First degree burn over less than 1% of his body.



Hot Water Wrote:
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> HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
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> > I believe 844 had something similar happen
> during
> > the Steve Lee days.
>
> Yes, 844 crack about 3 tubes at the firebox end,
> while being fired up on the grounds of the
> California State RR Museum, during the 1999
> Railfair. The grounds were not yet open to the
> public, but all the hot water, steam and soot
> tended to come back down on the UP souvenir tent,
> adjacent to the 844 display sight.
>
> IIRC an employee was injured.
>
> The late Lynn Nystrom was the Fireman on duty, and
> after shutting off the fuel to the fire, when he
> heard the tubes crack, he exited the cab. He
> received a slight "sun burn" type burn from the
> wet steam, and walked over to the nearby first-aid
> station. He was back at the 844 display site
> within 20 minutes, and we both watched 844
> continue to drain herself. I wouldn't call a
> "sunburn" an injury.