Split rims are wheel assemblies that are made up of a number of pieces held together by bolts or a lock ring, and are used on a broad range of plant including lift trucks, earthmoving machinery, trucks, buses and trailers. Split rims can be used with both pneumatic and solid tyres.
There are many hazards associated with tyre and wheel assemblies, and split rims pose substantial additional risks. The main additional hazard is the possibility of uncontrolled release of compressed air from the tyre, propelling components at high speed which can strike the operator and/or bystanders
I have seen this shit splitting a man’s face with my own eyes. Shit even affected my ears for quite a whike. Luckily the man is alive to tell his story, with deformed face.
Back in Mumias when it was still operating a guy putting pressure in those giant tractor tires while standing on it was thrown through the workshop roof when it exploded.
2013 Njabini kinangop, jamaa was repairing a tractor tyre tube. Akajaza hewa then akagongagonga the inflated tube na kachuma fulani I don’t know to test what. In a split second, feathers were flying high in the sky. He had a jacket iko na feather like layer filling. The tube had burst, jacket ikawa blown apart and the metal rod had split his forehead. He died on spot
Everytime nikienda kwa mkamba wangu wa tyre and they start inflating lorry tyres , I go for a walk , I have seen crazy shit with exploding tyres on the net !
The blast blew the jacket torn and pushed the feather like material up very fast. Actually those who were far waliskia mlipuko and on checking they saw feathers flying high