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ttle and Philadelphia. While applying an air-pressure test to a 500-gallon tank intendedfor water storage, the foreman at the Seattle plant undertook to caulka leaky head seam. The head blew out with a tremendous concussion,killing the foreman instantly, severely injuring a workman, and hurl-ing… … Head Figure 1. to the ends of the shell plate. (See Fig. i.) It is believed that thetesting was being done under a pressure of lOO pounds per scjuareinch, for the safety valve was set at that pressure. Of course, the foremans mistake in hammering the seam while thevessel was under pressure was the…
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