The barrel still contained flammable gases and becomes an alert for this type of activity common in several industries in Brazil

The case occurred in the city of Paripiranga - Bahia on the border with Sergipe after the locksmith of a company started cutting activity in a barrel/bomb for storing flammable material. As seen in the video above, the material ended up exploding in the employee's face, and he died at the same time.

There is still no official report on the cause of the accident, but watching the video it is clear that despite the barrel being empty, there are still flammable gases inside, with the spark and heat caused by the cutting tool, the explosion ended up being inevitable.
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To avoid this type of accident, one of the methods that could (in the case of the video) be used was to simply fill the barrel with water and perform the cut, logically accompanied by a professional in the field of Occupational Safety, according to Regulatory Standard 20, go here to learn mores.

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