OSHA: definitely bent in the straight places

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Wasabi the J: Jan 23, 2008; MOM WAS RIGHT

Powershift posted:

You might want to put your safety squints on for this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6lz7Svut7g

I'm the lack of chain oil.

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Raskolnikov38: Mar 3, 2007; We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold

why wouldn't you just buy a chainsaw since that doesn't even do anything special

# ? Aug 2, 2016 18:50

xergm: Sep 8, 2009; The Moon is for Sissies!

If Photonic Induction isn't crazy enough for you, check out these Ukranian guys play with a microwave magnetron:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIU8WZR9DNA

At least when I did microwave experiments as a teenager, I never actually disassembled the shielding.

# ? Aug 2, 2016 18:56

ACES CURE PLANES: Oct 21, 2010

Kreosan is a regular feature around here. Their english channel doesn't even show half of the stuff they get up to. They're your one stop shop for all your electrical solutions.

Heating:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9xair-t-Es

Self defense:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nR8T_vpwtI

Even cooking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G4E3WjNufA

# ? Aug 2, 2016 19:04

Sentient Data: Aug 31, 2011; My molecule scrambler ray will disintegrate your armor with one blow!

I'm glad there was a rock music bed and lots of slow mo closeups,i wouldn't know how extreme that video was otherwise

I'd love to see that hit a bad knot

# ? Aug 2, 2016 20:01

Mithaldu: Sep 25, 2007; Let's cuddle.

Powershift posted:

You might want to put your safety squints on for this one.

If i'm seeing this right, you can see fresh wounds appear on his hand while working on this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B53TV-3KDEM

True OSHA.

# ? Aug 2, 2016 20:21

3D Megadoodoo: Nov 25, 2010

Mithaldu posted:

If i'm seeing this right, you can see fresh wounds appear on his hand while working on this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B53TV-3KDEM

True OSHA.

Why isn't calling a thing that is not a hoverboard a hoverboard illegal already?

# ? Aug 2, 2016 20:49

Sirotan: Oct 17, 2006; Sirotan is a seal.

Drowning in molasses: OSHA as gently caress

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/08/witnesses_describe_finding_wor.html

Mlive posted:

Witnesses describe finding worker drowning in molasses tank

SAUGATUCK, MI -- A worker who drowned in a molasses tank last week was under the syrup for at least four minutes before the company's owner grabbed an electric saw and cut the container, freeing the worker so he could start CPR.

The circumstances surrounding Robert Herweyer's July 26 workplace death are detailed in a report released Tuesday, Aug. 2 by the Allegan County Sheriff's Department.

Herweyer was working with a co-worker, cleaning a 12-foot-tall hard plastic tank, when the molasses level became too low to pump out of the container.

Herweyer then made the decision to climb into the tank to adjust the valve, Agri-Technology owner David Alexander told police.

Herweyer donned a pair of waders and covered his face with a safety mask, making sure it was "nice and tight" before climbing into the tank, his co-worker and friend Kevin Deherrera told police, according to the report. Herweyer used a forklift and straps to lower himself into the tank.

After adjusting the valve so it could continue pumping the liquid, Herweyer started to climb out of the tank, but then stopped moving.

"He said Robert was just there, standing by the tank wall, and when he was yelling at him, asking him what was wrong and if he was okay or not, Robert never responded back or moved his head in a yes or no motion," police wrote in the report after interviewing Deherrera, who had been working alongside Herweyer that day.

Deherrera told police he briefly tried to lift the 6'3" Herweyer before running to the office, yelling for help.

Alexander used an electric saw to cut Herweyer out of the tank, and he and other workers immediately began resuscitation efforts until a medical help arrived. Alexander estimated Herweyer was "under the liquid for approximately four to five minutes before they were able to start CPR," according to the police report.

Herweyer, who had the syrup in his lungs, died from drowning, a Holland Hospital emergency room doctor who treated the worker, told police.

OSHA violations highlighted.

In other molasses vat (MI)OSHA news:

quote:

Last year, a Barry County farm was ordered to pay $1.7 million to the family of one of two teen workers who died in 2010 after they were trapped in an oxygen-depleted molasses tank. The family brought the lawsuit, claiming the farmer had ordered the teens to clean the tank without taking proper precautions. The family of the other teen settled with the farm.

