Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

Man Dies in Johnson County Explosion

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by OldHasBeen, Jan 24, 2014.

  1. Jan 24, 2014 #1
    OldHasBeen

    OldHasBeen Road Train Member

    1,269
    924
    Dec 16, 2010
    0
    Man Dies in Johnson County Explosion


    JOHNSON COUNTY, AR (News release) - A Clarksville resident was killed at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Friday, January 24 after a tank he was attempting to de-thaw exploded at a trucking company in Knoxville.


    Workers at the company were using a propane torch to loosen ball valves on the back of the tanker trucks.


    The victim was struck by a metal hatch plate that was blown off of the back of the tank. Two other hatches on top of the tanker were also blown off by the force of the explosion.
    http://www.arkansasmatters.com/stor...unty-explosion/d/story/v5ekPDV_FkSYSHOzUuwL8w
     
    OldHasBeen, Jan 24, 2014
    OldHasBeen, Jan 24, 2014
    #1
    Big Don Thanks this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Jan 24, 2014 #2
    Solo_Seat

    Solo_Seat Medium Load Member

    416
    215
    Apr 8, 2013
    Jacksonville, FL
    0
    unbelievable....
     
    Solo_Seat, Jan 24, 2014
    Solo_Seat, Jan 24, 2014
    #2
  4. Jan 24, 2014 #3
    OldHasBeen

    OldHasBeen Road Train Member

    1,269
    924
    Dec 16, 2010
    0
    Many ways there be to die, & our foresight just will not see all of them.
     
    OldHasBeen, Jan 24, 2014
    OldHasBeen, Jan 24, 2014
    #3
  5. Jan 24, 2014 #4
    OzzyOKC

    OzzyOKC Light Load Member

    238
    147
    May 29, 2010
    Durant, OK
    0
    :biggrin_2555:
     
    OzzyOKC, Jan 24, 2014
    OzzyOKC, Jan 24, 2014
    #4
  7. Jan 24, 2014 #5
    48Packard

    48Packard Ol' Two-stop Shag!

    8,416
    10,104
    Apr 19, 2009
    Could be anywhere
    0
    Wow. Just.....wow.
     
    48Packard, Jan 24, 2014
    48Packard, Jan 24, 2014
    #5
  8. Jan 24, 2014 #6
    OttMan

    OttMan Medium Load Member

    321
    207
    Nov 2, 2013
    Georgia
    0
    Oh My Dear LORD!!
    That's so freaking sad...
    And why they were using a torch in a tank for God sake?
    Well, it is too late for the one that died....
     
    OttMan, Jan 24, 2014
    OttMan, Jan 24, 2014
    #6
  9. Jan 24, 2014 #7
    KW Cajun

    KW Cajun Road Train Member

    2,383
    3,652
    Apr 12, 2013
    Copperhead Road
    0
    I'm sure every one of the workers (wrongly) figured that since it was a "water" tanker and the torch was used on the outside... there would be no danger.
    What a senseless fatal mistake.
     
    KW Cajun, Jan 24, 2014
    KW Cajun, Jan 24, 2014
    #7
    Big Don Thanks this.
  10. Jan 26, 2014 #8
    Eaton18

    Eaton18 Road Train Member

    1,755
    1,104
    Sep 3, 2011
    Waverly, KS
    0
    Water tanker, yep, Waste-water, which does produce methane gas. Not the same as potable water, and sadly they learned the hard way.
     
    Eaton18, Jan 26, 2014
    Eaton18, Jan 26, 2014
    #8
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.