Haul truck dislodges from jacks during tyre change

SAFETY

The vehicle became unstable and shifted to the right before dislodging from the hydraulic jacks

Truck tyres can have significant stored energy.

Truck tyres can have significant stored energy. | Credits: Karma Barndon

Two workers tasked with removing and rotating the rear tyres of a haul truck narrowly avoided injury when the haul truck dislodged from two self-propelling hydraulic jacks, crushing one of the jacks and…

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