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10-03-2019, 05:54 PM
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Mechanic Killed in Freak Accident
A man died early this morning in Curitiba (Brazil). While testing the torque and RPM of a drag car, a part of the vehicle flew off striking him in the face. Medical personal attempted to save him but he succumbed to his injuries while still in the shop. |
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10-03-2019, 06:03 PM
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Re: Mechanic Killed in Freak Accident
Damn. Talk about wrong place, right timing.
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10-03-2019, 06:04 PM
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Re: Mechanic Killed in Freak Accident
Wasn’t a brake caliper. That was the motor blowing. Probably a piece of engine block hit him. Seen it tons of times but never into someone’s dome.
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10-03-2019, 06:06 PM
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Re: Mechanic Killed in Freak Accident
Here's the part that hit him. Looked like one to me but I'm far from car savvy.
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10-03-2019, 06:31 PM
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Re: Mechanic Killed in Freak Accident
That's some crappy cast iron flywheel that came apart and ricocheted into his face. Not uncommon.
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10-03-2019, 06:33 PM
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Re: Mechanic Killed in Freak Accident
Looks like a piece of the flywheel. If you don’t know cars I can definitely see thinking it’s caliper. Good vid.
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