Oxygen tank explosion injures one - Italy

[DandyDon]

News articles often mistakenly call air tanks oxygen cylinders, but this sounds like a real O2 incident. Taggia seems to be in the northwest corner of the country: Taggia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

From AGI.it - Diver injured when oxygen cylinder valve explodes

(AGI) Taggia - A 24-year-old diver was seriously injured when the valve of his oxygen cylinder exploded. The incident occurred at a wet dock in Taggia, in the province of Imperia.
The diver had just grabbed the cylinder, holding it from its taps, when the valve exploded. Fire fighters and the emergency services were the first to arrive on the scene and the man, who suffered chest and face injuries and lost some teeth, was rushed to the local hospital. The oxygen cylinder was eventually found some 150 metres from the place where the incident occurred. The Carabinieri and port authority staff were also called to the scene. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the explosion and verify whether or not the incident is the result of negligence. . .

 

[chrpai]

Curious, what part of the article made you think it might be accurately reffered to as O2. I didn't get any context to support that when I read it.

 

[Garth]

Curious, what part of the article made you think it might be accurately reffered to as O2. I didn't get any context to support that when I read it.

The part where the tank exploded and landed 150 meters from the location of the incident.
Sounds like a lot of force for just air and nothing combusting. Could be air though I suppose.


Sent from my Shearwater Predator...

 

[thoga00]

for all interested. The link shows a picture of the the cylinder. It seems to be a standard air cylinder with no markings as a deco bottle or even nitrox.
http://www.riviera24.it/userdata/immagini/foto/670/2012/07/dsc3539_569185.JPG

 

[00wabbit]

I was just on a boat this weekend where I had to switch 3 tanks because they were all leaking air around the necks.

 

[MegaBMan25]

Seems like news agencies don't know the differences between types of compressed gas cylinders

 

[DandyDon]

Seems like news agencies don't know the differences between types of compressed gas cylinders

That is very common. Astronauts do wear Oxygen tanks, and some divers use them for Deco, so news media often calls any Air tank Oxygen.

 

[MegaBMan25]

True. I guess i should have said lol, but whatever. It was poking fun at how people at news agencies don't have the knowledge to understand the difference

 

[rjk75]

for all interested. The link shows a picture of the the cylinder. It seems to be a standard air cylinder with no markings as a deco bottle or even nitrox.
http://www.riviera24.it/userdata/immagini/foto/670/2012/07/dsc3539_569185.JPG

Your link is not working.

 

[Griffo]

This link should work I hope

ESPLODE valvola di una bombola per immersioni: gravemente ferito un sub 24enne/ FOTO E PARTICOLARI - Riviera24.it


It's a little bit weird. Looking at the photo's, there is no visible damange to the cylinder or the valve, but the H-valve is sitting on the ground next to the cylinder. Based on the description, it appears that the valve has come out of the cylinder under pressure.