Not sure what the cause was but beware of these cheap compressors without ASME certification.
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Air compressors are dangerous! A compressor room outside of my garage is on my wishlist.
Not long ago a friend of mine called and said he had a 80 gallon compressor with a small leak and asked if I would do repair patch. I immediately refused and begged him to scrap it.
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Poor guy just trying to enjoy his shop. RIP.
It looks like the bottom of that compressor might have been pretty rusted it peeled open and popped the end cap right off.
I took a couple screenshots and saw that this caution tape was added to the motor assembly it got me thinking that this could have been a decommissioned compressor taken home from work?
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It feels like this might have been a decommissioned compressor from either the fire department he worked at or somewhere else he worked at.
So likely it was fully certified until it was taken out of operation maybe for the rusty tank?
The reflective flagging tape on the motor does not feel like something that a homeowner would do or that would be offered on a residential style compressor from factory.
I’m only speculating from what I’ve seen on the 2 minute news story.
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Sure could have been. If you mix a cheap tank on cheap compressor that makes water like a well and then you mix a lack of tank draining and you have trouble. Those cheap compressors scare me.
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Air compressors should always be outside the shop in its own room. Working in a shop with gas, oil, cleaners, paint, etc. the air compressor draws those fumes in and you have a bomb. Then all you need is something to trigger it.
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That is just another strange death, piled up there beyond statistic anomaly, where all I can say is the Grim Reaper was lookin for him.
Another reason to check your PRV (pressure relief valve) on you compressor regularly Make sure it works and that it’s set lower than the max working pressure on the tank tag. If your tank is older and doesn’t have one Add it! not going to save you from everything. And make sure to drain your tank. Thin spots will lead to catastrophic failures.