CSB safety video on the 2009 explosion at NDK Crystal in Belvidere, Illinois, which fatally injured a truck driver at a nearby gas station
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@yummyumsOG4 жыл бұрын
Imagine walking back to your car after going inside to pay and coming back out just to die because someone that you've never heard of, didnt inspect their crap
@Takeshi3573 жыл бұрын
Imagine finding out your significant other or parent isn't coming home because they died because a stupid industrial accident they had absolutely nothing to do with, caused by someone not inspecting their crap.
@Sawta3 жыл бұрын
@@Takeshi357 And even more than that, the company that was responsible was given an excemption by state regulators! That the very designer of the equipment TOLD the company to inspect it regularly, and neither the company nor the state ever bothered. No one cared until someone died, and even then, they didn't care about the dead person, they cared about _getting blamed for it_ . It's just so far beyond absurd. "Oops! Sorry about your loved one! BTW, we're not responsible. Good luck with the funeral for whatshisface."
@timothylegg3 жыл бұрын
And hiring a firm to lobby for an exception to the inspection requirements. I wonder who signed off on that...
@long_chin_man2 жыл бұрын
dude i wouldve been on an avenge mission if some random pebble was thrown and hit my dog
@gary8512 жыл бұрын
i hope they got sued like mofo!
@RotundRager6 жыл бұрын
Props to the Engineer who did the inspection on behalf of the Insurance company for trying to get the message across that it was horribly unsafe and going to cause SERIOUS problems. They did their job to the best of their ability, it is a shame NDK didn't bother to listen.
@MACTEP_CHOB5 жыл бұрын
Thats why they called detectives back in the day.
@johndeluca2305 жыл бұрын
The engineer (or team) was so insightful it was scary. Sad that no one cared at the time.
@gabrielgalaxygh5 жыл бұрын
He literally called it
@bobbobbinson18415 жыл бұрын
I bet the engineer that tried to blow the whistle was fired...
@Luckingsworth4 жыл бұрын
It must suck being him and learning 2 years later it happened. Knowing he knew beforehand yet was still ultimately powerless to stop it.
@EoRdE63 жыл бұрын
That insurance letter was incredibly prophetic. They had a good engineer doing that work.
@ghensold Жыл бұрын
Duty to inform and duty to uphold public safety are explicitly written into the code of professional ethics for most engineers. But yes, the technical foresight they had in predicting this failure is impressive. Such flagrant negligence by the owner should result in criminal charges imho. The warning letter absolutely doesn't mince words in stating that the vessels shouldn't be returned to service and detailing the consequences of a failure.
@DelimitingMeasure6 жыл бұрын
Dear USCSB: Thank you for contracting such talented animation professionals. Rebel Animation is absolutely amazing, and the primary reason I watch your videos!
@Syclone00445 жыл бұрын
Levi Alexander Maes I know, right? These videos are so good we need a schedule of upcoming releases so we can plan ahead and prepare our popcorn with something to look forward to.
@Enzo_Gaming00 Жыл бұрын
This is the us chemical accident investigations dudes they are the gov so your paying for it lol
@alexmackellar95607 жыл бұрын
30,000psi at 750F! And NEVER inspected internally? Hey, all in the name of profit right?
@mitzvahgolem83666 жыл бұрын
No Name insane!
@snookysnax5 жыл бұрын
@btf wrong!, corruption and greed are the cancer. The state regulators and the insurance co. should have shut them down long before, but neither wanted to stop the cash cow of money, "premiums, bribes, payoffs etc.
@oron615 жыл бұрын
btf Capitalism is the only reason the public knows about these incidents. The Soviet government would have covered it up. Even obvious mishaps like Tianjin had the Chinese government censoring media about it. They stockpiled 70x the legal limit of Ammonium Nitrate by cutting corners. Sound familiar? I don't feel like waiting in line for toilet paper; I'll take my Capitalism.
@Woodie-xq1ew5 жыл бұрын
btf yeah because there was never any corruption in the USSR ...
@MIKEKELLEY120005 жыл бұрын
Yeah, socialism is the key. Just look at Venezuela.
@chris-hayes6 жыл бұрын
The writing wasn't just on the wall, it was on paper handed to them!
@johnarmenta21994 жыл бұрын
And it was STILL ignored!
@msj1919618 жыл бұрын
As of 2015, this place has finally been torn down.
@justinhicks48975 жыл бұрын
It’s about fucking time
@deanhenthorn18905 жыл бұрын
Torn down or abandoned
@Andomosity4 жыл бұрын
@@deanhenthorn1890 torn down. I live about 25 minutes from there and used to pass it on the highway all the time, but it's gone now
@JohnSmith-lw2bm4 жыл бұрын
Good.