And who can forget the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

# ? Aug 2, 2016 21:22

MF_James: May 8, 2008; I CANNOT HANDLE BEING CALLED OUT ON MY DUMBASS OPINIONS ABOUT ANTI-VIRUS AND SECURITY. I REALLY LIKE TO THINK THAT I KNOW THINGS HERE

INSTEAD I AM GOING TO WHINE ABOUT IT IN OTHER THREADS SO MY OPINION CAN FEEL VALIDATED IN AN ECHO CHAMBER I LIKE

Humphreys posted:

The hackaday.com comments on it are a lot more harsh when it comes to looking into it too much. So you are fine. A favourite comment talked about if he ditched it sideways the pylons holding the motors would bend or snap and cut him up nicely.

Actually there isn't any really good way out of crashing or getting into that thing.

This is true of helicopters as well... anything with exposed blades spinning at a high speed I would guess has extreme danger attached with crashing.

# ? Aug 2, 2016 21:31

Lurking Haro: Oct 27, 2009

Sirotan posted:

Drowning in molasses: OSHA as gently caress

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/08/witnesses_describe_finding_wor.html

Wait, what?

He started climbing out of the tank and stopped moving?

Did he loose consciousness from a lack of oxygen and then the molasses from the fixed valve finished the job?

# ? Aug 2, 2016 21:45

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

Sirotan posted:

And who can forget the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

I was in Boston two weeks ago and I'm still kicking myself for forgetting to visit the memorial plaque for this. We were even within a block or two of it at one point, it's near the Old North Church.

# ? Aug 2, 2016 21:47

Rah!: Feb 21, 2006

Lurking Haro posted:

Wait, what?

He started climbing out of the tank and stopped moving?

Did he loose consciousness from a lack of oxygen and then the molasses from the fixed valve finished the job?

The second article about the dead kids mentions an oxygen-depleted molasses tank, so I'm guessing molasses tanks tend to get oxygen deprived. The dude probably passed out and fell into the remaining molasses, where he drowned.

# ? Aug 2, 2016 21:51

Phanatic: Mar 13, 2007; Please don't forget that I am an extremely racist idiot who also has terrible opinions about the Culture series.

MF_James posted:

This is true of helicopters as well... anything with exposed blades spinning at a high speed I would guess has extreme danger attached with crashing.

Nah, helicopters can autorotate because the blade system has so much inertia. Lots of little blades instead of a few big ones can't really do that.

# ? Aug 2, 2016 22:00

Detective No. 27: Jun 7, 2006

Caught this at QT today:

# ? Aug 2, 2016 22:24

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Huffing gas + idiot with lighter.

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A Real Happy Camper: Dec 11, 2007; These children have taught me how to believe.

that's a great workplace-related accident right there

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Crocoswine: Aug 20, 2010

legit think say nothing is a bot and whoever runs them accidentally mixed up the osha thread with the schaden thread

# ? Aug 3, 2016 02:19

tater_salad: Sep 15, 2007

Captain Novolin posted:

that's a great workplace-related accident right there

maybe it was an Uber

# ? Aug 3, 2016 02:29

Sagebrush: Feb 26, 2012

Humphreys posted:

He finally made a manned flight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALYECvs06XI

At least the Chinese guy with the giant ring machine had the sense to wear a motorcycle helmet. If you crashed this thing, you might survive some lacerations to your arms and legs, but you aren't getting out alive when it's a propeller to the face.

But hey, at least he's got his mechanix gloves. Those'll stand up to about 100 milliseconds of impact.

# ? Aug 3, 2016 02:32

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

The pilot of that hot air balloon that hit power lines and killed all them people had 4 DUIs

He couldn't legally drive a car, but he was allowed to fly a hot air balloon.

# ? Aug 3, 2016 04:12

Sentient Data: Aug 31, 2011; My molecule scrambler ray will disintegrate your armor with one blow!

I'm not driving, I'm traveling!

# ? Aug 3, 2016 04:20

Azathoth: Apr 3, 2001

Sentient Data posted:

I'm not driving, I'm traveling!

Free bird on the sky!

# ? Aug 3, 2016 04:36

AceRimmer: Mar 18, 2009

When will our leaders finally get tough on sky crime?

# ? Aug 3, 2016 04:54

Evilreaver: Feb 26, 2007; GEORGE IS GETTIN' AUGMENTED!; Dinosaur Gum

This would never have happened if those people had all had hot air balloons

# ? Aug 3, 2016 04:56

Shipon: Nov 7, 2005

Powershift posted:

The pilot of that hot air balloon that hit power lines and killed all them people had 4 DUIs

He couldn't legally drive a car, but he was allowed to fly a hot air balloon.

how the gently caress do you even get four DUIs

what level of human garbage do you have to be to get more than one DUI, much less four

# ? Aug 3, 2016 04:58

Sentient Data: Aug 31, 2011; My molecule scrambler ray will disintegrate your armor with one blow!

