http://m.nwfdailynews.com/military/top-story/eglin-osha-investigate-fatal-foam-spill-video-photos-1.259850
Just read this a couple days ago. Justin Petcosky Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 17, 2014, at 3:55 PM, "rongreenman ." <[email protected]> wrote: > > ed, > > That's a real common occurrence on fishing vessels up here. Usually occurs > when refitting. I've seen several where a welder thinks a cable release > conduit in the engine room is a wiring conduit and cuts it with a torch > ("...we're refitting XYZ down here, just go ahead a cut all the electrical > conduits out around it..."). My presumption is he stands down there > befuddled, wondering why there's a siren screaming for 30 seconds, then > dies a few seconds later when he can't find the ladder out. I've dealt with > four incidents over the years. > > >> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Ed Vining <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I know of only one that hasn't been mentioned. In the early 1970's a >> painter accidentally tripped the manual release on a CO2 system, and was >> killed. If I remember correctly it was on a ship, and in Alaska or the >> state of Washington. >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Cahill, Christopher >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> We're getting word there have been two different incidents where a fire >>> suppression system caused a death. Not a fire where the suppression >> system >>> failed but there was no fire and the system operation was somehow >>> complicit. One seems to be a high expansion foam system, the other is >>> unknown. Don't know the manner the HEF played, suffocate, fell trying to >>> leave and not being able to see, something else and HEF was a >> coincidence? >>> Ya'll hearing anything? That's about all I know, well...don't know. >>> >>> Chris Cahill, PE* >>> Associate Fire Protection Engineer >>> Burns & McDonnell >>> 8201 Norman Center Drive >>> Bloomington, MN 55437 >>> Phone: 952.656.3652 >>> Fax: 952.229.2923 >>> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>> www.burnsmcd.com<http://www.burnsmcd.com/> >>> >>> Proud to be one of FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For >>> *Registered in: MN >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sprinklerforum mailing list >>> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org >> >> >> >> -- >> Ed Vining >> 4819 John Muir Rd >> Martinez CA 94553 >> 925-228-8792 >> Cell 925-787-0465 >> *Note the e-mail address change* >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > > > -- > Ron Greenman > Instructor > Fire Protection Engineering Technology > Bates Technical College > 1101 So. Yakima Ave. > Tacoma, WA 98405 > > [email protected] > > http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ > > 253.680.7346 > 253.576.9700 (cell) > > Member: > ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC > > They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, > essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) > > A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, > inventor and engineer (1876-1958) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
