Man dies after being covered in 13 tons of molten metal

Jesus that puts my problems into perspective!

That there, is horrific. I hope someone can come along to say that he dies instantly, or that he at was not aware of the pain. Unimaginable horror...

Holy mother of potatoes! That's so terrible. I'm imagining his skin,bones, ligaments, organs ... all of his body dissolved and burnt into ashes. Rest in undisturbed eternal peace!

Poor guy!

What a horrible way to go!

Man dies after being covered in 13 tons of molten metal

Yeah, that would tend to do it. It's a pity the headline couldn't read, "Man miraculously survives after being covered in 13 tons of molten metal."

As IronBeard said, that puts MY problems into perspective too...

Poor man ! That is SO terrible ! I hope his family will be able to get over this incredible nightmare however, I'm sure they'll never forget it... Only 23 years old ! Life was just starting for him ! Rest in peace Tada-san.

Nasty....

Absolute tragedy, and so young. R.I.P

And he was only 23... Probably woke up this morning, wondering about problems, family, watched some TV, what to buy for dinner, etc. just like any of us. But didn't live to see the end of the day. As they say, the next instant of our existence is not guaranteed.

Dying so young is tragedy Also the Labor Standards Bureau tend to take a rather poor attitude to industrial accidents in this country.

Poor soul......a quick death, but at such a young age....my condolences go out to his family.

Someone is gonna get sued

More lax safety standards, seriously tragic!

Horrendous, does not adequately describe this poor mans demise. Shocking! I hope he felt and knew nothing of it. Tragic!

Man dies after being covered in 13 tons of molten metal

Yep! I reckon that would do it! The questions of how this could happen abound! I was a work place health and safety officer in Oz For many years and my first question is, why was anybody working underneath 13 tons of molten metal? That's just ludicrous! My next question would be, why was the metal not secured in a way that would prevent it from toppling? Workplace accidents like this should not happen in a so-called 'modern' country.

That's just awful. So young.

At that temperature, molten metal would cut through skin and bone like a knife through butter. A hairline crack from an accidental drop can be a hidden hazard. (The bucket measures 2.8 meters in height and 2 meters in circumference). May God bless his soul.

Wow, gruesome. But at least death was instantaneous. Talk about overkill.

Ridiculous safety here. I am sick of hearing about accidents that could have been avoided...

Jeez. This is shocking.

I smell a serious lawsuit. Should have never happened. Really does put my problems into perspective as well. Well said! Rest in Peace Mr. Tada. So terrible!

I am speechless.

oh my goodness...........

Jesus. This is going to give me nightmares tonight. There's no guarantee it was instantaneous either, it all depends on how fast the metal poured. But what was he doing under there? That should never happen, there shouldn't even be a system in place that would allow it to happen.

good lord..what a way to go.

Not only that is a horrible accident for the victim, but also for the co-workers who witnessed the incident.

Man dies after being covered in 13 tons of molten metal

Ya, well, I can see that being the result.

Sounds like an awful way to go, but on 2nd thot, probably instantaneous and therefore painless, one of the better ways to go.

Anyone remember that scene in the game of thrones tv show?

Do I understand that all 13 tons of molten metal fell on the man? Then at 1,300 degrees C, his body would have been instantly vaporized and absorbed into the metal.

I hope he didn't suffer long, his poor departed soul.

Utterly horrific, I hope lessons are learned and it never happens again.

I also feel sorry for persons who had to witness the accident as well.

As quick as it must have been, there were at least a few seconds of unimaginable pain and horror. RIP, and I pity the people who saw it as well. Obviously this was an error, and I hope it is properly investigated.

Horrific! RIP young man.

Laguna, I think this is one, incredibly rare instance where I'm glad the guy DIDNT make it. I can't even describe the horror one would have to go through to survive something like that

Rest in peace, young man, and condolences to his poor family. I'm hoping the Nippon Denko outfit is shut down - regardless of any financial inconvenience - until a thorough safety investigation has taken place. If this tragedy was avoidable then by all means criminal charges must be considered.

What, no safety review? Must hold safety officials responsible for this accident. I mean, work under a molten caldron of metal? Please, a little common sense.

Horrific! He must have went fast. The pain would put him into shock immediately and then kill him

Horrible. He was same age as me too :( I really really hope that he didn't suffer at all and that it was very quick. I also hope that his colleagues are given whatever psychological support they need after witnessing this.

MariaFeb. 24, 2014 - 05:59PM JST That there, is horrific. I hope someone can come along to say that he dies instantly, or that he at was not aware of the pain. Unimaginable horror...

If it hit his head first then the brain would have vaporised almost instantly (certainly too fast to make sense of the sensory input and feel pain). Even it hit elsewhere the surrounding nerve tissue would have died instantly and been unable to report anything. It is unlikely that he would have even registered what was going on. Surgical lasers operate at roughly the same temperatures 600~1100 degrees C, and they vaporise tissue almost instantaneously.

the brain would have vaporised almost instantly how long will he keep burning in his dreams which are infinite?

Wow! I can't understand why would someone let this guy walk under such load. I wonder if the company have any work place safety procedure because this could have been avoided. Wow!

How hot is 1300C?

The headline does not really describe the accident properly, you don't get "covered" by molten metal at 1300 degrees, you get vaporized. I very much doubt there would be much of him remaining after this kind of accident. Certainly not recognizable. Horrible way to go, very sad.

RIP

Workplace accidents must be rife here....i see workers grinding without safety glasses, no ear protection ,working under cranes, oxy cutting without goggles etc etc. Basically they are treated as cattle with others lining up to take their menial low paid jobs Good to see the J-government stand up for workers rights here, obviously worlds best practice!!!!!!!!!!

Oh god... that's horrible. RIP... I don't even want to imagine that.