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05-08-2015, 03:05 AM
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Re: Garbage Can on Subway's Third Rail Explodes when Mta Worker Removes It
You can still get electrocuted using wood. Wood contains moisture and depending on the voltage etc - it doesn't always work
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09-12-2016, 05:09 AM
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Re: Garbage Can on Subway's Third Rail Explodes when Mta Worker Removes It
I know this video is old, but I don't see any infomation on if the guy lived or not. Figured I would add this from ABCNY: http://abc7ny.com/traffic/caught-on-...plodes/696657/ Monday, May 04, 2015 NEW YORK (WABC) -- Some amazing video is proving again just how vicious the electrified third rail of the subway can be. An MTA worker was removing a garbage can off a subway track in the Bronx when it suddenly exploded. But, did vandals put it there intentionally? The video begins with an MTA worker trying to remove a garbage can from the subway tracks with a piece of wood. That move triggers an explosion that sent straphangers running. It happened on 6 Line at the Cypress Avenue Station in the Bronx Sunday. There's no word yet on who's responsible. The worker seen in the video did not want to speak on camera, but said over the phone that he was not hurt. Last week, a teen was arrested for placing a metal object on the tracks of a "C" train as it pulled into the Nostrand Avenue Station. That small explosion suspended service for about an hour. And in February, there was another similar stunt that was also posted on line, but that one backfired. Police are looking for the teenagers who filmed themselves at the control of a moving MTA subway train. The Facebook post shows the boys hitting buttons and honking the horn. In a statement, the MTA said the public was in no danger because the train can't be controlled from this compartment. Riders say each case shows a disregard for the consequences of these actions. And from CBS New York: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/05/...can-explosion/ NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Another video has surfaced showing the hazards of debris being placed into the subway tracks. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported, the incident was caught on camera by Tyrone Garcia on his cell phone camera. Carlin talked exclusively with Garcia on Monday. The incident took place Sunday morning on the No. 6 Line at the Cypress Avenue subway station, in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. A worker climbed down into the tracks to remove a garbage can that had landed in the track, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. Video shows the worker using a stick to attempt to dislodge the can. After striking it, the can made contact with the shoe that connects to the third rail, setting off an explosion of sparks that engulfed the worker, according to the MTA. The worker was not injured, the MTA said. “I was screaming; I was like, ‘Are you okay?'” Garcia said. “He was, like, ‘I’m fine, I’m fine.'” Garcia explained that he was heading to work when he felt a bump and a sudden stop at the Cypress Avenue station in the Bronx. He was in the first car and stepped out. “I sat down on the bench, and as I sat down, we saw a few pieces of paper on fire; it was from the garbage can,” he said. Police said the garbage can was likely put on the tracks by vandals and had to be moved. The train operator put on an orange vest and jumped down with a paddle in his hands. When Garcia saw the flash of fire, he turned and ran. “Instinct,” he said, “My first reaction was to run and push the woman next to me, so we both started running ran down the platform.” Later, he saw that the operator was fine and had put a dent in the garbage can. “You can see the hole from the shock; it must have exploded the bottom,” he said. Some of the train operators union leaders and colleagues said the operator followed proper procedure when he got down on the tracks, doing what he was trained to do. He used what it’s called paddle to break the electric current from the third rail and protect the riders. That vandals would put everyone at risk makes Garcia angry. “You’re going to throw it on the track, when it could cost thousands of lives? Makes no sense,” he said. A spokesman for the Transit Workers Union said, “workers can get hurt, burnt, and even killed by these arc explosions. He was lucky.” Guess he was very lucky. I have no idea how everyone feels about people adding things to posts this old, just been working my way through history here. |
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09-12-2016, 04:59 PM
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Re: Garbage Can on Subway's Third Rail Explodes when Mta Worker Removes It
Glad the worker wasn't hurt except for the tragic and immediate staining done to his undershorts.  |
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09-14-2016, 11:43 PM
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http://nypost.com/2015/05/04/subway-...ed-by-vandals/ He survived. It was the can and not his foot that hit the 3rd rail. |
