Worst workplace incident/accident?
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SCEtoAUX said:
scorcher said:
Some horrible accidents here... https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=d4f_1492964068
Definitely not for the squeamish or easily shocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eeeuuuuwwww.....Definitely not for the squeamish or easily shocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There was a program on work incidents on the telly a while ago. One that sticks in my mind is at a bakery (big one). The over needed to work done on it but the manager wasn't keen to have it shut down for too long because it cost money. It had a track the dough went in at one end and came out the other as bread.
The 2 blokes assigned the task (IIRC a youth and another experienced worker) were loaded onto the track with their tools and sent into the oven. Trouble was it was still too hot and cooked them.
The 2 blokes assigned the task (IIRC a youth and another experienced worker) were loaded onto the track with their tools and sent into the oven. Trouble was it was still too hot and cooked them.
pidsy said:
One of my colleagues hung himself.
That wasn’t much fun to deal with as the “findee”.
The whole police side of it didn’t work at all how I thought it would. It made me see the incredible trauma that suicide puts on a family.
A friend of my father's commited suicide by going into the garage and putting a shotgun in his mouth. Emergency services took the body away, but left the mess behind. My Father had to clean his mates brains off the wall.That wasn’t much fun to deal with as the “findee”.
The whole police side of it didn’t work at all how I thought it would. It made me see the incredible trauma that suicide puts on a family.
To lighten the mood a touch.
Someone had a finger removed via a fan cover not fitting properly, and fan/finger interface occurring.
His mate saw how much money he got, so decided he wanted the cash as well. He attended the pub, then introduced finger to fan. His bosses showed him the invention of cctv, and a P45.
Someone had a finger removed via a fan cover not fitting properly, and fan/finger interface occurring.
His mate saw how much money he got, so decided he wanted the cash as well. He attended the pub, then introduced finger to fan. His bosses showed him the invention of cctv, and a P45.
In a different lifetime, early 80s, I was an engineering apprentice. Looking after an automated production line with an older guy called Ralph. Compressed air in use to drive bits.
We had an open day, public milling about.
The line jammed, so Ralph went to clear it as we did, remove the obstruction while it was running.
But he got hand stuck in there & the pressure was building.
A family with kids watching
I doubt they had heard as many F & C words before I hit the big red button !
We had an open day, public milling about.
The line jammed, so Ralph went to clear it as we did, remove the obstruction while it was running.
But he got hand stuck in there & the pressure was building.
A family with kids watching
I doubt they had heard as many F & C words before I hit the big red button !
scorcher said:
Some horrible accidents here... https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=d4f_1492964068
Definitely not for the squeamish or easily shocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitely not for the squeamish or easily shocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christ!
Not sure if we've had this one posted.
Flight engineer gets sucked into fighter jet engine on aircraft carrier.
Apparently he survived with only minor injuries, although it ripped his helmet and lifejacket off which is what caused the large flame out the back. The central spindle of the engine is what seems to have prevented him getting sucked all the way in.
The cause was him not following the H&S rules to never stand up in front of an operating plane.
Flight engineer gets sucked into fighter jet engine on aircraft carrier.
Apparently he survived with only minor injuries, although it ripped his helmet and lifejacket off which is what caused the large flame out the back. The central spindle of the engine is what seems to have prevented him getting sucked all the way in.
The cause was him not following the H&S rules to never stand up in front of an operating plane.
echazfraz said:
Nanook said:
98elise said:
No because no additional energy has transferred from the rest of the rotating parts. When the wheel detaches it instantly starts losing energy.
Someone suggested gravity. That is the only sensible way a wheel will start accelerating once it's detached.
When a fan blade because detached from the front of a turbofan engine, no additional energy is imparted to it from the rest of the system.Someone suggested gravity. That is the only sensible way a wheel will start accelerating once it's detached.
Yet it'll accelerate forward, away from the engine which is already moving forward at say, 500mph.
Kinetic energy is 0.5mv^2.
The energy can remain constant whilst the velocity increases, if the mass decreases.
The fan blade will leave the engine at a given speed. It will have a given mass at the point it leaves the engine.
Once it leaves the engine it's got no more "input" from the engine. Its mass stays constant (perhaps some wee bits fall off).
If its mass is constant and it's got no more input, it'll decelerate. It has to. The "v"part of your equation is diminishing due to drag, noise, heat, etc.
