- Date
-
1st Sep 1972
approximate
- Publication
-
ACA 1972
p. 12
- Cave
- Climax Cave
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Unknown
- Country
- United States of America
- Category
- Cave
- Incident type
- Acetylene related
- Group type
- Cavers
- Group size
- Unknown
- Aid type
- None
- Source
- Unknown
- Incident flags
-
Injured cavers
| Name |
Age |
Sex |
Injuries |
Injured areas |
| Ross, Tom |
20 |
Male |
Not recorded |
Not recorded |
Incident report
Georgia, Climax Cave
October 1972
Six people changed carbide, all dumping their spent carbide into a plastic bag. When Tom Ross (20) climbed upon the rock where the carbide bag was setting, the bag exploded in his face. There were no injuries.
Analysis: Acetylene fumes from spent carbide are hazardous.
References
- Source: Report by Don Cooper
This record was last updated on 27th Apr 2024 at 23:11 UTC.