@rrios283s734 жыл бұрын
@@Andomosity Whats there now .?
@IvanDmitriev110 жыл бұрын
Your channel is very helpful to the engineers worldwide, thanks for these instructional videos!
@Darkstar59504 жыл бұрын
And very bored ppl
@RohrAtom3 жыл бұрын
Aah now I know why I am watching this. I am a bored engineer.
@guybuddyman8383 жыл бұрын
It’s fake news
@vonstreckerz3 жыл бұрын
@@guybuddyman838 STFU
@originalketchup74983 жыл бұрын
Fact, engineers should always operate first so they can anticipate novel failure points
@petertimowreef90855 жыл бұрын
These are so educational. Every single sentence contains information, zero fluff. I never knew how or why quartz chrystals were grown.
@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co2 жыл бұрын
They're very well-written. No fluff, but also instantly comprehensible to any intelligent person.
@agentblackbird94359 ай бұрын
In the video they say the quartz is used for electronics
@metarcee24839 ай бұрын
Most manufactured quartz is used for electronics, but some nicer looking ones are used for costume jewelry.
@docmemory76268 жыл бұрын
So, if the insurance company knew it was dangerous, why didn't they suspend the insurance? Surely they don't agree to cover anything the company wants to do? If they did suspend it, why was the plant allowed to operate? That is how it is supposed to work.
@christosvoskresye8 жыл бұрын
+Doc Memory Good question! Perhaps the insurance inspector's recommendations, though noted, were not considered a good enough reason to anger an important customer -- short-sighted "business considerations" trumping sound engineering. Something analogous happened with the Challenger, of course.
@docmemory76268 жыл бұрын
Too true.
@raymiecovington3835 жыл бұрын
Money
@botchamaniajeezus5 жыл бұрын
Because if the government actually enforced anything the company would shut down the plant and get rid of jobs so that it ruins the economy and someone loyal to the company gets elected in the next election
@oron615 жыл бұрын
Makes you wonder which was more economic: hiring the Illinois legislature to get your exemptions from the law, or thr cost of replacing (or at least inspecting inside) the faulty tanks.
@daveanderson401310 жыл бұрын
Working in a industrial manufacturing facility, there's always something to learn from these csb videos that can be applied to make operations more safe, even if the process is different
@Dysfunction28606 жыл бұрын
The NDK was about a good mile and a half from a Belvidere High School. From the front door, you can clearly see the building so it was close. I remember being in my Biology class having the day almost done. We were doing an activity when we heard a loud boom from what we assume to be from upstairs. We all thought it was some sort of shelf or a bunch of books fell till we saw a class go outside. I didn't realized how bad it was till our principle went over the intercom stating that Highway 20 is close so students must take a different path home. At that point I was confuse till the day end and I went outside to see emergency personals surrounding the building. I saw the news the night of the accident explaining that the building exploded killing one man. It was the talk for a while in school.
@makim-k58505 жыл бұрын
I must say it's incredibly fascinating how these crystals are made. Almost like mimicking the pressure and temp deep underground.
@totallyfrozen4 жыл бұрын
By the way, can we all agree that Sheldon Smith is one of the best voiceover artists around? 👍🏻
@FAIRYGIRL9112 жыл бұрын
is there a list of all the things he's narrated? I swear he's voice about every single true crime show out there, it's so familiar sounding
@chasebh894 жыл бұрын
safety board : "corrosive thing corrosive, please inspect" companies : "nah corrosion = extra layer of wall, perfectly safe, if not more safe"
@tashkiira78384 жыл бұрын
the acimite/acmite was actually seen as a protective feature in scientific literature. It's fairly easy to see a company going 'we have these scientific reports saying it's good, it should be fine.' Granted, that third-party inspection should have clued the lot of them in, but disregarding one bad piece of information because the rest is good is ever so common in humanity.
@conoba10 жыл бұрын
Also, I would really like more videos from the USCSB. I do a lot of contract work in chemical plants in germany and I like to pass on thiése videos to plant engineers when given the chance.Especially the videos on nitrogen asphyiation, welding safety and dust explosion hazzards were recieved quite positively.
@trespire9 жыл бұрын
I am curious, who received the videos nicely, the engineers at the chemical plants ? When I talk to my customers about safety, usually they listen out of politeness, but I can tell they would rather not hear.
@zpgJiggleBilly9 жыл бұрын
trespire Hell I don't even work in any industry and I have watched nearly all the CSB videos, they are quite interesting.
