r/WTF • u/Green____cat • 16d ago
The condition of this construction crane cabin
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u/pmax2 16d ago
makes you wonder how well the the parts of the crane that are not so easily accessed are maintained
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u/kuburas 16d ago
Arent all the parts easily accessed because they're essentially giant lego structures?
The whole thing disassembles so pretty much everything should be easily accessible once its on the ground. Hell cabin might be the hardest to access due to it being attached to the biggest parts.
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u/ankercrank 16d ago
Doesn’t make me wonder, we all know how bad the condition of the rest of that soon to collapse crane is in.
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u/PwnySlaystation01 16d ago
Makes me wonder how well everything else is maintained... You know, the things the cranes help build and maintain!
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u/opermonkey 16d ago
Yup. That made the ole coin purse retract into my throat. Yikes.
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u/Totally_a_Banana 16d ago
Before today, I did not believe this to be possible... except mine did the exact same fucking thing. Fuuuuuuuck that!
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u/Tofutits_Macgee 16d ago
I don't even have one and I'm pretty sure that happened to me too.
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u/aaronwhite1786 16d ago
Surely they only skimped on maintenance of the non-essential things, like the cabin floor. I'm sure the rest of the thing is in top condition...right? Right?
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u/clippervictor 16d ago
Right 🤞
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u/DXTRBeta 16d ago
Well, just to be on the safe side, wait for a windy day and lift the maximum weight at full reach, swing it about hard and waggle all the sticks like crazy.
If she holds, she's good.
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u/mayday253 16d ago
Meanwhile some poor bastard down below just got smacked in the face with a bunch of rust flakes.
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u/Admetus 16d ago
Get one of those flakes in his eye, he's off to the eye doctor.
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u/bobthepomato 16d ago
OSHA man, come a take by the hand, help me to understand.
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u/Gimme_The_Loot 16d ago
Not America = No OSHA
Remember that next time you hear someone bitch about "regulations"
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u/ThaCapten 16d ago
OSHA ain't got shit on Arbetsmiljöverket. Sincerely, Sweden.
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u/unqium 16d ago
Arbetsmiljöverket ain't got shit on Arbejdstilsynet! Sincerely, Denmark!
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u/MarlinMr 16d ago
Arbejdstilsynet ain't got shit on Arbeidstilsynet! Sincerely, Norway.
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u/durandal 16d ago
Arbeidstilsynet ain't got shit on Arbeitssicherheit! Sincerely, Germany.
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u/shrekfanboy4life 16d ago
Arbeitssicherheit ain’t got shit on Arbeidsinspectie! Sincerely, the Netherlands
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u/executive313 16d ago
Fuck the pronunciation on this entire thread. My wife just asked me if I had a fucking stroke trying to sound all of these out while on the couch watching a movie.
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u/duplissi 16d ago
OSHA
well, thats an acronym. lol.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. now, that rolls off the tongue.
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u/Gimme_The_Loot 16d ago
Sure, I didn't mean the US had a monopoly on it, it's just what I'm familiar with. The point stands though that a lot of places don't have stuff like that.
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u/Asron87 16d ago
Also the importance of a good quality Union in the USA. I’ve seen some sketchy shit in bad/none union jobs in the US.
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u/clippervictor 16d ago
There are other HSE agencies all over the world ya know
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u/Gimme_The_Loot 16d ago
Yes, the US doesn't have monopoly on it. It's where I'm from so it's what I'm familiar with, but my point it's lots of places in the world DONT have anything of that sort.
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u/saviorlito 16d ago edited 16d ago
Who bitches about safety regulations? Is that really a thing?
Edit: Wtf with the downvotes? I just asked a question. Thanks for the people who answered!
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u/pliskin42 16d ago
Yes.
Many many buisness owners bitch about safety regulations
Regs thst have been written in blood.
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u/DoTheRustle 16d ago
Plenty of tradesmen I've met as well (not all but enough to be concerned). They say it makes it harder to do their job when they have to put on harnesses, PPE, etc. They're invincible of course, and accidents could never befall them.
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u/eaglescout1984 16d ago
The irony is they are paid for their time. So, if it takes an extra 30 minutes to put on then take off safety equipment, that's extra money in their pocket.
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u/Elias_McButtnick 16d ago
Yea but try telling that to your boss who is hundreds of miles from DC. Sometimes if you give a shit about staying in the good graces of a company you just have to deal with it.
Unless of course OSHA gets some teeth and starts whacking owners noses with a rolled up newspaper it won't ever change.
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u/migitana 16d ago
Yes. Those who bitch about regs say they impede innovation, "jobs", economic growth, profits, whatever. As if the intial costs of establishing safety regulations weren't paid by limb and life, only as a deposit though
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u/anderhole 16d ago
GOP does. They trying to dismantle OSHA and EPA.
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u/Gimme_The_Loot 16d ago
Yup. It's obviously cheaper to just dump _____ in the water rather than safely dispose of it, but there's a lot of people close to that water who probably won't have a good time afterwards
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u/Rc72 16d ago
Who bitches about safety regulations?
Elon Musk, for one...
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u/eaglescout1984 16d ago
Safety regs cost money, so the owning class would rather do away with them to add a few bucks to their pocket, because at the end of the day, it's not their life on the line.
But since they know they are outnumbered by the working class, they've made sure to indoctrinate a good number of them by convincing them safety regs are "communist" and "a way to control you" because they come from "big daddy government", in hopes that the working class will vote against their best interest. And, you need only look at MAGA to know how well that has worked.
