Safety Flash
Serious fire extinguisher alert
Serious fire extinguisher alert
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 06/00
- CorrosionExplosionPressure Systems
- CorrosionExplosionLine of firePressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- Gas cylinder
Summary
A worker died from flying debris when a fire extinguisher exploded while tackling a small fire. The report attributes the incident to cylinder corrosion beneath a rubber protective foot following water ingress. A vendor warning states that annual inspection should include examining the cylinder bottom with the foot removed.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Gas cylinder; compressed gas bottle; gas cylinders.
Summary
A corroded carbon dioxide extinguisher cylinder ruptured during firefighting, fatally injuring the user with flying debris.
IMCA SF 06/00. Themes: corrosion, explosion, pressure systems.