinders should be received in our premises without having its cap.
3) Oxygen cylinder should not be transported along with cylinders containing flammable gas like LPG, Acetylene etc.
4) No smoking need to be strictly followed during transportation / handling the gas cylinders.
5) Gas cylinders need to be unloaded using standard method & not by throwing them.
Pl review the existing practices and takes appropriate actions. Please communicate to all own / contractor employee on this incident.
From India
713This is for your information and to initiate preventive actions at your plant/construction site.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCIDENT :
Two fatalities & one serious injury occurred in one of the major steel plant, while unloading of gas cylinders from the truck as seen in the photographs.
Brief Description :
During unloading the Oxygen cylinders from a truck which is loaded with 95 Oxygen & 5 LPG cylinders, the oxygen cylinder hit the neck ring of LPG cylinder which gave way its welding causing LPG leak followed by explosion & fire. Further the valve of the oxygen cylinder too got damaged & leaked causing explosion & the cylinder flown like a rocket. Two persons who were engaged for unloading were died & one person met with serious injuries.
Probable Causes :
1) The oxygen cylinders were stored in horizontal position & without protective caps.
2) LPG cylinders were kept along with oxygen cylinders.
3) Smoking in the area.
Lessons to be Learnt :
1) Gas cylinders need to be transported in vertical position
2) No gas cylinder is to be transported / handled without its protective cap. No cylinders should be received in our premises without having its cap.
3) Oxygen cylinder should not be transported along with cylinders containing flammable gas like LPG, Acetylene etc.
4) No smoking need to be strictly followed during transportation / handling the gas cylinders.
5) Gas cylinders need to be unloaded using standard method & not by throwing them.
Pl review the existing practices and takes appropriate actions. Please communicate to all own / contractor employee on this incident.
From India
Dear dipil,
It's best example how unsafe act / carelessness / over confident leads to an accident/disaster...Thanks for your updates!!! keep on sharing will share same with my colleagues. . . Keep up the good work. . . Again good one from your side. . .
From United States, Fpo
It's best example how unsafe act / carelessness / over confident leads to an accident/disaster...Thanks for your updates!!! keep on sharing will share same with my colleagues. . . Keep up the good work. . . Again good one from your side. . .
From United States, Fpo
Dear Dilip,
Excellent information shared.
It is time to take every step to prevent such type of accidents.
I request other members to share such type of incidents and accidents occurred in their respective industry, if they hesitate to share with picture, don't mention the name of the industry. It will be a learning to other industry.
Good, Keep posting.
M Srinivas
Asst Manager - HR
Ramky Group of Companies
Hyderabad
9866005600
From India, Hyderabad
Excellent information shared.
It is time to take every step to prevent such type of accidents.
I request other members to share such type of incidents and accidents occurred in their respective industry, if they hesitate to share with picture, don't mention the name of the industry. It will be a learning to other industry.
Good, Keep posting.
M Srinivas
Asst Manager - HR
Ramky Group of Companies
Hyderabad
9866005600
From India, Hyderabad
Dear Dipil, I appreciate your efforts in bringing such great eye opener to us. Dear All, There is no need of iman=gination during our training programmes. Simply you show the same to Attendees.
From India, Hyderabad
From India, Hyderabad
Dear dipil,
Can i share this with my team (If i share with my team may it will reach more than 70 country's in one day), Yesterday meeting we had discuss about this then finally my camp safety manager request the copy of above mentioned topic then he asked me their is any legal problem to sharing with others? I don't think so their is any legal problem but just i wanna make sure once again please let me know.
Again thanks for sharing such kind of eye opener messages.
From United States, Fpo
Can i share this with my team (If i share with my team may it will reach more than 70 country's in one day), Yesterday meeting we had discuss about this then finally my camp safety manager request the copy of above mentioned topic then he asked me their is any legal problem to sharing with others? I don't think so their is any legal problem but just i wanna make sure once again please let me know.
Again thanks for sharing such kind of eye opener messages.
From United States, Fpo
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