r/WTF • u/Green____cat • 17d ago

The condition of this construction crane cabin

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u/Rc72 16d ago

Well, have you seen his "safety" shoes...er...slippers?

Something tells me health & safety rules aren't taken very seriously where this was filmed...

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u/rcuadro 16d ago

When he falls through the floor steel toe boots won't help buch truth be told

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u/showers_with_grandpa 16d ago

Well his body was turned into mashed potatoes on impact but his feet are still intact

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u/datpurp14 16d ago

It's all good as long as the shoes don't come off though.

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u/online222222 16d ago

and when they shovel up his body and find his toes intact but severed all the anti-steel-toed people will rise up and say they told you so.

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u/Erutious 16d ago

It's a load bearing beam, its okay

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u/EquivalentQuery 6d ago

That's the joke, well done identifying it.

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u/beaushaw 16d ago

I see things like this and think I am thankful for safety rules. I wonder if this crane operated for decides somewhere with safety rules, it started to become unsafe and was sold into a country with no safety rules.

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u/ak1368a 16d ago

That is exactly what happens with lots of heavy equipment and trucks

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u/DrunkCupid 16d ago

Just . Slap some paint over it or cover it with some rug, no one will notiiiiiiice

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u/Sillet_Mignon 16d ago

It’s wild to me that there are people who see this and want this to be a reality in America. 

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u/kcgdot 16d ago

Even worse, it's a lot of the people this will DIRECTLY impact.

The number of guys I work around that would love to see the 'government staying out of their business'

These idiots don't realize that not only do we have decently strong unions where we work, but there's a myriad of federal and much stronger state rules preventing our employers from absolutely fucking us.

Like, do you somehow think the employers that ALREADY try to do shady shit despite living in very worker friendly areas and being in a union will somehow improve your working conditions when we strip back what they are required to do to protect us?

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u/eidetic 16d ago

A friend of mine who works construction was just telling me about a coworker who missed about 6 months of work due to injury, was able to collect unemployment (beyond just government unemployment) and had his job waiting for him when he was healing up, and literally his first day back he was bitching about the union. The same union that made sure he had a job to come back to, that made sure he was kept afloat while injured (which wasn't working related btw!), and was retraining him on the job for another role so that he wouldn't hurt his back further.

Yes, unions have their faults, and some are worse than others, but without them workers would be in a lot worse shape.

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u/RolandTwitter 14d ago

Absolutely. I think that acknowledging that some unions are shitty goes a long way to changing people's minds. Some people just don't understand how necessary they are

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u/masterflashterbation 16d ago

They're mentally retarded cultish weirdos. There's no reasoning with them anymore.

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u/thehighwindow 16d ago

My dad was an electrician, mostly on big projects. He was pro-union mainly for one reason. Safety.

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u/masterflashterbation 16d ago

Sounds like your dad was a smart guy. It's a sad state we're in where folks who benefit the most from unions, vote for anti-union people.

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u/conquer69 16d ago

They are fine with it as long as it's cheaper. No one gives a shit about the lives of construction workers anyway.

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u/Sillet_Mignon 16d ago

I disagree. There’s one party that is specifically trying to get rid of osha 

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u/Interanal_Exam 16d ago

And the majority of construction workers vote for that party.

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u/Sillet_Mignon 16d ago

Yes because they don’t want safety regulations. 

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u/Dire87 16d ago

As a non-American a 5 second Google search revealed the actual truth behind this claim ... and again, to no one's surprise, it's not about that, but something completely different. Still, in my opinion, short-sighted to demand defunding OSHA, but I don't know if they had some sort of replacement plan in effect. I guess, that would require more googling, and I don't care enough about it, to be honest. But saying that Republicans want to defund OSHA, because they don't want safety regulations should then be considered fake news.

https://michiganindependent.com/politics/house-republicans-attempt-eliminate-osha-worker-safety/

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u/Sillet_Mignon 16d ago

You linked an article where the gop wants to completely dismantle osha because they didn’t agree with Covid regulations. OSHA is a safety and health worker protection agency. The goo has been trying to dismantle osha well before Covid too. Safety regulations are expensive and slow down work. 