@conoba9 жыл бұрын
trespire I used to work in germany, the people liked the info were member of what is called "Werksfeuerwehr". They have one full time employed fire chief and the rest are trained employees.They had weekly meetings to excange thoughts.Dust explosion hazard and nitrogen aphixiation were things the fire chief thought me on the first day on the job.
@Syclone00445 жыл бұрын
As an American, it's really awesome to hear our government's safety efforts are being freely shared and utilized worldwide. I feel proud in a rare manner.
@acadman43226 жыл бұрын
I've been to the kinds of meetings where managers convince themselves the Insurance study and/or government or other safety engineers recommendations are crap and do not need to be followed. The "Good Old boys" all know each other. the "Boss" is the guy they all want to please. He calls the meeting, and everyone reads the letter listing the violations and short comings of the process in question and corrections recommendations from the inspection people. "Boss Guy" then rubs the side of his nose, rocks back in his chair, looks very serious down his glasses at the "Boys" "Well? What do you guys think?" One guy- usually the best golfing pal of the "Boss"; "Hell, Bob (Seems the "Boss Guy" is always a Bob)-We know our process better than any insurance goof ball. I say we wait. to hell with those pansy assed recommendations.".: Most of the "boys" eagerly nod in agreement- what else are they supposed to do? And anyone who objects to that tone of ass kissing, who knows the existing process is dangerous and shaky at best, just keeps their mouth shut, usually studying the spots on the floor. I would invariably speak up- like the idiot i was- -; "From the Safety Department, I see no reason not to follow the recommendations. We should at least verify the insurance inspectors findings. If it makes the place safer, what do we have to lose?" Then come the guffaws. "Oh, you Safety guys- you are always such "scaredy cats"." Laughter all around. The "Bob the Boss" giving me a long look of pity, slightly wagging his head in disappointment- "Only Money, Mr. Safety man- you never think of that, do you?" Well there went my Christmas bonus. Then the decision of "wait on it" is made- in other words, do nothing!- at least until some future "sign post" like a never before attained high profit statement or a new manager comes along or a letter from some Big Wig upstairs tells them to comply or something just as stupid. And they do not forget that meeting- even though most often no minutes are kept- no letters written- no responsibility is assumed- it is like it never happened. But, of course, if the place blows up- the Boss Bob will be sure to find someone who was at the meeting to blame it all on. The general thinking is; Nothing bad has happened in all these years of operating like that and probably nothing will happen before these jokers are gone from the company anyway with their cushy profit sharing and retirement bonuses. But, months later someone would invariably say to me; - "See? That thing is still standing/hasn't blown up/killed anyone...what were you all worried about Safety Man?" Then, I get the notice that the budget for the Safety Department has been cut again- in the interest of saving expenses. That's how it was back in the old days of the 80's...and I would betcha it is still the same today.
@notmuch_236 жыл бұрын
How would that meeting have changed if the head of accounting, the one *everybody* listens to since that person is always looking at the bottom line, tells the Boss Man that the insurance company will no longer cover them if the company continues to do things the way they've always done? At that point, their cushy profits are suddenly at risk of disappearing in a flash. When people don't look past their own wallets, *that's* where you pose the threat to force the change.
@acadman43226 жыл бұрын
exactly right. It seems safety is only a consideration when it has an influence on cash in their pocket in a more positive way.
@arbitterm5 жыл бұрын
The problem always seems to be that with safety and security, when the system works, nothing bad happens. The longer a site goes without incident, the more management starts to think all that safety and security is excessive and wasteful. Then the cuts start, and once they start they're hard to stop because they usually have no immediate negative consequences. So they keep going, like a Jenga tower, trying to see how much they can cut away while still meeting bare minimums. Then, when disaster strikes, it turns into the blame game. Someone else is always at fault, so nobody is held responsible. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who's business decisions reflect a "Profit Above All" mentality should be given no authority over safety matters. The highest ranking person in any chemical manufacturing business shouldn't be the CEO, but the god damn safety officer.
@StCreed5 жыл бұрын
This is one reason I always make sure to keep minutes of important meetings, and mail them around after the fact. Put it in writing. They won't like it but... you're in the documented clear.
@Syclone00445 жыл бұрын
Lmao this is an epic description, I wish I could subscribe to your comments somehow. You paint an excellent picture 👏🏼👏🏼
@anticarrrot5 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else want to hear one of these videos end with "...recommended criminal prosecution for negligent homicide."
@devtrash3 жыл бұрын
Congress would need to change the CSB's mandate then.
@benrussell-gough1201 Жыл бұрын
@@devtrash Also, Congress would have a fit of vapours at the thought of billionaire potential political donors not being protected from all possible consequences.
