Man Sues Over Exploding Porta-Potty

[emad]

Posted 6/2/2005 08:20 AM

The lawsuit alleges Pennsylvania man was injured when methane gas leaked into the toilet and ignited when he lit a cigarette.
Story by The Associated Press

A Pennsylvania man injured when a portable toilet exploded is suing a general contractor and a coal company for negligence.

John Jenkins, 53, and his wife, Ramona Jenkins, of Brave, Pa., filed the lawsuit in Monongalia County Circuit Court in Morgantown on Tuesday. They are suing Chisler Inc., a general contractor from Fairview, and Eastern Associated Coal for $10 million.

The explosion occurred July 13, 2004, at Parrish Shaft in Blacksville. Jenkins is a North West Fuels Development methane power plant operator. He entered a portable toilet, sat down and tried to light a cigarette. When he struck the lighter, the toilet exploded.

http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=3161

[Love Bug]

1. I know this is not supposed to be funny, but....

day-um.

[BikeWriter]

2. I thought we did this one already? I shouted "Great balls afire!"

[Blue-Jay]

3. Wasn't this on an episode of Mythbusters?

I thought that they discovered that blowing up a porto-john was impossible. I wonder if the guy blew it up on purpose.

[jswordy]

4. I sense yet another federally mandated warning sticker coming!

:rofl: