Cooked To Death

JONJO THE MISER · 12-03-2012 06:00PM #1

A horrific story now from Austria.

An Austrian metalworker accidentally switched on an oven that two colleagues were inside cleaning - leaving them to slowly cook to death.
Detectives investigating the horrific deaths in the massive oven say the pair had tried to rip the insulation off the wall of the oven and clawed at the door in a desperate bid to get free.
The tragedy happened when the automatic door of the oven at the factory owned by the Salzburger Aluminium AG company in Lenz closed.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113800/Metalworkers-cooked-death-inside-giant-Austrian-oven-door-closed-800C-furnace-accidentally-switched-on.html

af_thefragile · 12-03-2012 06:02PM

I guess they were baked...

*sorry*

forfuxsake · 12-03-2012 06:02PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

A horrific story now from Austria.

An Austrian metalworker accidentally switched on an oven that two colleagues were inside cleaning - leaving them to slowly cook to death.
Detectives investigating the horrific deaths in the massive oven say the pair had tried to rip the insulation off the wall of the oven and clawed at the door in a desperate bid to get free.
The tragedy happened when the automatic door of the oven at the factory owned by the Salzburger Aluminium AG company in Lenz closed.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113800/Metalworkers-cooked-death-inside-giant-Austrian-oven-door-closed-800C-furnace-accidentally-switched-on.html

Not really that horrific (By Austrian standards).

SEPT 23 1989 · 12-03-2012 06:04PM

What is it about Austrians and ovens?

RachaelVO · 12-03-2012 06:04PM

OH SWEET JESUS... I just puked a bit in my mouth

THE POOR, POOR POOR BASTARDS.

What a way to go! I honestly can't imagine the fear and horribleness of that death!

Zen65 · 12-03-2012 06:05PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

A horrific story now from Austria.

Unspeakably tragic for the families of the deceased, to know that a loved one perished in this way. Even here on the AH Forum it would be too soon to make light of this.

Z

The Snipe · 12-03-2012 06:05PM

Sure its not the first time!

JONJO THE MISER · 12-03-2012 06:05PM

Can you imagine what the poor guy who turned on the oven must be going through.

winston82 · 12-03-2012 06:06PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

I guess they were baked...

*sorry*

If you're apologising for your retarded post then what's the point of making it in the first place?

Run_to_da_hills · 12-03-2012 06:11PM

Did the company ever hear of tagging out? Did they ever hear of danger tags and power isolation switches? Confined space drills with someone outside keeping watch?

I hope the supervisor that was overseeing this operation gets brought up for two counts of manslaughter.

A similar thing happened in Ringsend Power station in the 80's when a worker drowned removing debris that built up in a cooling condenser. .

Princess Peach · 12-03-2012 06:11PM

Zen65 wrote: »

Unspeakably tragic for the families of the deceased, to know that a loved one perished in this way. Even here on the AH Forum it would be too soon to make light of this.

Z

:pac::pac::pac:

I've looked at this thread a few times now waiting for a good pun on it!

WoollyRedHat · 12-03-2012 06:12PM

Sounds like something out of a Final Destination movie.. truly awful

Jarren · 12-03-2012 06:14PM

R.I.P

theg81der · 12-03-2012 06:16PM

OMG I would do anything to take back that I read this! Why did I look WHY!!!

seamus · 12-03-2012 06:16PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Did the company ever hear of tagging out? Did they ever hear of danger tags and power isolation switches? Confined space drills with someone outside keeping watch?

If you look at the article, it would appear that the two men failed to observe the safety procedures put in place and so nobody knew they were in the oven.

Scant comfort for the poor guy who turned on the oven. He'll forever be mulling over the "what ifs" in his head and blaming himself for their deaths.

crazygeryy · 12-03-2012 06:17PM

Austria.seems to be thee place that all this **** happens.what an awful awful way to die.

Conor108 · 12-03-2012 06:17PM

Detectives investigating the horrific deaths in the massive oven say the pair had tried to rip the insulation off the wall of the oven and clawed at the door in a desperate bid to get free.