@petermichaelgreen Жыл бұрын
As I understand it, investigation agencies aimed at understanding and preventing recurrance of accidents are often kept deliberately seperate from investigation agencies aimed at blame and prosecution, because people are more likely to be open and honest if they belive the investigators are not out to get them.
@Indrid__Cold7 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting. I collect a lot of synthetic crystals, and the ones made with the high pressure caustic lye solution are always more perfect than the ones made with calcium carbonate at lower temperatures and pressures. Even the folks over at Sawyer Labs in Cleveland will tell you that their process grows crystals roughly half as fast as the process NDK was using. Thus, the big crystals you saw in this video would take around 300 days to grow at 350 degrees Celsius using a calcium carbonate mineralizing agent. It's interesting to note that the Chinese now grow most of the world's synthetic Quartz. I'm going to assume that their policy of extremely light regulation allows them to use the dangerous high pressure, high temperature, and highly caustic process. I have seen crystals weighing in at ten to fifteen kilograms coming out of their huge autoclave. In complete fairness to NDK management, it should be noted that a LOT of scientific literature states that the acimite coating (which is usually purposely encouraged during a "run in" crystal growth process, is widely accepted in scientific literature to protect the walls of the pressure vessels from subsequent corrosion damage. In fact, I have a bunch of "control crystals" (small crystals grown for the purpose of verifying the growth parameters) that are colored greenish brown because iron from the walls of the growth vessel is incorporated into the crystals themselves during the run-in. Check out my video on synthetic Quartz grown by the former Soviet Union. It's funny to note that a crystal scientist from Sawyer labs has several smaller pressure vessels in his garage in which he grows various beautiful Quartz crystals. I wonder if his neighbors know they are living near a bomb?
@eliasbouhout14 жыл бұрын
Very cool, the ASMR videos were also very fun
@4nciite4 жыл бұрын
I knew someone who worked for a company that grew quartz crystals in the ground using high voltage. He had some samples that were really nice looking and apparently very valuable. they also had a solid metal rod through the middle.
@sealpiercing84763 жыл бұрын
This whole thing would have a different color if they had inspected any of the pressure vessels at all, ever. Cracking ought to show up on ultrasonics, right? Don't even necessarily need to open the thing.
@allseeingeyezz3 жыл бұрын
@Tom Garbo nah, they just take them to a mobile execution van and harvest their organs
@Ruin3.142 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the read!
@b.hagedash79737 жыл бұрын
My guess is that this company is now operating in China with even less regulatory restraint.
@rondj19655 жыл бұрын
There should have NEVER been ANY US government agency to green light this Japanese corporation in operating this kind of inherently dangerous facility. Especially in the zoning it operated out of. You can bet there was some kind of under the table money exchanged to allow this to happen.
@mikuhatsunegoshujin4 жыл бұрын
@@rondj1965 oh no, these foreign agents and a few bad apples are at fault here, don't look any closer for any systemic structures at play here because they totally don't exist. Thus, the solution is war with japan and it's _cronyism_
@eliasbouhout14 жыл бұрын
@@mikuhatsunegoshujin I'm going to like your comment just because of your name however it's almost as big of a reach as the original comment
@FrozenHaxor4 жыл бұрын
Double the pressure for half the price!
@PJMontoya4 жыл бұрын
In China and blows up annually so inspections aren’t required
@robsalvv58532 жыл бұрын
As a fixed equipment mechanical integrity professional, I shook my head in disbelief when the disaster investigation results first came out, and now again years later after YT's algorithm suggested the video. I'm not surprised that the state inspectors didn't appreciate the risks, as it requires a thorough understanding of operation and inservice degradations - probably something they are better at today.
@bigpapi36366 жыл бұрын
SCC is a huge issue in the chemical processing industry and apparently not that well understood. One look at a thick-walled metal vessel makes it look bullet-proof when in reality it's a fractured time bomb.
@gordbaker8963 жыл бұрын
This is very prevalent in thin wall SS storage tanks depending on contents and temps.
@hoodglasses82376 жыл бұрын
How does the CSB hope to continue to improve safety around the country when companies will just blatantly ignore warnings like this? Shouldn't someone be criminally responsible for choosing not to inspect something that ends up exploding and killing people?
@botchamaniajeezus5 жыл бұрын
Hood Glasses yes they should, but capitalists lobby the government to make them not enforce anything under the threat of shutting down their facilities and creating unemployment
@Woodie-xq1ew5 жыл бұрын
Botchamania JEEZUS wow. Shows what a great company they are holding peoples jobs hostage because the actions of greedy managers caused a death and they don’t want to go to prison
@DarklinkXXXX5 жыл бұрын
Australia has a charge for this: industrial manslaughter. And yes it can get you some prison time.
