Video: Barrel With Gases Explodes, And Metalworker Suffers Fatal Accident in Bahia, Bordering Sergipe

The Barrel Still Contained Flammable Gases and Serves as a Warning for This Type of Common Activity in Various Industries in Brazil

The incident occurred in the city of Paripiranga – Bahia on the border with Sergipe after a locksmith from a company began cutting a barrel/container used for storing flammable materials. As seen in the video above, the material exploded in the employee’s face, resulting in death on the spot.

There is still no official report on the cause of the accident, but watching the video, it is clear that although the barrel was empty, there were still flammable gases inside. With the spark and heat caused by the cutting tool, the explosion became inevitable.
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To prevent this type of accident, one of the methods that could have been used (in the case of the video) was simply to fill the barrel with water and perform the cutting, logically accompanied by a professional from the Occupational Safety area, according to Regulation 20, click here for more information.

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