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No media coverage so here goes. While working as a Foreman at a Bay Area refinery, some work was being done on one of the raised pipeways. My boss noticed that one of the contract welders had set up his oxy-acetylene bottles without securing them and told me to tell him to secure them. After doing so, I came back a while later and found the bottles arc-welded to one of the pipe stanchions. Needless to say, if he had burned through either bottle, we would have had a disaster on our hands. The contractor was immediately let go. Another near miss

Submitted on 01/24/2012

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: 1986

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Bruce said:
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A supposed professional welder welded his fuel tanks to a support? Now I think I've seen it all... Thanks for sharing!


Candi said:
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Oh good grief...


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