@okboomer62015 жыл бұрын
@@botchamaniajeezus Socalist and state-owned chemical & manufacturing plants have a far worse safety track record. This is because they have no capitalist motivations to maintain equipment for profitability. Just look at Pemex. Petróleos Mexicanos.
@cinquine15 жыл бұрын
@@okboomer6201 The only two options aren't "you can kill people and get away with it" and "everything must be state owned". As for capitalist motivations for maintaining equipment... well these videos are ample proof that often short term stock performance matters more than long term sustainable profits in capitalist countries.
@totallyfrozen4 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why they would think that the mixture would react with the iron in the walls of the vessel without iron being consumed and, thus, weakening the structure. The top leadership of NDK need to go to prison.
@WhallonJesse4 жыл бұрын
I think the leading reason for the lengthy negligence of inspections is the confidence of those in charge that they will not be held criminally liable.
@notmuch_238 жыл бұрын
I know a lot of people will day that regulatory agencies could have prevented this disaster. but even all the regulators in the world would not have been able to put one millionth as much pressure on NDK for its flawed pressure vessel designs and lack of inspections as Traveller's Insurance. Traveler's could have stipulated that further use of the pressure vessels will void any and all insurance policies NDK holds with Traveler's Insurance. THAT would have forced force NDK to act.
@MrHow2fail8 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Do you really think industry will run itself and make the best choices to the health of the people working there? Hell no. Its all about making money in the cheapest way possible.
@georgeboyd27747 жыл бұрын
I've seen this at my former employer.
@benmayo16305 жыл бұрын
Realization of the Self I guess it after it's been inspected and okayed by the customers/engineering inspector and gets the "U" stamp of approval on the nameplate, I believe it has to be inspected again during or after installing by the states boiler or vessel guy. But I would guess NGK didn't want to shell out the money for a anti-corrosive type of alloy.
@msj19196110 жыл бұрын
We always drive past that place on our way to visit family in Rockford since the Genoa Road bridge is temporarily closed. That building fascinates me, but I think it's ugly and they need to tear it down. Anyway, thanks for uploading. This helps me better understand what went on inside that place. Not properly maintaining things can have it's consequences, and this a perfect example.
@TiberianFiend4 жыл бұрын
That piece that killed that driver was like a missle from fate.
@egebamyasi7734 жыл бұрын
Imagine being that guy walking to his truck. Just getting killed instantly by shrapnel.
@billpiechocki4 жыл бұрын
I can't stop watching these!
@rohiths59872 жыл бұрын
As an engineer your video makes me more aware about the saftey issues and make my and workers life safe.Love from India 🇮🇳 .US always provides things with best explanation such that even a worker can understand .Love Your Finding for each causes ❤️
@Crismodin3 жыл бұрын
There was a lot of "oofs" along the way and warning signs that something bad could happen, but when you don't have strict oversight forcing people to do the "right thing" then they usually won't.
@holyravioli57954 жыл бұрын
30,000 PSI is scary in any situation but at 750F? That is engineering nightmare fuel.
@HillbillyRednecking6 жыл бұрын
The facility was probably built in Illinois do to its lack of regulation
@andrewmckenna004 жыл бұрын
as soon as an inspection become's a "recommendation" , thats business chat for "lets not do it, saves cash"
@gregboyington48964 жыл бұрын
The inspection shouldn't have been recommended but mandatory. But that's what happens when politicians are paid to deregulate industries to increase their profits.
@xau5tinx11883 жыл бұрын
I love these videos so much I’m a CIH and it’s amazing to see how much these videos relate to my everyday experiences. This also provides new insight on future issues to look out for.
@reggier23434 жыл бұрын
Damn that was a powerful explosion.
@partystarter848 жыл бұрын
Did anyone from NDK management go to prison for gross negligence? If not, why not.
@tetrabromobisphenol6 жыл бұрын
Did anyone from Wall Street go to prison for the 2008 collapse? No. We PRETEND to be a nation of laws.
@Xezlec6 жыл бұрын
Well, in fairness, there is no law against making dumb investments.
@anthonypatterson50615 жыл бұрын
If you think thats what led to the collapse you're grossly ignorant and need to do some research. People have always made dumb investments, brokerage firms and banks weren't always allowed to co-mingle commercial and investment banking, i.e. mortgages and stocks? Ever heard of Glass-Steagall and what happened after it was repealed? Ever heard of the S&L scandal of the early 90's?
@botchamaniajeezus5 жыл бұрын
Capitalists going to prison? Haha
@tashkiira78384 жыл бұрын
The CSB doesn't really concern itself with law enforcement, those are outside of its mandate. A quick Google perusal doesn't list any charges, possibly because the company never resumed operations. More than half the articles are reporting on this video or the report, the successful lawsuit against the insurer is found, tearing down the building.. no charges that I can see.
