[justjux2]

I love these kind of reports.

[MeatyBon]

This was a great read

[William May]

For me, this is the new "Most horrible way to die".
They mention her lungs were gone.
That's because after holding her breath for as long as she could, she had to take a breath, and inhaled that foul water. It went right to work on her lungs and dissolved them.
I hope she lost consciousness very quickly.

[houseoftechno]

Normally, drowning victims lose consciousness in 1 minute (up to 2 if they are an athlete) of submergence because drowning people hold their breaths, meaning there is a slowly diminishing supply of oxygen in their lungs for a while.

However, this worker was most likely pulled into the tank as her bucket was being rapidly drawn through the drain pipe. Since she was also being forced through the piping by the rope and water pressure, breaking her bones and contorting her body along the way, she lost her ability to hold her breath with the first major impact. She would have next inhaled the nasty water, probably felt a burning in the lungs, then blacked within a panicked 5-10 seconds. She would lose consciousness so quickly because her oxygen supply would be cut off as soon as she breathed in the water.

So I think she passed out within about 10 seconds of being pulled into the tank, but it would have been a panicked and painful 10 seconds.

[Omegas3]

I wonder what she looked like before

[ChristySD]

Originally Posted by houseoftechno ↗

Your ex was talking about the tank being aerobic. Aerobic tanks are open and anaerobic tanks are covered. The hazard of falling in aerobic tanks is the strong current caused by the diffused air. It has the same effect as a low head dam in a river: It circulates the victim in a vertical loop. If someone falls in, and gets caught in a loop, the best way to save them is turn off the air. In most cases, I would turn off the air before bothering to throw them a float. Even if they grab a float, in many cases the current pulling the victim down will pull the float down as well.

Yes, my dear, I am totally aware of what he was talking about......I assisted him in all levels of his certifications (C, B and A). If you ever see many of my comments, you will realize that I use a high level of sarcasm and dry humor. I was putting a dry, comedic spin on WHY you go down, down, down, the floc hole. If you are aware of processes in the digesters, you will know what floc is.

[houseoftechno]

Originally Posted by ChristySD ↗

Yes, my dear, I am totally aware of what he was talking about......I assisted him in all levels of his certifications (C, B and A). If you ever see many of my comments, you will realize that I use a high level of sarcasm and dry humor. I was putting a dry, comedic spin on WHY you go down, down, down, the floc hole. If you are aware of processes in the digesters, you will know what floc is.

Yeah, sorry, I jumped to conclusions and do not have the ability to read your mind. (just yet)

[ChristySD]

Originally Posted by houseoftechno ↗

Yeah, sorry, I jumped to conclusions and do not have the ability to read your mind. (just yet)

Simply read the room and try not to be a know it all ass. I think it was abundantly obvious by my choice of wording, aka my quoting his ridiculous wording. I come to DR to laugh at stupidity, as many of us do, not to be schooled. I have a college degree, in the biological sciences and was pre-med (trauma surgery). Thought I would let you know so you don’t have to take the extra effort to read my mind next time.

[lackofreality]

This woman is the Augustus Gloop of the sewage world tho I really prefer the original.

[K53]

Sadly, her final moments (seconds) must have been pure hell