. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . Fig. 3—A Defective Steam Injector Pipe which remained closed at the time of the failure, whichno doubt greatly lessened the injuries to those in the cabat the time of this accident. The seriousness of accidents of this character andprevious cases that have been reported is apparent andcannot be overestimated. It is because of such accidentsthat we have been compelled to take the position thatautogenously welded seams within the cab, at or abovethe cab floor, would not be considered as being i
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . Fig. 3—A Defective Steam Injector Pipe which remained closed at the time of the failure, whichno doubt greatly lessened the injuries to those in the cabat the time of this accident. The seriousness of accidents of this character andprevious cases that have been reported is apparent andcannot be overestimated. It is because of such accidentsthat we have been compelled to take the position thatautogenously welded seams within the cab, at or abovethe cab floor, would not be considered as being in com-pliance with the law unless the seams are covered witha properly applied patch held in place by rivets, studs or. Fig. 4—Side Rods Rendered Unsafe by Burning Off the Ends toSecure Clearance patch bolts that wouhl prevent the escape of scaldingsteam and water in sufficient quantity to cause seriousinjury should the welded seam fail. This is not held asapfjjying to stoker hole tulx:s or thimbles where they arewelded in the outside sheets: the caulking edge of lappedpatches in stayed surfaces; transverse cracks in door hole flanges, nor the ordinary door hole seam which is withinthe circle of the door hole, unless further developementsshow that an unsafe condition is created. Fig. 3 shows a portion of an injector steam pipe whichwas found in service by our inspector and because ofwhich the locomotive was ordered out of service in ac-cordance with the law. The defective condition of thispipe is apparent and shows gross disregard for safety. Since the law was enacted 282 accidents resulting inthe death of 3 persons and the serious injury of 339 othershave been due to injector steam pipe failures, al
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