Cell Phone Kills Welder

I used to be a welder, and I collect stories about how welders do stupid things to get themselves killed.  I know, its macabe, weird, probably unnecessary, and almost universally detested by the welding community.  I get loads of hate mail from welders because I think only an idiot would continue to do that job given the risks of fiery death.

And every once in a while, I come across a story so bizarre that it belongs here.  In this instance, a welder had his Motorola Cell Phone in his front pocket while he was welding.  The heat and sparks caused it to explode, taking hunks out of his chest and killing him.

From the Reg here:

Motorola and Chinese authorities are working together to discover just how an exploding mobile phone battery claimed the life of a welder at Yingpan Iron Ore Dressing Plant in Gansu’s Jinta county.

According to state news agency Xinhua, Xiao Jinpeng died on 19 June after “a Motorola cell phone in [his] chest pocket suddenly exploded” and emergency treatment at a local hospital failed. The victim suffered broken ribs, fragments of which pierced his heart.