Welder Killed After Tyre He Was Working On Burst In His Face: "Sustained Multiple Cuts"

• A would-be normal day in the workshop for Bernard Chansa ended tragically after a tire he was working on exploded in his face
• The welder had decided to work on the inflated tire without expelling the air inside, causing it to heat before bursting
• When the police visited the scene, Chansa's lifeless boy lay in a pool of blood next to the burst tipper truck tire and his welding machine

An unlucky welder tragically died after a tire he was working on burst, causing severe multiple injuries to his face.

Mwebantu reports that the deceased man named Bernard Chansa was discovered lying in a pool of blood at his workshop.

According to Luapula Commanding Officer Fwambo Siame, Chansa was working on a client's tire that had been brought to his workshop when it killed him.

“Brief facts of the matter are that the said deceased person received a customer at his shop where he does some metal fabrication who had a motor vehicle tyre which was inflated to be welded," he said.

The deceased decided to work on the wheel without removing air from it and in the process, the tyre got heated and exploded in his face.

He suffered numerous facial lacerations and severe damage to both his lower and upper jaws, resulting in excessive bleeding and immediate death.

The police report indicates that when officers visited the scene, Chansa was found lying in a pool of blood facing upwards.

“The body was thoroughly inspected and had multiple injuries on the head coupled with excessive bleeding," reads the statement.

Also on the scene was the burst motor vehicle tire meant for a tipper truck and a welding machine.

The incident has shed light on the need to step up workplace regulations to prevent such incidences occurring again in the future.