OSHA: definitely bent in the straight places

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C.M. Kruger: Oct 28, 2013

jonathan posted:

They have those sidecar races at the Isle of man TT

The entire race is so loony that the only country willing to host it is the Isle...

Here is a highlight video from a few years back. You're doing 180mph on narrow streets with the only thing to cushion your death are storefront windows. And you have to have the entire track memorized. And if you miss a turn in point or braking point you die.

https://youtu.be/iRWp9rhfS_0

Top fuel dragster drivers, MotoGP racers, top tier rally drivers. None of them move over to the Isle of Man TT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGVl6c1QpNo

The source footage is even more clench inducing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNXCJt7K3Q

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# ? May 17, 2024 20:56

Humerus: Jul 7, 2009; Rule of acquisition #111:
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https://twitter.com/OrlandoFireDept/status/1037031712843345923

Crane topples over, splitting Baldwin Park home in half

quote:

Executives at Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging and Gold Key Roofing declined to comment on the exact cause of this mishap.

WESH 2 Investigates reviewed records with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and discovered that this is not the first incident involving Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging.

Department of Labor enforcement records reveal a company employee fatality in Merritt Island in 2013.

In that incident, Shaun Cheney fell from from a crane barge while it was attached to a tug. Court records show that his family sued Beyel Brothers for negligence and the case was later settled.

Beyel was not fined or cited by the government in that incident.

A check of Gold Key Roofing's license status with the state shows it to be active and in good standing and with no complaints.

Federal safety records show Gold Key has had two serious safety violations, resulting in more than $6,037 in fines, since 2014.

I know there's an Orlando goon that trains crane operators, but do you deal with cranes this (relatively) small? Do cranes this size need special training?

Humerus fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Sep 4, 2018

# ? Sep 4, 2018 23:36

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Chitoryu12 I think is the CraneGoon.

Meanwhile, this is from a mine in Western Australia where they were blasting out a new portal and set up their Go Pro to film it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-T5Fy5qzRw

They found the camera in the middle of the nearby open pit the next day.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 00:03

BattleMaster: Aug 14, 2000

Fancy_Breakfast posted:

Nawh it actually exists. Look up T crane tow truck.
Not sure of it's advantages over other types of tow trucks.

Thanks, I didn't know what it was called so I was having trouble confirming it.

I wasn't sure it was real because it seemed like such overkill to use one to move cars parked in fire lanes, etc. and those thrown together Euro simulator games don't seem to care about making sense.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 00:17

Burt Sexual: Jan 26, 2006; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Switchblade Switcharoo

Memento posted:

Chitoryu12 I think is the CraneGoon.

Meanwhile, this is from a mine in Western Australia where they were blasting out a new portal and set up their Go Pro to film it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-T5Fy5qzRw

They found the camera in the middle of the nearby open pit the next day.

Go pros are amazing

# ? Sep 5, 2018 00:31

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Jake Mustache posted:

Two person motorcycle racing with the functional/safety features of the sidecar removed.

https://gfycat.com/parallelartisticlamprey

No one has seen "Sidehackers" on MST3K?

# ? Sep 5, 2018 00:37

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

# ? Sep 5, 2018 01:15

Trambopaline: Jul 25, 2010

C.M. Kruger posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGVl6c1QpNo

The source footage is even more clench inducing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNXCJt7K3Q

Is... is the reason the video wobbling because of head shake from how close he is riding to the limit?

# ? Sep 5, 2018 01:26

Day Man: Jul 30, 2007; Champion of the Sun!

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Trambopaline posted:

Is... is the reason the video wobbling because of head shake from how close he is riding to the limit?

Some of them, yes. Sometimes, the bike is pulling small wheelies or jumping and moving around as it lands because they are racing on public roads that are not smooth like a race track.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 01:57

Day Man: Jul 30, 2007; Champion of the Sun!

Master of karate and friendship...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRWp9rhfS_0

The Isle of Man is my absolute favorite racing event.

Edit: Fatal accidents are not the reason I love the race, I love it in spite of the accidents. Since this is the OSHA thread, though, here is a list of all the deaths associated with the oldest motorcycle race in the world: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Snaefell_Mountain_Course_fatalities

Day Man fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Sep 5, 2018

# ? Sep 5, 2018 02:01

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Say Nothing posted:

Avatar/post combo on point.

Day Man posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRWp9rhfS_0

The Isle of Man is my absolute favorite racing event.

