Case Study
Paint Can Failure Analysis
Case Study 7 – Paint Can Failure Analysis Related to an insurance claim, this consultant was hired to determine the conditions leading to an aerosol paint can failure resulting in injury. A paint container of standard gray spray enamel was stated to fail while in the possession of a worker after the can had been setting on the ground and near a gravel pile. The can exploded in the worker’s hands when the ambient temperature was approximatel