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Man Injured in Toilet Blast Files Suit
AP ^ | 6/2/5

Posted on 06/02/2005 1:20:57 PM PDT by SmithL

Morgantown, W.Va. -- A Pennsylvania man injured when a portable toilet exploded is suing a general contractor and a coal company for negligence.

John Jenkins, 53, and his wife Ramona Jenkins, 35, of Brave, Pa., filed the lawsuit in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Tuesday. They are suing Chisler Inc., a general contractor from Fairview, and Eastern Associated Coal Corp. for $10 million in damages.

The explosion occurred July 13, 2004, at Parrish Shaft in Blacksville. Jenkins, a North West Fuels Development Inc. methane power plant operator, entered a portable toilet, sat down and tried to light a cigarette.

"When I struck the lighter, the whole thing just detonated — the whole top blew off," John Jenkins said. "I can't tell you if it blew me out the door or if I jumped out."

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Outdoors; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: hatewhenthathappens; hazardtoyourhealth
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1 posted on 06/02/2005 1:20:58 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Didn't I see this on Mythbusters?


2 posted on 06/02/2005 1:22:09 PM PDT by Mikey_1962
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To: SmithL

Co-defendant: Van deKamps Pork and Beans.


3 posted on 06/02/2005 1:24:25 PM PDT by Millee (So you're a feminist......isn't that cute??)
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To: SmithL

Damn, dude, that stinks. What a s4itty outhouse joke, the old methane in the crapper trick!


4 posted on 06/02/2005 1:26:51 PM PDT by ctlpdad (Liberals - weeds in the lawn of society.)
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To: Mikey_1962
it was and they had to use gun powder to light it with a ciggy.

"The lawsuit says the cigarette ignited methane gas leaking from a pipe underneath the unit."

Perhaps they should have tried it while pumping methane directly into their little blast chamber.
5 posted on 06/02/2005 1:27:14 PM PDT by tfecw (Vote Democrat, It's easier than working)
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To: SmithL
finally, proof that smoking is dangerous
/sarcasm
6 posted on 06/02/2005 1:28:06 PM PDT by pikachu (Six is afraid of seven because seven ate nine!)
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To: SmithL

The guy was a methane power plant operator. Must've aclimated himself to the smell. Still, he should know not to smoke on the john.


7 posted on 06/02/2005 1:28:31 PM PDT by WSGilcrest (Twink likes it!)
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To: WSGilcrest

It was caused by a leaking pipeline. It had nothing to do with the toilet except its proximity to the leak.


8 posted on 06/02/2005 1:30:10 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: SmithL

We had a sandstorm out here in the training area, and four Porta-johns were blown over. One of the was occupied.

Chalk it up under "Things That make You Go 'EWWWWWW!'"


9 posted on 06/02/2005 1:34:09 PM PDT by Old Sarge (In for a penny, in for a pound, saddlin' up and Baghdad-bound!)
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To: Old Sarge
When I worked at the prison, they had porta johns on the ball field for the inmates. Well one evening, a fag went into one and the guys tipped it over. He came out covered in crap, paper, urine, etc...

It was a definite "Sucks to be you" moment.
10 posted on 06/02/2005 1:38:30 PM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (People too weak to follow their own dreams, will always find a way to discourage yours.)
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To: SmithL

gives new meaning to "blowing your ass off."


11 posted on 06/02/2005 1:46:21 PM PDT by peacebaby (It will take more than a village - to protect America from the Clintons this go-around.)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

There's a flash movie someplace on the Web, about a troop in theater in a portajohn, and two of his "buddies" taking a run shot and knocking it sideways.

The first guy crawls out, and proceeds to chase the other two around swinging his Kevlar at them!


12 posted on 06/02/2005 1:50:40 PM PDT by Old Sarge (In for a penny, in for a pound, saddlin' up and Baghdad-bound!)
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To: Old Sarge

I do not know if I could stop vomiting long enough to chase someone.


13 posted on 06/02/2005 1:52:38 PM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (People too weak to follow their own dreams, will always find a way to discourage yours.)
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To: WSGilcrest
"Still, he should know not to smoke"

Locations such as this business generally do not allow ANY smoking. If he was sneaking a smoke, he got caught.

14 posted on 06/02/2005 1:57:22 PM PDT by Deaf Smith
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To: SmithL
They are suing Chisler Inc

Probably represented by the law firm of Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe.

15 posted on 06/02/2005 2:00:05 PM PDT by ladtx ( "Remember your regiment and follow your officers." Captain Charles May, 2d Dragoons, 9 May 1846)
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To: Deaf Smith

They noticed him when he was flying through the air with his pants down around his ankles, cig in one hand, newspaper in the other.


16 posted on 06/02/2005 3:30:55 PM PDT by tuffydoodle
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To: SmithL; cowtown

cowtown ping. Any comments?


17 posted on 06/02/2005 3:31:41 PM PDT by tuffydoodle
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To: Old Sarge

Yes, the Yarbrough Incident.

That shoulder block was very well coordinated. Impressive.


18 posted on 06/02/2005 3:32:01 PM PDT by Eagle Eye (BTDT got the T shirt, shot glass, shoulder patch, challenge coin, coffee mug....)
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To: SmithL

With the chemicals in the tank of a portajohn there won't be methane accumulating.

My vote is the leaking pipeline.


19 posted on 06/02/2005 3:33:17 PM PDT by Eagle Eye (BTDT got the T shirt, shot glass, shoulder patch, challenge coin, coffee mug....)
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To: SmithL

20 posted on 06/02/2005 3:37:49 PM PDT by robertpaulsen
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