A Pennsylvania man injured when a portable toilet exploded is suing a general contractor and a coal company for negligence to the tune of 10 million dollars. The explosion occurred July 13, 2004, at Parrish Shaft in Blacksville. John Jenkins, 53, is a North West Fuels Development methane power plant operator. He entered a portable toilet, sat down and tried to light a cigarette. When he struck the lighter, the toilet exploded. The lawsuit says the cigarette ignited methane gas leaking from a pipe underneath the unit. Jenkins was burned over much of his body in the ensuing explosion.
I don't know what the coal company has to do with this accident other than having deep pockets, but this is definitely one more reason why smoking is hazardous to your health.
2 comments:
Lol. Can you imagine the warning signs they'll have to put up as a result of this lawsuit?
I feel bad for the guy, but how dumb can you get.
Even worse, can you imagine if he was reading a koran at the time of the explosion? There would certainly be a fatwah over that.
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