Very sad to hear. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.
I hope we will learn more of the details so that in time it will be a tool for change in our profession.
He told me at the time but I’d have to ask him again. The final cut was a hacksaw blade attached to a pole to cut the vertical steel bar ( looks like an orange circle on the left portion). It was the only think left holding the pieces together. A 20 minute cut.
A point about loyalty. Many of the younger generations, xers and millennials were raised at a time when loyalty was a waste. Parents laid off or RE-engineered out of a career while loyalty was what they gave to these companies. It was taught that loyalty returns nothing. So no surprise they...
Sounds bad. Hopefully he is able to recover. While slow down and think is imperative, you also need to have the knowledge of safe practices and the attitude that goes with it. Otherwise all the thinking isn’t worth a damn.
It’s been a while and I just revisited this thread. It all worked out in the end. 100 man-hrs. of planning paid off. The crane was maxed on the final pick at 46k lbs. I had estimated 30-36k but for a smaller piece. I used some assumptions on concrete weight and potential volume in that section...
The point of learning the details of this accident is to give provide us with a learning tool. Instead of speculating on the exact cause we will know and thus can learn and teach. It will no longer be hearsay or our jnterpretation that can then be refuted and undermined.
1. Was it hard finding a reasonably priced dump site?
We usually have clients willing to take chips. Identify farms that could use them for animal bedding or trails.
2. How do you determine if a potential employee has what it takes to work in the trees during the interview process? Interviewing...
Yes, agreed that it isn’t black and white. Like this incident it’s a matter of a standard not practiced. We have standards to mitigate risk that if followed and incorporated become second nature and no limit to productivity.
Too many others are done in the name of productivity though speed is...