Edit: Fatal accidents are not the reason I love the race, I love it in spite of the accidents. Since this is the OSHA thread, though, here is a list of all the deaths associated with the oldest motorcycle race in the world: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Snaefell_Mountain_Course_fatalities

I had to come to terms with the inevitability of fatalities when I started watching MotoGP, but Isle of Man is an order of magnitude more insane. I mean, I get it -- I watch the documentaries and take former racers out for beers to tell me about what it's like -- but holy poo poo if that course doesn't kill at least 2 riders every time they run the races.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 02:27

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

Day Man posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRWp9rhfS_0

The Isle of Man is my absolute favorite racing event.

Edit: Fatal accidents are not the reason I love the race, I love it in spite of the accidents. Since this is the OSHA thread, though, here is a list of all the deaths associated with the oldest motorcycle race in the world: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Snaefell_Mountain_Course_fatalities

And everyone watch 'Closer to the Edge'

# ? Sep 5, 2018 02:29

Day Man: Jul 30, 2007; Champion of the Sun!

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for everyone!

"Road" is a great documentary about one of the families that has been involved with the race for multiple generations and how they have dealt with the deaths. It was on Netflix last I checked.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 02:45

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

Day Man posted:

"Road" is a great documentary about one of the families that has been involved with the race for multiple generations and how they have dealt with the deaths. It was on Netflix last I checked.

Will have to check that one out for sure!

# ? Sep 5, 2018 03:32

Lazlo Nibble: Jan 9, 2004; It was Weasleby, by God! At last I had the miserable blighter precisely where I wanted him!

As amazing as the petrol bike footage is, the electric bike footage is downright otherworldly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlxZs2-gICc

# ? Sep 5, 2018 06:08

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Lazlo Nibble posted:

As amazing as the petrol bike footage is, the electric bike footage is downright otherworldly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlxZs2-gICc

Reminds me of that footage with the electric car going around the Nurbergring. The acceleration is a straight line, not a curve, and it just feels off after a lifetime of watching gasoline-powered vehicles.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 06:25

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Don't google 'lathe accident' if you ever want to eat mince again.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 07:09

Vanagoon: Jan 20, 2008; Best Dead Gay Forums
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There was a video on youtube somewhere that got taken down that showed a guy getting twisted up in knots and the discussion was about how many bones were not broken, as that would be the easier number to tally up.

Which one of you was it that said "Don't gently caress with a spinning shaft!"

Sage advice.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 07:12

Blast of Confetti: Apr 21, 2008; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Kith posted:

https://i.imgur.com/vebtE5y.mp4

this plumbing method seems suspicious.................

it got rid of the clog

# ? Sep 5, 2018 07:14

Zipperelli.: Apr 3, 2011; Nap Ghost

Not exactly a lathe, but same principle. Don't get your arm caught in a meat grinder.

:nms:

X-Ray. No gore.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 07:17

Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

Ghost Leviathan posted:

At least give the sidecar racer a weapon or something. Go full Mario Kart while you're disregarding safety in every possible way.

Crowbar. They need a crowbar.

Though, honestly, that would probably make the sport less dangerous.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 07:21

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Zipperelli. posted:

Not exactly a lathe, but same principle. Don't get your arm caught in a meat grinder.

X-Ray. No gore.

Just shove it in a sausage casing

# ? Sep 5, 2018 07:59

BattleMaster: Aug 14, 2000

Zipperelli. posted:

meat grinder.

Hmm, does what it says on the tin... :stare:

# ? Sep 5, 2018 08:19

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Zipperelli. posted:

Not exactly a lathe, but same principle. Don't get your arm caught in a meat grinder.

X-Ray. No gore.

Well poo poo...I don't suppose even surgery could put that back together and make it work fully again.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 08:38

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Zipperelli. posted:

Not exactly a lathe, but same principle. Don't get your arm caught in a meat grinder.

X-Ray. No gore.

I'm not a doctor but that arm probably didn't need an x-ray image taken to know it was completely hosed.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 08:42

GotLag: Jul 17, 2005; 食べちゃダメだよ

Fancy_Breakfast posted:

Well poo poo...I don't suppose even surgery could put that back together and make it work fully again.

Can any of that limb even be saved at all or would they have to amputate the lot?

# ? Sep 5, 2018 08:46

mllaneza: Apr 28, 2007; Veteran, Bermuda Triangle Expeditionary Force, 1993-1952

chitoryu12 posted:

I feel like he's permanently hunched over like that now.

This kills the operator.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 08:50

Zipperelli.: Apr 3, 2011; Nap Ghost

GotLag posted:

Can any of that limb even be saved at all or would they have to amputate the lot?

