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Workers recount tragedy at China steel factory (molten steel shower incident)
AFP ^ | 04/19/07 | Robert J. Saiget

Posted on 04/20/2007 6:38:49 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

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1 posted on 04/20/2007 6:38:53 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; tallhappy; Dr. Marten; Jeff Head; Tainan; hedgetrimmer; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 04/20/2007 6:39:22 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, kae jong-il, chia head, pogri, midget sh*tbag)
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Damn Tiger I hear of mine explosion in China boy this take the cake


3 posted on 04/20/2007 6:40:04 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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What an awful way to go... horrible.


4 posted on 04/20/2007 6:42:21 PM PDT by inkling (exurbanleague.com)
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Horrible absolutely horrible. What a terrible way to die.


5 posted on 04/20/2007 6:42:34 PM PDT by Zeroisanumber (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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"It hit a platform car and then started spilling molten steel in the direction of the shift transfer room where they were having their safety meeting.

Talk about irony...

6 posted on 04/20/2007 6:43:18 PM PDT by Argus
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Those killed in the accident were burnt beyond recognition, and authorities said they would have to use DNA testing to identify the victims.

Yikes! I'm surprised there is anything left to get DNA from. China needs an OSHA and labor unions so we can level the playing field.

7 posted on 04/20/2007 6:43:24 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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"It hit a platform car and then started spilling molten steel in the direction of the shift transfer room where they were having their safety meeting. That was the most tragic moment," said Jiao...

Not to mention ironic.

8 posted on 04/20/2007 6:44:56 PM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
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post of the day nomination!


9 posted on 04/20/2007 6:46:12 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Rather poor plant design at the very least. You never put unprotected people in harm’s way.


10 posted on 04/20/2007 6:46:25 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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26 tonnes of molten steel poured into a meeting room, killing 32 workers.

Whoa! Would that it had been Cho instead of these innocents. Maybe it is that way for him now and for eternity.

11 posted on 04/20/2007 6:47:00 PM PDT by outofstyle
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Shades of Newcor Bump.

They lost a ladle, crane failure and spilled 15 tons on to
the shop floor, which being new was still damp, resultant
steam explosions blew molten steel up through roof, it then fell as solidified chunks ranging in size from baseball to ashcan. This was a new crane, it can still happenl.

Liquid Steel, Most exciting.
Hand me that jet tapper and lets draw some metal.


12 posted on 04/20/2007 6:48:37 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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I hope Psy-Cho will now experience this sensation every day in hell.


13 posted on 04/20/2007 6:49:06 PM PDT by montag813
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What a sad tragedy.

But I’m confused, didn’t Rosie O’Doughnut tell us that “This is the first time in history (on 911) that fire has ever melted steel.”? Wonder how that steel in China got so hot?
(sad sarcasm)


14 posted on 04/20/2007 6:49:39 PM PDT by Reddy
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PhotoRelatives of victims grieve outside a plant of the Qinghe Special Steel Co. Ltd. in Tieling, in northeast China's Liaoning province in this April 18, 2007 picture. An industrial ladle of molten metal spilt its load at the Chinese steelworks on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people and injuring two, Xinhua News Agency said. Picture taken April 18, 2007. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA) CHINA OUT

PhotoRelatives grieve over the death of workers killed in an accident at a steel factory in Tieling, in China's northeastern Liaoning Province, Wednesday, April 18, 2007. A piece of heavy equipment at the plant broke off while transporting molten steel, killing at least 32 workers and injuring two others on Wednesday, the state work safety watchdog said. (AP Photo/EyePress)

PhotoDamaged equipment is seen in a workshop after an accident at a steel factory in Tieling, in China's northeastern Liaoning Province, Wednesday, April 18, 2007. A piece of heavy equipment at the plant broke off while transporting molten steel, killing at least 32 workers and injuring two others on Wednesday, the state work safety watchdog said. (AP Photo/EyePress)

PhotoTechnicians investigate a steel ladle of molten metal which spilt its load at a plant of the Qinghe Special Steel Co. Ltd. in Tieling, northeast China's Liaoning province April 18, 2007. Thirty-two workers were confirmed dead and six others injured on Wednesday after molten metal spewed through the steel plant, local work safety authorities said. Picture taken April 18, 2007. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA) CHINA OUT


15 posted on 04/20/2007 6:50:40 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, kae jong-il, chia head, pogri, midget sh*tbag)
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That [steel shower onto a meeting] is what normally happens in cases of acute meetingitis. Either that, or a massive sewer backup. “Thou shalt not meetingize too much”.


16 posted on 04/20/2007 6:53:15 PM PDT by GSlob
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Not to make light of what happened, but at 2,732 degrees Fahrenheit anyone in the immediate vicinity would probably have died almost instantly, at the very most after just a few seconds. It’s awful what happened, but I think almost all those that died didn’t actually suffer much (something to actually be grateful for, if that is possible).


17 posted on 04/20/2007 6:54:00 PM PDT by rottndog (Fred Thompson will mop the floor with all the other Republican nominees.)
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Right. Swimming in a liquid steel pool in Hell.

18 posted on 04/20/2007 6:54:26 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, kae jong-il, chia head, pogri, midget sh*tbag)
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The accident happened at Qinghe Special Steel Corp, a relatively modern facility in China's former industrial heartland in Liaoning province.

Right.

19 posted on 04/20/2007 6:55:31 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Boy, do ya know how it feels to run 3 wide?)
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You have a point. It could be much harder for victim's family than victims themselves. My sincere condolence to those perished and their families.

20 posted on 04/20/2007 6:57:20 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, kae jong-il, chia head, pogri, midget sh*tbag)
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