MA - It happens. And yesterday morning, it happened to two unlucky employees at the Deer Island Treatment Plant who were smothered in sewage after a pipe suddenly exploded.
An MWRA spokeswoman downplayed the accident. “I won’t say this is routine, but it isn’t a critical issue,” said Ria Convery, speaking for the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority. “Obviously we take it very seriously . . . but sometimes this kind of thing happens.”
The area where the pipe explosion took place was off-line for routine maintenance, Convery said. Two employees were replacing a valve when the pipe burst, deluging them in approximately 100 gallons of sewage.
The workers were decontaminated at the scene and taken to a local hospital for observation. They were not seriously injured, Convery said.
She said it was unclear what caused the explosion.
The Deer Island facility handles waste from 43 Boston-area communities. The plant removes pollutants from commercial, industrial and residential sewer systems. Once the waste water has been treated, the clean water can be released into Boston Harbor. Ace Hardware
An MWRA spokeswoman downplayed the accident. “I won’t say this is routine, but it isn’t a critical issue,” said Ria Convery, speaking for the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority. “Obviously we take it very seriously . . . but sometimes this kind of thing happens.”
The area where the pipe explosion took place was off-line for routine maintenance, Convery said. Two employees were replacing a valve when the pipe burst, deluging them in approximately 100 gallons of sewage.
The workers were decontaminated at the scene and taken to a local hospital for observation. They were not seriously injured, Convery said.
She said it was unclear what caused the explosion.
The Deer Island facility handles waste from 43 Boston-area communities. The plant removes pollutants from commercial, industrial and residential sewer systems. Once the waste water has been treated, the clean water can be released into Boston Harbor. Ace Hardware
