41 Horrifying Accidents People Witnessed at Work
‘Guy fell into a crucible of molten iron’
As mundane as an office job may be, there’s a bit of relief knowing that the most serious injury you’ll probably experience is a papercut. Other professions don’t have that luxury.
One Redditor recalled the time their coworker caused a “cornstarch dust explosion” at a previous job. All employees were shown a training video about how dangerous cornstarch was if ignited — a measure that was likely put into place after a cornstarch boom at a different facility killed 45 workers. Somehow, that didn’t stop his coworker from lighting a cigarette in an inopportune location. He’s now disabled for life.
Unsurprisingly, there are more devastating incidents where that came from, including quite a few that are straight-up OSHA violations.