In Memoriam: Christian Klorczyk, March 11, 2011

Safety is never out of fashion.

It was one year ago today that a tragic accident took the life of a local young BMW enthusiast, who was changing his oil.  We can't do anything to change that sad fact, but we can honor his memory by re-publishing the following posts, in the hope that telling his story may save the life of someone else.

The first post is from Christian's Dad, Frederick, who came upon my earlier initial post about his son. Frederick has been working hard, despite his personal tragedy, to get the safety message out to all:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/03/time-out-public-service-safety-message_23.html

Thank you, Frederick, and please accept our sincere condolences to you and your family.

This was my original post when I first learned of the tragic event:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/03/time-out-public-service-safety-message.html

http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/03/jackstand-safety.html
I have since built a set of these wooden stands, modeled on those shown here by 'potenza'.  My 1989 325ix is up on them as we speak, preparing for a transmission replacement.

http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/03/jackstand-safety-ii.html


Video of a falling jack stand.  That's right.  It happens!
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/04/video-falling-jack-stands.html

Are ratchetting jack stands safe?
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/04/surprise-are-ratchetting-jack-stands.html

http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/04/surprise-are-ratchetting-jack-stands.html

I have more posts on jack stand safety, recommended jack stands, etc back in March and April 2011.  Please check them out.

Have fun, boys and girls, but.... please remember:  Safety first, safety last, safety always. 

Christian Klorcyzk, Requiescat in Pace.
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