I don't doubt that it's going f
king fast and makes a big fking bang when it hits the fan casing, fuselage, whatever, but it's not accelerating once it leaves the engine.It's an aerofoil, so it will be making "lift" until it starts to tumble, trading energy away from the engine for energy along the engine's axis.
You're forgetting something:
Kinetic energy isn't just 1/2mv^2, you're missing the rotational kinetic energy 1/2 I omega^2. You can convert rotational KE into translational KE, increasing forward velocity whilst still losing energy overall. That's why lorry/trailer tyres accelerate after the first bounce.
Kinetic energy isn't just 1/2mv^2, you're missing the rotational kinetic energy 1/2 I omega^2. You can convert rotational KE into translational KE, increasing forward velocity whilst still losing energy overall. That's why lorry/trailer tyres accelerate after the first bounce.
Willy Nilly said:
There was a program on work incidents on the telly a while ago. One that sticks in my mind is at a bakery (big one). The over needed to work done on it but the manager wasn't keen to have it shut down for too long because it cost money. It had a track the dough went in at one end and came out the other as bread.
The 2 blokes assigned the task (IIRC a youth and another experienced worker) were loaded onto the track with their tools and sent into the oven. Trouble was it was still too hot and cooked them.
You mean the one I posted the news article to on the 18th September on this very thread? Hmmm... Nope, not heard of that one.The 2 blokes assigned the task (IIRC a youth and another experienced worker) were loaded onto the track with their tools and sent into the oven. Trouble was it was still too hot and cooked them.
Captain Smerc said:
I've seen that clip recently somewhere else - It's the darkening patch of floor underneath him.....I've always been wary of big spinny mechanical things like fairground rides and farm machinery - that doesn't help.
Condi said:
FiF said:
We take H&S for granted sometimes, to the point where it's a hindrance almost.
Go into a European aluminium melter, splashproof fireproof clothing, safety boots, gloves, helmets and face protection.
Indian aluminium melting shop, shorts and flip flops.
Strange post. Go into a European aluminium melter, splashproof fireproof clothing, safety boots, gloves, helmets and face protection.
Indian aluminium melting shop, shorts and flip flops.
Working with metal at 1200 degrees, I would have thought splashpoof fire clothing, safety boos, gloves, helmet and face protection would be preferable to shorts and flip flops?
Each to their own I guess.
Yet some competitors overseas don't give a stuff, which was the point and the context.
If you don't want to see or understand that, well each to their own, as they say.
I know that the title if this thread invites tales of physical accidents in the workplace, but it is strange that nobody has come anywhere near mentioning the effects of stress at work. Mental illness resulting from stress is the single biggest reason for days lost at work. Surely somebody has seen examples of this?
Roofless Toothless said:
I know that the title if this thread invites tales of physical accidents in the workplace, but it is strange that nobody has come anywhere near mentioning the effects of stress at work. Mental illness resulting from stress is the single biggest reason for days lost at work. Surely somebody has seen examples of this?
I’ve seen a mental breakdown happen at work, and a number of people off with stress. A fair few marriages fail too. As you say it’s a big issue, but because there isn’t squirty blood and it doesn’t happen instantly it’s easy to overlook.Grahamdub said:
pidsy said:
One of my colleagues hung himself.
That wasn’t much fun to deal with as the “findee”.
The whole police side of it didn’t work at all how I thought it would. It made me see the incredible trauma that suicide puts on a family.
A friend of my father's commited suicide by going into the garage and putting a shotgun in his mouth. Emergency services took the body away, but left the mess behind. My Father had to clean his mates brains off the wall.That wasn’t much fun to deal with as the “findee”.
The whole police side of it didn’t work at all how I thought it would. It made me see the incredible trauma that suicide puts on a family.
Found him at around 1.20pm and obviously called ambulance and police.
They offered to send a helicopter - we have fields that could have landed on but he was definitely dead - I won’t go into detail but there wasn’t going to be any bringing him back.
They cancelled the helicopter and we got a slow response from the ambulance.
In the mean time, I asked if I should cut him down but was told that under no circumstances should I do that. It needs to be left as is for the forensics.
Police arrived and cordoned the area off as a potential crime scene and they started their work.
I’m not saying that they didn’t have to do any investigation but they eventually cut him down at almost 10pm - 11 hours after they estimated his time of death.
All the while everyone there was questioned at length.
For us, there was never any thought that he could have been killed and made it look like suicide but the police were very clear that it is something they take seriously and have to look into every avenue.
It just seemed desperately sad - so many hours and absolutely no dignity.
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