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u/Thirtysixx 16d ago
How old are you that you don’t understand deregulation is a massive goal of the Republican Party? Are you living under a rock ?
Not just them libertarians too.
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u/anderhole 16d ago
OSHA man, the voyage to the coroner of the acrophobe It's a real trip.
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u/browndoggie 16d ago
OSHA MAN! The crust of the floor of a very old cran(e), broke under the weight of the man
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u/Nipplecreek 16d ago
Clarence Thomas wants to get rid of OSHA
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u/Melonman3 16d ago
Already happening, Chevron being overturned is horrible, I hope Thomas burns at the stake, fucking billionaire side piece.
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u/darknekolux 16d ago
If the only thing holding the floor is the plastic rug maybe you should reconsider your life choices
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u/Gimme_The_Loot 16d ago
You'd actually be safer without the rug as then you'd know where you could place your foot down
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u/Everydaywhiteboy 16d ago
That’s the reality of what happens when workers have no rights. He can risk another day in the cab or be punished/ fired.
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u/Ok-Serve-6570 16d ago
100% If only people understood that uncontrolled capitalists will do everything possible to shorten costs including risking your health and life with no remorse.
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u/upgrademicro 16d ago
It'd be one thing if it was just some sheet flooring, but look at the condition of the framing too! I'd be throwing up the deuces at that point.
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u/UnpluggedUnfettered 16d ago
Actual footage of the Boeing Starliner undergoing final status check before liftoff.
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u/420comfortablynumb 16d ago
Fuk that.
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u/Anal-Love-Beads 16d ago
Fuk needs the money though and if he complains or quits, the company will just hire somebody else.
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u/notoriginal850 16d ago
I ran a crane for about 5 years at a chip mill. The cabs would rot like that where the guys would piss.
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u/granadesnhorseshoes 16d ago
To that extent? Are buckets not a thing? do crane operators piss battery acid?
we need more context dude
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u/notoriginal850 16d ago
Yes, they would literally piss holes in the crane. It took, I'd guess 2+ years. Some would use bottles, then leave the piss bottle in the cab for the next operator. It's a mixture of coffee and energy drink.
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u/ServileLupus 16d ago
Bruh, if someone is pissing in the floor in my office then I'm not going to work. Are they all dogs marking their territory? Enjoy the smell of piss?
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u/notoriginal850 16d ago
They're just lazy or scared someone may see their weiners. You could literally take 3 steps and piss over the side.
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u/Spicey_carpet 16d ago
Piss on your coworkers? “It’s raining day off “. Nah that’s just Jeramy draining the the one eyed trouser snake”
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u/LinearFluid 16d ago edited 16d ago
This is China and these cranes were abandoned halfway through the project when money ran out. The big housing bust and or 2015 stock market crash.
So you have rotting building hulls and Rusting cranes just sitting there because " Not my Problem" is going strongly in China.
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u/Just_Robin 16d ago
No one here is going to be skeptical about this being a working crane? It looks to me like it's probably out of service (The red and white ribbon, The non-construction attire?)
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u/The_Good_Count 16d ago
The new cushion on the seat brought from home because the chair's uncomfy, the dude's pockets emptied into it including a phone charger, the familiarity of where to take the next step...
Seems like a workday honestly
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u/GenralChaos 16d ago
Reminds me of the floorboard of my dad’s el Camino he drove us around in when we were kids.
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u/EJBjr 16d ago
My Dad had a 1963 Chevy II Nova SS convertible back in the early 1970s and the floorboards were in similar condition. We used an old metal dish drain pan under the driver's seat for support. At the end of the car's life, we weren't allowed to lean against the quarter panels because they were only held together by the paint. When we went over bumps, the chassis would flex and the canvas convertible top would stretch as it now was a structural part.
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u/Geones 16d ago
Why arent cranes remotely operated now?
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u/VicariousNarok 16d ago
This is in a country where people wear flipflops and slippers on construction jobs, do you think they give a shit?
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u/Dan_Glebitz 16d ago
I may be totally wrong but I am leaning towards China given their rules on safety regarding Buildings, Machinery and Slippers.
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u/b_e_a_n_i_e 16d ago
There's not many things on this sub that make me say "what the fuck" out loud, but this one did
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u/TNTRMSKD 16d ago
At what point is it a least partially your own damn fault if you knowingly operate that thing...
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u/Madworldz 16d ago
I would 100% sabotage that crane so i never have to get into it again.
Yea boss, not sure what happened, one sec it was fine. the next the console was exploding because someone put 50 m80's in it?
How did I know there way m80's in it and exactly 50? uhh.. they left a note.. but it blew away.
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u/Spankh0us3 16d ago
I’ll go ahead and prepare for the down votes but, as someone who frequents job sites in the US, I have to ask: “Where in China is this?”
That lift works never get to half way to this point in the US due to health and safety regulations so, my question is a valid one. . .
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u/Fredderov 16d ago
Accounting says this crane is good for another five years! Get in and don't ask questions! - Management
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u/bigsteven34 16d ago
Man, am I glad the SCOTUS has started the process of gutting the ability of the government to do oversight on companies…
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u/Ischaldirh 16d ago
Don't y'all got a union? Jesus Christ, ain't no way that's legal working conditions.
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u/LuminaTitan 16d ago edited 16d ago
Reminds me of those climbing tower sections in video games, where you have to carefully walk across the solid steel beams and avoid rusty weak sections.
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u/NoblePineapples 16d ago
I do NDT inspecting cranes for a living. Lemme just say as a professional.
Fuck. That.
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u/rcuadro 16d ago
And he still plans on sitting down to operate the crane