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2003 Darwin Award Nominee
Unconfirmed by Darwin
(9 April 2003, New Zealand) Phil needed to make repairs to the underside of his car. But when he jacked it up, there wasn't enough room for him to work. So he removed the car's battery, placed the jack on top of it, and set to work again, this time with plenty of elbow-room.
Unfortunately for Phil, car batteries are not designed to carry much weight. The battery collapsed and the jack toppled, trapping him beneath the car. Unable to breathe due to the weight on his chest, he quickly expired in a pool of battery acid.
This incident is illuminated by two additional facts: First, Phil's occupation was Accident Prevention Officer at a large food processing plant. And second, ten years previous, he had been working under a car when the jack collapsed, trapping him and breaking one of his legs. Some people just don't learn -- even from their own mistakes.
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Reference: Personal account of his work mate, and The Daily News, Taranaki, New Zealand
Posts in this Thread:
- Idiot's question: how to use a 2 ton jack?, Sam52, Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:33:26
- Not like this..., B Millar , Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:57:59 <-- Viewing This Message
- Not a dumb question at all!, Noel, Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:34:24
- That's 2 Chinese tons...., LesH, Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:32:26
- Re: Idiot's question: how to use a 2 ton jack?, Ron, Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:55:47
- If you buy a $28 jack and don't get jack stands..., turrbo , Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:18:58
- get life insurance if you don't want to buy jack stands, TimBrown, Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:56:47
- Re: Idiot's question: how to use a 2 ton jack?, jp, Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:30:59
- Safety Consideration......., Herb Hirsch , Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:12:14
- DONT BLOCK JACK WHEELS!, Dale, Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:55:00
- and if it's a C900 NEVER put the jack under the rear..., baggsly , Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:12
- Re: Idiot's question: how to use a 2 ton jack?, Sam52, Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:34:53
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