27-Year-Old Factory Worker Suffers Major Burns After Falling Into Nitrogen Storage Tank in Benoni

• A 27-year-old man who slipped and fell into a nitrogen storage tank in Benoni was left in critical condition
• Co-workers who witnessed the incident pulled the man to safety; however, he was found with 40% chemical burns
• The man had to be airlifted to a specialist medical facility for further treatment that he required for his injuries

GAUTENG - A 27-year-old man who slipped and fell into a nitrogen storage tank at a chemical manufacturing plant is in critical condition.

The incident was witnessed by the man’s co-workers, who pulled him to safety.

When paramedics arrived, the man was in critical condition with 40% chemical burns from the waist down.

Netcare 911 paramedics treated the victim for burns, and emergency care practitioners initiated advanced life support intervention to stabilise him, according to TimesLIVE.

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The horrific incident occurred after noon on Tuesday, 1 November, in Benoni.

The man had to be airlifted to a specialist medical facility for further treatment due to the time-sensitive nature of the man’s injuries, SowetanLIVE reported.

Citizens react to the incident:

Jeannette Capper said:

“No safety harness? Hoping he recovers but an awfully long and painful road of convalescence ahead.”

Timo Embongh commented:

“Nitrogen, I work with just a small amount of it and I am scared of it.”

Pamela Simelane ZabeNguni posted:

“The company will have to pay him millions.”

Tebza Mashaba wrote:

“He is no more. That is a deadly freezer that one, it freezes and burns at the same time.”

Adel Phetoane added:

“Very sad indeed, but I’m happy he is alive. Sending prayers.”

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In a related matter, Briefly News also reported South Africa’s faceless hero BI Phakathi turned his attention to another heroic person.

Phakathi shared a few images of a man named Sirizani Butau, who he commended for pulling eight people out of a burning bus in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Phakathi shared three images of Sirizani where he can be seen covered in dirt with pieces of his skin burnt off.

The good Samaritan’s kind act resulted in thousands of comments from social media users praising him for his deed.

Source: Briefly News