Corrosion on Portable Fire Extinguishers Can Kill!
A worker was killed when he used a portable fire extinguisher to put out a small fire. Corrosion on the bottom of the fire extinguisher was serious enough that the extinguisher case ruptured when it was activated, and parts struck the worker in the chest.
As we know, a portable fire extinguisher is an important first line of defense and has been shown over and over again to save lives and property damage by extinguishing a fire in its insipid stage by putting it out or allowing time to exit the building. However, as shown above, portable fire extinguishers must not be allowed to exhibit signs of corrosion or catastrophic failure.