@LastAvailableAlias5 жыл бұрын
"They wanted, and got, a special exemption from regulations from the state of Illinois."
@TheFringes.2 жыл бұрын
I lived about 10 minutes away from this building! I was at school a few towns over so I never knew until I got home for the day, but everyone nearby felt the ground shake when the blast happened, including my siblings at the middle school a few miles away. The 1 truck driver that was killed by debris was very near retirement, I believe it was his last week.
@wahidtrynaheghugh2604 жыл бұрын
Pretty much every accident on this channel is indirectly caused by greed.
@ferahgotheassasin3 жыл бұрын
The 3D animation in this is really fantastic!
@marks66636 жыл бұрын
Until CEOs are put in prison, this will continue to happen because it will always be cheaper to risk an accident, than spend the money required to inspect and improve things. In America and Canada, no CEO ever goes to jail for things like this. It never happens. Not so in other parts of the world.
@thatjumpguy58905 жыл бұрын
Martin Shkreli
@Syclone00445 жыл бұрын
Canadian law changed in the past few years, where now CEOs and plant managers can be charged with manslaughter under certain circumstances, if I understand it correctly. Might be worth researching as it seems to be a very effective change.
@paulmoir44525 жыл бұрын
@@Syclone0044 It's been in force for many years now, and was a result of the Westray coal mine disaster. I remember reading recently in the news it was used on a bakery where they had a known unsafe conveyor which ultimately lead to a horrific death.
@ec58383 жыл бұрын
Or worse, they get "let go" with $200,000,000 severance package LOL. Oh, you failed so you got to go, but here is more money than all of your combined employees will ever see. Bye!
@phasm425 жыл бұрын
Not directly relevant, but I'm curious: how are the grown crystals harvested from the tank? Seems like anything involving going inside the tanks to remove them would have been a prime opportunity to inspect the internal tank walls.
@ThePadawan34 жыл бұрын
I assume that an official inspection would potentially take a day or two, during which the tank could not be used.
@mrslinkydragon99104 жыл бұрын
They would be in a cage type system and hauled out the top
@JohnSmith-ey6zs4 жыл бұрын
It seems to me like you'd need to use penetrant dye or X-ray testing on this, since the fractures couldn't be optically inspected. They still should have done it, of course, but it wouldn't have been a simple process, I think.
@johngrey58064 жыл бұрын
In all of these videos, it would be satisfying to know if anyone was held responsible for negligent or criminal behavior, and what kind of punishment they received. Without this follow up, it seems like anyone can get away with anything.
@maksrambe38122 жыл бұрын
They were fined half a million dollars, and the facility was later demolished.
@framekixrr Жыл бұрын
@@maksrambe3812 That truck workers life was deemed to be half a million?
@benrussell-gough1201 Жыл бұрын
@@framekixrr Far less: That $0.5M was for ALL losses caused, remember.
@benrussell-gough1201 Жыл бұрын
The parent company pulled up their stakes and vacated the US. Lots of jobs were lost because of the embarrassment caused that NDK didn't want to remember.
@framekixrr Жыл бұрын
@@benrussell-gough1201 That’s insane
@jasonsfarm373 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys for making videos I’m in middle school and plan on becoming a welder when Im older although I’m considering maybe being a welding engineer because my neighbor who works at a place that manufactures turbines for energy purposes he manages the welders there and is a mechanical engineer he told me when he found out I was planning on being a welder that I need to go into welding engineering my grandpa was a engineer and worked at many cotton gins around my town your videos could save my life someday keep the videos coming
@gregwarner37534 жыл бұрын
Some managers avoid inspections because they do not want to see the results. Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
@SergeantExtreme Жыл бұрын
This is a lot more common than what people think. I work in the plastic injection molding industry, and our molder barrels run at 15,000 PSI - 30,000 PSI and they're never inspected. Not even molders that run highly corrosive plastics like PVC. I fully and whole heartedly expect one of them to go off like a bomb some day. Hopefully, it's not me that's killed by the boom.
@thescott9742 Жыл бұрын
THESE VIDEOS ARE VERY EDUCATIONAL THANK YOU c.s.b FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO
@inyoudeep15 жыл бұрын
This set back our crystal memory storage by years!
@gatsbye534 жыл бұрын
I love the burbling noises during the close ups of the pressure vessels.
@Syclone00443 жыл бұрын
I was just going to comment this !
