Shell Fuel Truck Mishap

[dukester1978]

he used a lighter to check the level, and all the vapor is at the top which is the easiest to ignite. not grounding has got nothing to do with this mishap, just shear stupidity..

[calvinhobbescinnamon]

had nothing to do with a grounding strap. when delivering to an underground tank, there is no grounding strap. driver was using a cell phone screen light to check the liquid level in his compartment.

[mzmadmike]

@calvinhobbescinnamon Actually, there is a grounding strap. Electrical potential is a bad thing.

[calvinhobbescinnamon]

i haul fuel for a living. the only grounding there is when delivering into an underground tank is the wire reinforcement in the hose. when pumping off or delivering to an above ground tank, there is a ground strap you physically hook up. if you look closely at the video, he reaches for something in his jacket pocket and hold it down to the open hatch on his compartment. at work we have put this on a 6' screen and looked at it and discussed it!. are you in the fuel industry?

[mzmadmike]

I stand corrected. The frame rate's a bit low. I can see that now.

I do have some experience in the "fuel industry," fixing above ground tanks and pumps for the Air Force, and watching the Fuelies fill aircraft. It's somewhat similar, except I guess the safety standards are a bit different:)

[calvinhobbescinnamon]

i have had experience with refueling aircraft and agree with you...very very stringent procedures when refueling or tranferring from tanker to storage. i handled jet b, and 100LL then later we hauled jet A. grounding and bonding was a must even when filling a bucket. unloading gasoline into above ground tanks with a pump, unit is grounded, but not underground tanks a such as a service station. they rely on the continuity of the wire in the hose for bonding. bet it will change in future...

[mzmadmike]

I once watched a fuelie at IND drive up, connect, start dispensing, and THEN fasten his static line to the padeye.

That was a bit disturbing.

[vtwinbreed]

@calvinhobbescinnamon Cellphone doesn't do this, I use cell phone all the time to check levels. It's called a LIGHTER.

[strangeRabbit1]

What are you doing luigi? your not close enough to the bilding....Shut up Mario!!!

[pohldriver]

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahah­. that dumb mother fucker!

[hardcandy429]

the guy used a lighter to look inside the tanker,that was the cause of the explosion,the red and yellow balls are balloons

[tedlicious]

what are all the yellow and red balls?

[hardcandy429]

they are balloons

[Dragonboxer1981]

I just saw that at an DOT class. It was his cell phone and he died.

[rkj4107]

Wow that could not have ended well!

[joefo53]

it look like he reaches into his pocket for a lighter to see how much gas is left in there

what an idiot

[typeanoise]

holy shit!!!!!