Fuel tank troubles: Take special precautions when welding on diesel tanks

Amy Materson (EQW)
May 14, 2014
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The accident: A welder had been instructed to find the leak on a truck’s diesel fuel tank. Once he located the leak, the worker was assigned the task of using a MIG/Flux welder to repair the tank. When the welder struck an arc with the torch on the tank, the tank exploded.

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