@broden48382 жыл бұрын
RIP Ronald Greenfield (the guy who got killed by the debris)
@flailios7 жыл бұрын
Confined spaces can be a pain in the arse especially when filled with lye, but what excuse is there if you're doing a shutdown every 150 days to extract your product? In any respect, to make things easier & safer for workers I would design an inspection camera rig based on spring-loaded wheels to ride up and down the tubes. I'd also suggest the insertion of a non-permeable membrane (a big sock) inside the vessels to be changed every 150 days.
@pvtimberfaller7 жыл бұрын
Probably something more like a magnetic or dye penetrent test would be in order.
@cvp58825 жыл бұрын
Considering the pressure, temperature, and corrosive nature of the materials I'd say you would need dye penetration, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, AND radiography. A simple visual inspection would almost be more dangerous than not doing any inspection at all. You'd fool yourself into a false sense of security.
@cvp58825 жыл бұрын
The vessels should be internally clad with a corrosion resistant material like hastelloy. Of course this would be expensive and by no means replace the need for proper inspections.
@eldonerc25244 жыл бұрын
The vessels shouldn't have been built above ground. If they had been built in a recessed below ground facility it would have encapsulated the explosive force an channeled the shockwave upward.
@xXDESTINYMBXx Жыл бұрын
@@eldonerc2524 but there might be a day where we have to do maintenance and it would be a pain if these were in the ground /s
@samhayzen3 жыл бұрын
You know it's about to go down in this videos when the narrator mentions a date
@kentslocum Жыл бұрын
It's one thing to avoid recommended maintenance. It's another thing to avoid recommended inspection in order to avoid recommended maintenance.
@michaeldallas3 жыл бұрын
If you or I killed someone this way, we would go to jail for manslaughter. The CEO of the company should stand trial.
@Misha-dr9rh3 жыл бұрын
If you're evil and poor, you're evil. If you're evil and rich, you're a businessman.
@accaliamurraymusic5 жыл бұрын
I have a sneaking suspicion that even if NDK performed an inspection in 2007, and found internal corrosion, they would have put the vessel back into service anyway.
@MichaelChiklisCares5 жыл бұрын
I am amazed that these company holders were accountable for manslaughter and never held a trial ?
@felixcat93183 жыл бұрын
That no company directors, executives or managers were never charged with the premeditated death of the driver that was killed is utterly repellent! To have continued on as before after being served that engineering inspection report which explicitly stated the real dangers present and the annual inspection regime that was necessary in order to operate safely establishes the companies absolute contempt for public, employee and community safety! There should have been prosecutions for causing the death of that driver, the damage and injuries at the neighbouring building and the public danger! After that, the company should have been served with a compulsory winding up order, after paying compensation and fines!
@hem195710 жыл бұрын
legal enforcement is required for regular time bound inspection
@shizzler71765 жыл бұрын
Somehow I find this series of videos extremely entertaining. Especially great is the part at the beginning where they describe the chemical or material that is going to explode.
@broden48389 жыл бұрын
I usually pass by that factory while I drive to Chicago, and it's still looking the way it after the collapse of that reactor (Until I drove past the Belvidere Oasis in December 2015)
@mitzvahgolem83666 жыл бұрын
29,000 PSI !!!!!!!!!!!! Insane
@aspincelaframboise53005 жыл бұрын
Notice the thickness of those flanges ???
@goneutt6 жыл бұрын
I'm curious... was this originally the place Western Bell invented growing quartz, and were the neighboring facilities built after the NDK location?
@Indrid__Cold6 жыл бұрын
Matthew Trzcinski : Nope. Bell/WE sank their autoclaves in the earth. They were nowhere NEAR as prolific a producer as NDK (a Japanese Co.). Their growth chambers were about 10ft tall and maybe 12" in diameter. Their crystals were also a lot smaller.
@LucasPereiradaSilva4 жыл бұрын
How could someone operate giant vessels at 2000 bar/400°C, uninspected? I have been servicing 134°C/2,2 bar sterilizers for some years and they require inspection of the boilers supplying steam and change relief valves every 12 months!
@MrEric_API4 жыл бұрын
Boilers and pressure vessels along with pressure relief valves and safety relief valves all have different inspection intervals depending on where they are located. The laws vary from areas called jurisdictions. Some entities are states or providences, some counties and cities are jurisdictions. Inspection on some equipment isn't even required annually. It it's variable....... and subject to variances, or exemptions.
@majedaljaber1343 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for such an informative content!
@WJack972243 жыл бұрын
Fatally injured? Why not say "killed?"
@srinithyamanavalagan19182 жыл бұрын
Very good informative video about stress corrosion cracking .we need to more care in inspection
@NicholasLittlejohn6 жыл бұрын
Never do crystal.
