On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:40:18 -0500, Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:

Robatoy wrote:
Find me one report/link to an accident that didn't involve air
pressures greater than 150 psig or an explosive (oil) mixture.

One!


The very first listing from googling "shop air explosion" revealed one occasion
where 140psi of air was accidentally put in a truck tire which then exploded,
killing the worker. No explosive mixture... just air pressure less than 150
psi.

http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/survweb/01nj108.pdf .

Compressed air is nothing to play with.

Truck tire "explosions" are common--it's not the tire that explodes but an
improperly assembled rim that separates, and if one of the pieces hits
someone he generally gets hurt--truck wheels are rather large and the rims
are rather heavy.




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