This is why I don't use a open Gun for Pressure Washer

Good info david

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on July 17, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were working in the parking lot of a large grocery store. The two employees were cleaning shopping carts with a steam-pressure washer. Employee #1 would line up the shopping cart and take two at a time out of the line and steam clean the carts. Employee #1 taped the trigger in the open position causing the flow of steam and water out of the wand to flow constantly. Employee #1 set the wand inside the basket of one of the carts while he tried to separate two jammed carts. During the separation process the wand came out of the carts basket and began to flail in the air. Employee #1 attempted to grab the wand and in that process burned his right foot. Employee #1 was operating a Hydro-Tek, Model Number SS3200, and Serial Number 972048. Employee #1 suffered third-degree burns to his right foot and toes and was hospitalized for 28 days for treatment.
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This is great Sales Material, Thanks again
 
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I had a customer call yesterday inquiring about purchasing an open gun. I explained to them this exact reason why not to get an open gun. They didn't even think about that.

Thanks for posting this David.
 
Not to mention the stupidity of handing a hot PW'er to a couple of grocery store baggers.

"It's my turn to play with the giant squirt gun"
 
3rd degree burns look like a well done steak.

We used open guns on our fleet rig until we also decided it was a bad idea even without heat.
 
Steam or hot water will burn your skin off, even with leather work gloves on.

I lost the skin off my right hand a couple years ago when I got burned by the hot water for maybe 1 or 2 seconds, I was using leather work gloves and immediately the skin came off.

It took a little more than a month for the skin to grow back and I could barely work, I had to use a large welder's glove so my hand with the bandages would fit in.

I posted the pictures over on PT State if anyone wants to look at them, do a search for burned hand.
 
Christopher said:
Steam or hot water will burn your skin off, even with leather work gloves on.

I lost the skin off my right hand a couple years ago when I got burned by the hot water for maybe 1 or 2 seconds, I was using leather work gloves and immediately the skin came off.

It took a little more than a month for the skin to grow back and I could barely work, I had to use a large welder's glove so my hand with the bandages would fit in.

I posted the pictures over on PT State if anyone wants to look at them, do a search for burned hand.
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Chris a couple of weeks ago I cranked thermostat all the way up and was able to get over 300 degrees melted two different hoses and for the 3 hours and all I could think about was if this 3rd house blows I'll be burned like chris chappell. I decided it wasnt worth it.Thanks for sharing your story and pictures of what can happen.
 
Dollarspa said:
http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=201036399




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Thats just plain dumbass stupidity, it's people like this that should not be allowed to procreate !! but they do and have offsprings like the woman who washed her kid at the carwash with a wand. Or this douche bag who should have been swallowed.
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The Cleaner said:
Thats just plain dumbass stupidity, it's people like this that should not be allowed to procreate !! but they do and have offsprings like the woman who washed her kid at the carwash with a wand. Or this douche bag who should have been swallowed.
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+1000
I do open my gun for certain conditions. Difference is I'm not stupid
 
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