@yolandahe64575 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@khalilaa19973 жыл бұрын
Never ignore safety
@fetchstixRHD3 жыл бұрын
And definitely do the math. What was the quote, “if you think safety is expensive...”
@scaldwell19824 жыл бұрын
I'm a behavioral therapist, I have no idea why I find the videos on this channel so interesting.
@LichaelMewis3 жыл бұрын
These USCSB videos are fantastic.
@modman2874 жыл бұрын
Ive been binge watching these videos, and i swear every... Single... One has the same basis... Company wants to save money, so they sacrifice safety and it inevitably backfires down the road.
@w1jim2 жыл бұрын
One of many cautionary tales for those who complain that governmental regulatory agencies are overbearing.
@andybub453 жыл бұрын
This proves how important inspections are.
@blazeboi33052 жыл бұрын
These videos should be a must-watch for every Tradesman.
@jhyland875 жыл бұрын
3:30 god damn thats a thick wall
@GeorgeJansen Жыл бұрын
May 27, 2010 - NDK Crystals in Belvidere, Ill., was fined $510,000 by the Occupational Safety and ... the U.S. Labor Department agency reported Thursday.
@kg4boj2 жыл бұрын
I always love grandpa's stories!
@brendanwood15403 жыл бұрын
I like how you let them know that they could have prevented it and they intentionally let it happen. Not sure why employers aren't charged in criminal court. No candy asses allowed.
@conflagrationTuesday2 жыл бұрын
Criminally neglegent, surely... The board should be charged.
@benrussell-gough1201 Жыл бұрын
@@conflagrationTuesday They are not a US company. Japan *might* have an extradition treaty with the US but super-rich corporate bigwigs based overseas have immunity from such things.
@AtheistOnTheEdge5 жыл бұрын
You can see the shockwave hit the office first followed the impact of the massive chunk of steel.
@brendanjohanson5958 Жыл бұрын
Great videos wish I found these sooner
@EricLS10 ай бұрын
As mad as I am on the behalf of the man who lost his life despite someone explicitly telling the company that this would happen, I can’t even imagine how his relatives felt when that letter was made public.
@stephenvanorsdale72942 жыл бұрын
Videos are so eye opening
@scheggehut4 жыл бұрын
In Germany we have the TüV Organisation to prevent such hazards by law and it works very good.
@allanwright52314 жыл бұрын
Safety must be number 1 for all workers.
@babajungLA3 жыл бұрын
I'm most shocked to learn that the vessels did not meet the ASME Pressure Vessel code. This is like Pressure Vessel 101, how did it make it past engineering? And how did no one else question why these vessels are not engineered and fabricated to meet industry standard design codes!?? Mind boggling!
@runelee-kolhoff94712 жыл бұрын
I drove past that building back in August 2013 when my dad, my sister and me where in a road trip to go to Chicago. I was wondering what that building was. Now I know.
@JohnSmith-ym9fd4 жыл бұрын
I hope someone went to jail for this that is just straight up negligence.
@tomstickland2 жыл бұрын
They had a report that clearly stated the risks but ignored it.
@NotTheBomb4 жыл бұрын
I hope they got sued to the point of bankruptcy.
@ShawnC.W-King2 жыл бұрын
I remember this; I was spending time with a friend up in unincorporated Belvedere at her house and after a late lunch we heard a HUGE explosion and a minor rumble was felt. It was insane... Moments later, we saw a massive smoke plume. SMH, Leave it to Illinois "regulators" to do a half-assed job to inspect subpar industrial plants 🙄
@No_Way6334 жыл бұрын
I always wondered what happend to that building I was up and down I-90 for so long I had stopped for a while then started taking it again and it was like the building was there and gone
@gfunk40145 жыл бұрын
The insurance investigators predicted exactly what would happen two years later. Unbelievable!
@ballsthatclank4 жыл бұрын
all of these videos have someone recommending something but it never gets done...why are they just recommendations?
@MrEric_API4 жыл бұрын
The owner/ user is ultimately responsible for the vessels operation. Anyone who inspects them makes recommendations that the owner/ user may or may not follow. It's up to them to decide what to do with their equipment.
@amberblyledge78596 жыл бұрын
WOW. Worst up keep I have heard yet. I hope they got sued. And I don't usually hope those things, but this is ridiculous. Absoulutely, completely unjustifiable.
@williamorr92033 жыл бұрын
Killed at the gas station,there's no guarantee of a tomorrow.!!!
@satchemo24 Жыл бұрын
This should be criminal negligence.
@ADRIAAN10074 жыл бұрын
The problem is *recommending* inspections. They should be *required*