Comments on: Explosion At Pet Food Plant Burns Three Workers

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:10:35 +0000

I hope OSHA shuts them down.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:05:42 +0000

shibadiva: Happy Birthday to your fur-baby. Hope it’s a good one.

By: Pukanuba

Pukanuba — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:04:51 +0000

Happy 10th birthday to your doggie, shibadiva. If we were closer, I’d send my dog over with a present…..but she’d eat you out of house & home. Probably eat the dust bunnies, too. Gotta watch those Labs……

I can remember years ago when I had a horse, I heard stories around the barn about hay & how combustible it is. That was a new one on me. Being a city girl, I don’t know all that good stuff…..didn’t know about grain either.

By: shibadiva

shibadiva — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:12:58 +0000

2CatMom: Big Dog’s 9th was a great affair but sadly required some Pepcid for a few days after. Mom is much smarter about table scraps now. And planning the menu should be easy after all this practice with home-cooking.

And being grain-free since the spring, the only combustibles around here are the dust-bunnies.

By: 2CatMom

2CatMom — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:58:32 +0000

Shibadiva: It the grain that goes into the food that’s combustible.

Give your Big Dog a big Happy Birthday hug from me and the kitties. Careful with those candles, I did that with my cats and we almost had explosive kitty tails!!

By: shibadiva

shibadiva — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:40:48 +0000

So pet food isn’t just good for making plastics, it’s also a potential biodiesel source.

Agree that there’s something wrong with Diamond’s safety procedures.

Pukanuba: Reason I’m concerned is that it’s the Big Dog’s 10th birthday this weekend. I guess we can have candles since it’s a home-cooked meal. And party hats. ;o)

By: sandi

sandi — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:33:35 +0000

What is up with that company??

I hope the employees are ok.

Sandi

By: 2CatMom

2CatMom — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:31:54 +0000

JustMe is right on target. The same thing that makes it possible to get fuel from grain (biodesiel) is what sometimes makes grain explode.

This used to be very common in grain silos. All it takes is a spark, a little lightning bolt hitting the silo and you’ve got a big explosion.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:31:09 +0000

justMe - thanks for the links. interesting info about grain basically spontaneously combusting. Hope all the injured recover fully.

By: JustMe

JustMe — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:59:52 +0000

Apparently this is not uncommon for grain storage facilities. Lots of links on the internet.

http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_hi.....osions.pdf

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:15:44 +0000

Sorry for the workers.

Wonder if the cause was melamine in combination with an antagonistic substance.

Now if there’s a smart lawyer out there, he’ll offer the burned workers his services. Who knows, if they detect the presence of toxic substances as the cause of the fire, this could mean that all workers in these plants are going to be really angry and will want to be assured that their employers are not using hazardous substances. The offshoot of this is that it might afford some protection to our pets.

So, as horrible as this sounds [and I do feel badly for the people injured] this could potentially be a good thing for our pets.

By: Pukanuba

Pukanuba — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:11:27 +0000

Diamond probably added a little TNT for that special get-up & go for our pets……….somehow it doesn’t surprise me that dust from pet food would explode…….all the friggin chemicals in it these days.

Shibadiva: Love your comment. Guess we have to don our hazmat suits to serve up the pet food & be sure we don’t have any open flames nearby……

By: firepaws

firepaws — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:57:19 +0000

My thoughts and prayers are with the families for a speedy recovery.

Makes me wonder, what on earth could be in the dust to make it voltile and explode. And this is in our pet Food!! Scary…..

By: purringfur

purringfur — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:52:36 +0000

I hope for a speedy, full recovery for the injured plant workers.

I also would suggest testing for toxic chemicals, wastes, fumes, etc. in and around the ingredients and inside the plant. With all of the hazardous substances found in pet food in general, not picking on Diamond here, it’s worth it for eveyone’s safety.

By: JustMe

JustMe — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:43:20 +0000

Maybe they should be tested for toxins since they were taken to UCDavis. (TIC)

Seriously though, I hope these workers fully recover from any injuries they sustained. I will be praying for them.