"Investigators told WBTV that Sheppard was welding on a fuel tank...."
Eternal Vigilance is the price of safety... only takes one lapse to make for a bad day...
http://www.wbtv.com/story/20640209/g...eppard-welding
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01-21-2013, 08:16 PM #1
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Happened Again.. Tank Explosion Kills Welder
Hobby Welder for about 32 years
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01-22-2013, 02:20 AM #2
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So sad...Bob
Bob Wright, Grandson of Tee Nee Boat Trailer Founder
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01-22-2013, 06:53 AM #3
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Happened Again.. Tank Explosion Kills Welder
Yes. Very Sad, our Prayers go out for this family!
Remember, we can do this all our life But we may be only One Mistake away from leaving our family fatherless
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01-22-2013, 05:29 PM #4
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This is a sad thing to happen, I have been welding on tankers for a few years now and I have a 12" fan that sits outside the tanker with a 20' hose to purge the tank with fresh air before and while I weld.
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01-22-2013, 07:27 PM #5
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Not really the same thing portable welder.
Hope your welding on a new tank that hasn't had any flammable a in it before.Miller syncrowave 200 runner with coolmate 4
and wp2025 weldcraft torch
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01-26-2013, 09:08 AM #6
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sad
i'm so sad for the love ones left behind.
welding can be and is a dangerous trade and often not realized .
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01-27-2013, 07:30 AM #7
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jrscgsr, It is the same thing, Tankers for poope trucks, tankers from refineries that are part of the methonal process. My blower pumps out almost 3000 cfm to push any fumes out and to provide fresh air for breathing.
So I'm replacing the air volume in the average tanker once a minute, I let it run for a minimum of a half hour before I even climb inside.
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