Police spokeswoman Daniela Gstvttner said the two men ........ would have realised what had happened when the hot air started to flood into the chamber.

Jesus, that is grim.

RIP.

Ghandee · 12-03-2012 06:18PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Can you imagine what the poor guy who turned on the oven must be going through.

Seconds or desert at this stage?

Galway K9 · 12-03-2012 06:19PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

I guess they were baked...

*sorry*

*

meoklmrk91 · 12-03-2012 06:19PM

What a truly horrible death, poor guys, and the poor lad who turned on the oven, that man will be traumatised for life.

Chuck Stone · 12-03-2012 06:21PM

Truly horrific. R.I.P.
_______________________________

Ovens. Nazis. Hitler.

Godwinned.

Run_to_da_hills · 12-03-2012 06:28PM

seamus wrote: »

If you look at the article, it would appear that the two men failed to observe the safety procedures put in place and so nobody knew they were in the oven.

Scant comfort for the poor guy who turned on the oven. He'll forever be mulling over the "what ifs" in his head and blaming himself for their deaths.

The incident with the ESB was quite similar. A general worker climbed inside the condenser using a torch to clean mussels that blocked the cooling pipes. The door was shut, the condenser filled with seawater and the guy was found dead that afternoon. The guy was using a torch.Instead of a trailing yellow cabled lead lamp (Which would indicate that someone was inside)

Now one cannot enter a confined space in the ESB without having someone physically standing at the entrance with a clipboard ticking off those that are working there. A simple safety procedure like this would have saved those lives.

kincsem · 12-03-2012 06:31PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

accidentally

was it?

seamus · 12-03-2012 06:32PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Now one cannot enter a confined space in the ESB without having someone physically standing at the entrance

Well, sure they can. The process just says that they can't, but unless there's some kind of dual-key mechanism to open the door, a person could enter the confined space when no-one else is around, thinking they'll be OK.

That's why procedures usually fail - because someone ignores them.

electrobanana · 12-03-2012 06:35PM

Ghandee wrote: »

Seconds or desert at this stage?

Jesus your just hilarious aren't you..

Aoifey! · 12-03-2012 06:43PM

Wow, that really is horrific, knowing you are going to die with no way out.

RIP.

Run_to_da_hills · 12-03-2012 06:46PM

seamus wrote: »

Well, sure they can. The process just says that they can't, but unless there's some kind of dual-key mechanism to open the door, a person could enter the confined space when no-one else is around, thinking they'll be OK.

That's why procedures usually fail - because someone ignores them.

I have done shut down work in the ESB and Chemical plants. One of the most effective ways of preventing unauthorized entrance to a hazard area or confined space is to have the place under padlock with the keys issued only to supervisor or safety officers

plasmaguy · 12-03-2012 06:51PM

Tragic story and serious breakdown of health and safety here.

Not sure how it was allowed to happen.

I reckon threads like these are bound to attract the odd immature idiot though, making a joke of such a tragic event. They should be locked in my opinion, as they often end up showing human decency at its lowest.

Zen65 · 12-03-2012 06:54PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Now one cannot enter a confined space in the ESB without having someone physically standing at the entrance with a clipboard ticking off those that are working there.

This is a common "confined space" control and I believe that it is stipulated by law as being necessary in Ireland, in addition to the normal safety "Lock-Out" procedures. I'm sure similar regulations apply also in Austria. The issue is whether people follow those procedures, and whether managers & supervisors simply turn a blind eye when the procedures are ignored.

Z

somefeen · 12-03-2012 06:55PM

Something similar happened in Cork a good few years back.
There was a guy working on the inside of a cement lorry when someone else switched it on.

RIP

wilkie2006 · 12-03-2012 06:56PM

That's absolutely awful. Does anyone know (not smartasre answers this time) how long would it take to die in there? I'd imagine it wasn't quick but I hope it wasn't hours?

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