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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 184

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quipment disrupted, glass shattered and fellow employes on theway to the hospital before compressed air receives the respect it de-serves. There is an all too prevalent feeling that it wont happen tome. In several of the 30 cases, the investigator discovered that, althoughthe design in general was… … Figure i—Typical damage as the result of an air tank explosion. Thisaccident occurred in a paint spray room. A workman was injured. in place of welding at a head seam. Designs which call for crimping ofthe shell over the heads have an inherent danger because of stresscracks as the result of the…

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