2 workers killed at Atlanta Delta facility after reported tire explosion

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Being near a large tire when it explodes results in the person being dissembled into many pieces.

RIP to the workers affected by the tragedy

Whistle blowers….?

Tires are dangerous people

I don’t think I will fly no more

Rest in peace and be good and keep you all heads up regardless and much love and God bless always ❤️

Unfortunately mechanics are treated as expendable and are always disrespected and treated like garbage from management especially Top management to cut costs and work with less

I'm not sure what kind of tires were involved, but from my experience in the USAF the pressure these tires hold is much higher than truck or car tires and can be around 300psi. Car tires tend to be in the 30-36psi range and big rigs closer to 100psi. Split-rim truck tires have killed many people as 100psi in a volume as big as a truck tire can produce a frightening explosive release when they fail. Now triple the pressure and the volume and you have about 9X the energy if it were to fail making them even more dangerous than truck tires.
I would think that work on these tires should be done within a containment vessel in case it fails and the amount of human hands on work should be eliminated or reduced to the bare minimum.

Prayers for the families

That's why you have to use your tire cages people. They're there and they make them for a reason. 😂😂😂😂😂. People get lazy

Always use a tire cage when inflating tires. I'm a truck driver and I occasionally work in the garage doing brake work on our trailers (We don't have enough mechanics and I'm a local driver so it's a good way to get some overtime. Yes I am a certified brake mechanic)The guys in our shop always use a tire cage after a tire exploded inside the cage last year, the force of the explosion bent two of the bars of the cage and made everyone's ears ring for a few minutes but no one was hurt. Prayers and condolences for the families and loved ones of the Delta employees.

They obviously weren't following safety protocols. Complacency is a killer.

I'm sure the MSM will find a way to blame it on Boeing, maybe even Trump.

I just prayed for the family members that lost their two loved ones! I was leaving work and saw this so listen to it. Working hard and then lose your life. But they’re both in heaven now where there’s only Peace ❤🌟🌟✝️✝️🫶🫶🫶🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Does this happen very often with tires?

Rip.

• Bombs/Grenades: 10,000+ PSI (0% survival)
• Mariana Trench: 15,750 PSI (0% survival)
• Hydraulic Press: 10,000+ PSI (0% survival)
• Commercial Airline Tires: 200-320 PSI (Low survival)
• Semi-Truck Tires: 80-100 PSI (Moderate survival)
• Car Tires: 30-35 PSI (High survival)
• Soccer Ball: 8.5-15.6 PSI (100% survival)







Prayers for the families. This is horrific.

You could say those 2 guys that died didn't have a "Goodyear." ✈️

NEAR the Hartsfield Jackson Int'l Airport?? Tech Ops is at the airport !!!!!

This is devastating. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and friends. 🙏🙏🙏

We just need to know. Is it boeing?

Did excessive heat contribute to the tire exploding?

I believe those tires are inflated to well over 100 psi so they will go off like a bomb, my condolences to the families

There is nothing confirming that the techs were removing whatever bolts that keep the two halfs together while the tire inflated

All we have is the tire exploded and killed 2 people. For all I know it could have been something like they were just standing next to the tires and the tire exploded out of nowhere.

Could have been long over due for service or manual defects or whatever.

DEI hires?

So sad for these guys but I’m guessing it’s a byproduct of ESO - equipment superior to operator. Make sure the tire is fully deflated before disassembling the two piece rim. Use a safety cage if one is available.

Reminds me of the Army deuce and a half. When you refilled a changed tire you had to stand out of the zone directly broadside of the tire or else the ring encircling the rim where the tire meets it can accidentally pop out and destroy you.

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What is it with Atlanta and the DEI program cause now the stupid problems that we never had before it can easily replace a tire without killing people

You dont leave your house for work knowing this is gonna happen. RIP to the deceased! Pray for the families....

Compressed air, compressed gas of anything is very dangerous to begin with... condolences to all involved friends and family of the victims and prayers 🙏🙏🙏😢

Big airplane tires have a pressure over 200 psi which equivalent to 50 pounds of TNT if released at once. This was definitely a Tire explosion.

Damn that's wild.. rip

Tires are scary

Are any ✈️ impacted?

That's most important....

Boeing?

Oh no! Condolences to all bereaved.

I heard it was discrental DEMOCRAT workers that went unwoke

I heard it was discrental DEMOCRAT workers that went unwoke

I am so sorry the workers lost their lives while working & one of them sent to the hospital. I hope Delta helps the families.

😢very so sad heart goes out to the families

I would say where is the manager. These employees should be under someone's care

If Trump was president of the US, this would not have happened.

You said absolutely nothing in 2 minutes

More whistleblowers.....

Dei

As terrible as it is to say this, at least those two died quickly and painlessly. May they rest in peace and condolences to the family.