Amputate. Full stop. There is no amount of surgical intervention that could fix that extensive of an injury.

Pingiivi posted:

I'm not a doctor but that arm probably didn't need an x-ray image taken to know it was completely hosed.

It was probably a work injury, so the x-ray would more than likely just be for documentation/insurance purposes.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 09:06

slinkimalinki: Jan 17, 2010

Why not mix oxygen and acetylene in one bottle before you weld? What could possibly go wrong? https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12119555

# ? Sep 5, 2018 09:38

chitoryu12: Apr 24, 2014

Humerus posted:

https://twitter.com/OrlandoFireDept/status/1037031712843345923

Crane topples over, splitting Baldwin Park home in half

I know there's an Orlando goon that trains crane operators, but do you deal with cranes this (relatively) small? Do cranes this size need special training?

They actually came and interviewed the CEO yesterday about it!

That�s very far from a �small� crane. Just eyeballing it, it�s probably got a capacity of 40-50 tons. Every type of crane requires training and we work to discourage the notion that any crane is �so simple� that it doesn�t require any training.

It�s an especially big problem with overhead cranes and small industrial cranes in warehouses with a 2 ton capacity. Totally untrained people get put on them to learn on the job and that�s how you kill employees.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 10:17

oohhboy: Jun 8, 2013; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Vanagoon posted:

There was a video on youtube somewhere that got taken down that showed a guy getting twisted up in knots and the discussion was about how many bones were not broken, as that would be the easier number to tally up.

Which one of you was it that said "Don't gently caress with a spinning shaft!"

Sage advice.

There this other one where this guy got spun around one deceptively slow and not that many times. When he finally falls off he flows into the gutter.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 11:01

wesleywillis: Dec 30, 2016; SUCK A MALE CAMEL'S DICK WITH MIRACLE WHIP!!

chitoryu12 posted:

They actually came and interviewed the CEO yesterday about it!

That�s very far from a �small� crane. Just eyeballing it, it�s probably got a capacity of 40-50 tons. Every type of crane requires training and we work to discourage the notion that any crane is �so simple� that it doesn�t require any training.

It�s an especially big problem with overhead cranes and small industrial cranes in warehouses with a 2 ton capacity. Totally untrained people get put on them to learn on the job and that�s how you kill employees.

Is it true that you only want the load lifted high enough that it can clear whatever obstacles are in the path of travel?
In other words, keep that poo poo as low to the ground as possible?

# ? Sep 5, 2018 12:16

The Bloop: Jul 5, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

wesleywillis posted:

Is it true that you only want the load lifted high enough that it can clear whatever obstacles are in the path of travel?
In other words, keep that poo poo as low to the ground as possible?

Why wouldn't this be true?

Let's give this poo poo as much potential energy as possible while also unbalancing our whole system more than necessary!

# ? Sep 5, 2018 12:34

dobbymoodge: Mar 8, 2005

BattleMaster posted:

Hmm, puts what it shreds in the tin...

ftfy

# ? Sep 5, 2018 13:22

3D Megadoodoo: Nov 25, 2010

Synthbuttrange posted:

Just shove it in a sausage casing

Nice try but no fisting for you.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 13:26

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GotLag posted:

Can any of that limb even be saved at all or would they have to amputate the lot?

Are we sure that it's still attached to a shoulder at that moment? Maybe they x-rayed it only to settle a bet on how many bone fragments there would be.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 13:54

chitoryu12: Apr 24, 2014

wesleywillis posted:

Is it true that you only want the load lifted high enough that it can clear whatever obstacles are in the path of travel?
In other words, keep that poo poo as low to the ground as possible?

Load charts are a complicated thing. I�m guessing the operator lowered the boom too close to horizontal at too long a length for that weight, unbalancing the crane.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 14:01

Mr. Apollo: Nov 8, 2000

I'm guessing the big issue with repairing the meat grinder arm is no the broken bones but rather the ground up muscles and soft tissue.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 14:04

FatCow: Apr 22, 2002; I MAP THE FUCK OUT OF PEOPLE

And the fact the whole thing needs to be cooked to 160* to be safe. I would guess they amputate so the guy doesn't die of sepsis.

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Megillah Gorilla posted:

Crowbar. They need a crowbar.

Though, honestly, that would probably make the sport less dangerous.

Or a chain. And a kick rear end 90s soundtrack featuring Soundgarden, Therapy? and The Mermen.

# ? Sep 5, 2018 15:08

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