Over loading of a machine, for example:
- by operating consistently outside OEM allowances leading to an increase in heat in motive power and traction components (tyres)
- through successive acknowledgement of overload alarms that then increase heat or defeat thermal control systems
Fire on an underground loader – Queensland Government, Australia Safety Bulletin 255
Lessons learned from a fire on a loader in the hazardous zone of a coal mine. [More...]
Mining operations and mobile equipment selection audit – guide – Western Australia Department of Mines
Guideline on acceptable standards for operations focussed on preventing fires on machinery. [More...]
Rear hub failure and subsequent fire – Queensland Government, Australia Safety Alert 107
Queensland Government, Australia, Safety Bulletin from February 2004. The rear hub of a dual set of wheels on a rear dump truck cracked around the circumference and parted. This wheel hub/rim failure cut through a brake line and initiated a fire. [More...]