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Was talking to our tire man while he fixed a flat on a trailer tire for me today.
Said they lost one of their repair guys from a on the job injury last week.

He had just repaired a 30 inch tractor tire.
Tire and rim was mounted on the tractor and he was filling it with air.
It is unclear if he put to much air in the tire or it was just weak but the back side wall of the tire blew out.
It blew with such great force that it broke the tractor axle and launched the tire; rim; and axle stub right at the service guy standing next to the tire.

It is very hard to find any good in this but at least it killed him instantly. They think he never knew what hit him.

While I have heard of old split rims coming apart and killing a tire guy I never thought about a sidewall blowing out with such force that it would kill.

My prayers go out to the wife and young kids he left behind.
 
I have had tire side walls blow out but have never been hurt. Just saw a fellow hurt last Friday with a side wall that blew out. I was picking up some fertilizer and they where moving some storage trailers. Two guys where putting air in the tires on one of them. The tires had sunk into the gravel 4-5 inches. The one fellow was pumping up the tires and the other fellow was shoveling the gravel out from in front of the tires so the trailer would move easier. The sidewall blew out right at the bottom of the one tire, right at ground level. The force launched gravel all over both of the guys. The one was lucky in that he just got hit in his legs and just got some burses. The other fellow was hit right between his eye brows with a rock. He got a cut about an inch long. He had to have stiches. He bleed real bad too. When I saw him grab his face/eyes I thought he had been hit in the eyes.
 
That makes me think I will replace the rotten back tires on my H. I did not want to spend the money, but cheaper than a funeral.
 
Son heard of a tire exploding and the steel cord cut the guy in the neck and he bled out before the ambulance could get there. I seen the aftermath of a split rim accident, pool of blood everywhere after the split band came off and it was still in the steel rafters about 15 feet in the air. It's safe practice to stand to the side when airing any tires up nowadays. We always chain our tractor tires,just to be safe.
Regards,
LOU
 
Not tire related, but my wife's uncle was a service manager for a Toyota dealership in the Minneapolis area for years. They had a tech come to service a lift after hours! My understanding is he forgot to turn off the air, unscrewed a dipstick and it went air born right thru his neck. Instant death. The uncle was the first one in and found him there. I heard it was UGLY!
 
My 28 inch tires have about 12 psi in them. Sidewall says no more
than 25 psi to seat the bead if I'm remembering correctly. I can't
wrap my head around how 25 psi can break a tractor axle.

A tragic accident in any case. Our thoughts are with his family.
 
My prayers go out to the family too. He was a working man making a living for himself and maybe a family who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Jim
 
Safest way I can think of would be a clip on tire chuck, and set the pressure regulator at the tank to whatever your final pressure will be.

Clip it on and get away!
 
Was a fellow that worked for the county had a side wall blow out of a truck tire. One guy had fixed it the day before and he put 90 pounds in it. The other guy thought it needed 100 pounds in it. When the side wall blew it knocked him back 10 feet and they think the air chuck must of hit him in the jaw and broke it. He was lucky.
 
It is easy to say he did not suffer. But, the family will probably suffer for years.
I think almost everyone on this board has heard of someone that has died in a tire accident. Do not know any one answer that would cover all situations.
One time I hooked a chuck on a 18.4-38 tire. Did something else while it was filling. Got distracted and by the time I looked at it had 140 pounds in it. The tractor was about 40 feet from the shop. It scared me so much, that I ran to the back of the shop pulled the chuck out of the compressor and let the air out. One thing looking at tire it was huge. Put 12 pounds back in it and it still was bigger the other tire. In about two weeks it was down to normal. That was five years ago and now the lugs are down enough to think about a new set. I know it was stupid and I said a prayer that thank God no one happened to come close to it.
 
This is a bit off the subject but worth mentioning, I believe:

About 15 years or so ago a man and his son ( early teen, as I recall) were engaged in a DIY project at their home and were needing a bit of compressed air to speed things up (sawdust removal?). So they went to a local tire shop to air up a portable 5 gallon air tank (you know, one of those steel ones that are available in most hardware stores and big box outlets). The father went to the back of the shop and began airing up the tank from one of the air hoses while the son stayed more to the front of the building, talking with a friend. As the father bent over the tank, holding the chuck to the valve, critical mass was achieved and KA-BLOOEY! The tank ruptured and the man was killed instantly :cry: . The son was, physically, unharmed; just left with bad memories. You see, the tank was rated for something like 115 psi BUT the shop's compressor was set for 160. SO - let's be careful out there! 8)
 
Knew one guy well that had a rim explode while mounting, met another that had a rim explode while mounting(manufacturer recalled rims he wasn"t only one) both of them lost sections of their right forearms but were reattached/fixed. I always use clip on chuck, set regulator and stay away when inflating truck or tractor tires. Prayers sent for the family.
 
I don't doubt it for a minute. I had one blow on an Oliver 70 one time with so much force it blew the fender off and dented the seat. If I'd been between there when it went,I'd be no more.
 
(quoted from post at 19:50:29 07/15/14) My 28 inch tires have about 12 psi in them. Sidewall says no more
than 25 psi to seat the bead if I'm remembering correctly. I can't
wrap my head around how 25 psi can break a tractor axle.

A tragic accident in any case. Our thoughts are with his family.
Click to expand...

That is 25 pounds per square inch. Just think of how many square inches there are on a rear tractor tire. It is an amazing amount of force.

We were bleeding off the last pressure on a tank at work and a guy opened a 4" ball valve on a tank with 30 PSI on it. It blew off a truck cap we were storing on some shelving on the other side of the warehouse.
 
Some people think I'm a big puss when it comes to tires.... I wrap chains around the tire/wheel before inflating.. 1 split rim popped the ring but, Haven't had a big surprise yet either..
 
Tires are dangerous and have limits on pressure. The older the tire the less I trust them. Put them in a tire cage and air with a clip on chuck. Its too easy to over fill waiting for the bead to pop out on the rim.
My fear is filling an air tank bubble. never know when they will let go. Yes they have a throw away date on them but who does that.
Air pressure can do a lot of damage. An air compresser blew in a shop few years back and went thru the roof. The pressure tore down walls throwing splintered 4x4s like missles and lifted the roof off the top plate at the walls. Thousands of dollars damage. OH YA the tank landed on the service truck out back totaling it.
 
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