Dude I'm totally cool I actually drive even better when a lil buzzed just these dumb jackass cut me off last time I was driving home and shmashed my drat car and the cop was all like "oh so you had drinks it's totally your fault" even though i do this poo poo all the time and he shouldnt have had his car there at all so the stupid judge wont let me get out of a dui even though i say hey let me take the driving test after some drinks to prove to you that im cool but noooooooooo

# ? Aug 3, 2016 05:16

Spunky Junior Reporter!: Jul 27, 2011; Fun Shoe

I know a guy with 4 duis, he is black

# ? Aug 3, 2016 05:21

Javid: Oct 21, 2004

It really seems like if we as a society are OK with anything being zero tolerance, it would be DUIs that cause accidents, but nope, plow your pickup into a living room on your way home from celebrating the end of probation from your third DUI and just go ahead and apply for that hardship license and be back on the road with the insurance payout in a week.

One of my dad's idiot AA friends has had FIVE and keeps getting his license back because if he had to walk or ride a bike to his minimum wage job that would be cruel or something.

# ? Aug 3, 2016 05:41

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

Shipon posted:

how the gently caress do you even get four DUIs

what level of human garbage do you have to be to get more than one DUI, much less four

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEsQi-_as_E&t=146s

He no doubt feels the same way about that to this day.

# ? Aug 3, 2016 05:50

plainswalker75: Feb 22, 2003; Pigs are smarter than Bears, but they can't ride motorcycles; Hair Elf

I knew a guy with 4 DUIs a couple years ago. For the fourth one, he had the choice between a few hundred hours community service or 30 days in jail.

He picked jail. :downsgun:

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Crusty Nutsack: Apr 21, 2005; SUCK LASER, COPPERS

I have multiple friends with 3+ duis. That's just rural wisconsin for yah!

# ? Aug 3, 2016 06:08

VectorSigma: Jan 20, 2004; Transform
and
Freak Out

hmm i can see no possible issues with this

# ? Aug 3, 2016 06:22

Tafferling: Oct 22, 2008; DOOT DOOT
ALL ABOARD THE ISS POLOKONZERVA

The problem is that we're in the future and still use those ancient wipers. It isn't even a wiper-bot.

# ? Aug 3, 2016 06:44

C.M. Kruger: Oct 28, 2013

Detective No. 27 posted:

Caught this at QT today:

Took me a couple seconds to notice the ladder is at a angle.

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Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Trippy.

http://i.imgur.com/i57cSbP.mp4

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Shady Amish Terror: Oct 11, 2007; I'm not Amish by choice. 8(

C.M. Kruger posted:

Took me a couple seconds to notice the ladder is at a angle.

That's a good ladder. I like that ladder.

# ? Aug 3, 2016 09:05

Ak Gara: Jul 29, 2005; That's just the way he rolls.

Say Nothing posted:

Trippy.

http://i.imgur.com/i57cSbP.mp4

They need to turn the wind turbine off to stop it blowing the smoke all over the place!

# ? Aug 3, 2016 09:07

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

is this osha?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/02/us-attorneys-office-562-million-fine-pacific-gas-electric

quote:

A federal judge has cut nearly all of a potential $562m fine against Pacific Gas & Electric Co (PG&E) in a criminal case alleging pipeline safety violations before a deadly explosion in the San Francisco bay area.

US district court judge Thelton Henderson issued the order late Tuesday, hours after the US attorney�s office requested it in a court filing. The judge did not explain his reasoning.

PG&E now faces a maximum fine of $6m � a reduction of 99% � if convicted of 11 pipeline safety violations and obstructing investigators in the wake of the 2010 blast in the San Francisco bay area and 11 pipeline safety violations.

The government did not provide an explanation in the filing its request to lower the potential penalty.

The move came after more than a month of testimony and four days into jury deliberations over whether PG&E is guilty of the charges filed after the blast that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes.

# ? Aug 3, 2016 09:19

Humphreys: Jan 26, 2013; We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule

Cross-quoting from the Olympics thread:

Viruswithshoes posted:

The front lights in one of the Olympic village hotel's reception area is leaking water onto the floor and side THROUGH THE ROOF AND THROUGH THE LIGHTS.

I feel the minimum requirement of lights is that they shouldn't having running water in them. Maybe I'm too old and this is how the young folk do it now.

#rioproblems

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Ak Gara: Jul 29, 2005; That's just the way he rolls.

Looks like someone heard of water cooled LED lights and got a silly idea.

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