phosgene gas = nerve gas!
had a bone head mechanic locally that thought it would be funny to discharge
am A/C unit into a running car's carburaetor. gased the entire shop!
evryone got ill !
and i'll never forget seeing a mechanic remove a full pontiac wagon gas
tank. it spilled a bit(no he did not pump it out!) during removal.
the shop had a center floor drain the entire length of the shop. of course
some gas got to the floor drain. along comes a guy smoking and throws his
butt into the drain! "WOOSH" the entire drain caught fire! and like
alomst instantly too! not like in the movies where they start at one end
and the flames rush to the other end! that lost me some flat rate time that
day!
chuck.
-----Original Message-----
From ckotting at wideopenwest.com <ckotting@wideopenwest.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: Bonehead auto repair mishap
>We had a bonehead mishap that cleared an entire
>manufacturing floor when I worked at Integrated Development
>and Manuacturing. One of their main lines of business was
>building controlled environment chambers for biological
>research. This meant heating and A/C systems.
>
>We were rushing to get a system out the door when some
>individual who missed all his science classes decided it
>would save time to start charging the A/C system with freon
>while the piping was still being soldered (saves having to
>evacuate the system of air, right?) Being a "can-do" sort
>of guy, he went ahead and implemented his plan without
>consulting anyone else (or reading the MSDS).
>
>For those who have never had to play with it, freon in the
>presence of an open flame produces phosgene gas, a lovely
>little compound that was one of the first chemical weapons
>(way back in WW I).
>
>Nobody died from the phosgene, but the idiot came dang close
>to dying when the refrigeration technicians got hold of
>him...
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