Safety Alert
Welding on a Truck Tire Rim Results in a Serious Injury
Welding on a Truck Tire Rim Results in a Serious Injury
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 10-25
- ExplosionHot Work and Fire
- ExplosionLine of firePressure systems
- Hot workInspection and maintenancePressure testing
- Onshore facility
Summary
An alert describes welding repairs to a cracked truck wheel rim in a transport maintenance workshop. A newly mounted tyre was pressurised to 20–40 psi for weld testing, then leaking hub welds were repaired with pressure still inside. Minutes later, an explosion propelled the tyre to the roof, killing two people and injuring two.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Pressure testing; hydrostatic testing; pneumatic testing.
Classifications: Onshore facility; onshore plant.
IADC Alert 10-25. Themes: explosion, hot work and fire.