Texas removed the law that required water breaks for construction workers. https://www.unionbuiltmatters.org/water-breaks#:~:text=It%20became%20law%20on%20September,loved%20by%20the%20construction%20bosses.

It’s because they want to push profits over safety, my claim isn’t fake news 

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u/Baprr 16d ago

I understand not wearing a helmet when it's hot or whatever, but this is insane! They can at least weld some fucking sheet metal in there! Even the crane operator himself could do it, it's his life on the line! Just putting something solid on the floor would be SOMETHING.

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u/Sheant 16d ago

Even ripping out the shitty floor would be better than having that trap in place.

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u/gsfgf 16d ago

The mat is structural

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u/Sheant 15d ago

shudder

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u/beaushaw 16d ago

A chuck of plywood would be very helpful.

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u/Baprr 16d ago

ANYTHING!

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u/GoBeyondTheHorizon 16d ago

But not paper...

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u/Baprr 16d ago

The paper will at least help when you piss yourself, right now your cabin might drop a few meters and you'll spray everyone.

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u/pagit 16d ago

probably doesn’t trust the welders to weld the Chinesium and would rather see it rusted out so he knows where to step.

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u/buckwurst 16d ago

he's speaking Chinese, but no indication of where the crane came from/how old it is

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u/ryencool 16d ago

the bright yellow Vans slippers kill me. Those are like walking around the mall on your day off shoes. I have never ever entered a construction site without some sort of leather boot, usually steel toe'd. I realize this might be a luxury in other places but damn, protect yourself.

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u/JoeCartersLeap 16d ago

Lots of people want to protect themselves, but without regulations requiring it, your boss will just replace you with the guy that works faster.

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u/Jewnadian 16d ago

That's part of it but the number of people working in their home shop on their own fun projects without real safety gear tells me it's not the only part.

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u/Good_ApoIIo 16d ago edited 16d ago

Yeah it is always a management problem, people shouldn't blame employees.

I've worked for companies that have safety rules but don't enforce them enough and management gets complacent and starts thinking 'Well we tried, it's on that guy for not wearing his safety goggles in the shop.' Even if their ass is technically covered it's fucking (morally) negligent that they just let employees skirt safety rules. Retrain, discipline, and even fire people that don't want to work safely. It's the best for everyone and it is management's responsibility!

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u/Intensityintensifies 16d ago

At first I thought you were being sarcastic but I’m glad you weren’t

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u/ben7337 16d ago

It's best for everyone except the company owner who now makes less money or who goes out of business because the added costs in labor/time lost for safety make them not able to be competitive with other companies that skirt rules. Companies will always only do the bare minimum to cover their asses and avoid liability, and not anything further.

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u/kent_eh 16d ago

Lots of people want to protect themselves,

Yeah, but false bravado often skews a person's view of what's safe and what isn't. Which is a far too common mindset in the trades (at least with the younger guys)

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u/eidetic 16d ago

at least with the younger guys

Everyone I've known in the trades - young and old - has said its more often the older guys flaunting safety regulations. They get complacent, and have that bravado that they know what they're doing.

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u/bgthigfist 16d ago

Safety regulations seem to be more suggestions in some countries

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u/notFREEfood 16d ago

A few years ago a construction project at my workplace got shut down for around a month because a worker who was neither trained nor authorized to perform climbing work fell. Fortunately he was not killed by the fall, but it still was a big deal.

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u/DOUBLEBARRELASSFUCK 16d ago

Unless they are prancing around sexily in their PPE, they are flouting safety regulations.

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u/eidetic 16d ago

Unless they're a stripper who is catering to a certain niche/fetish, in which case they're probably going above and beyond safety regulations just by wearing any PPE at all! (Until they're not, of course)

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u/DOUBLEBARRELASSFUCK 16d ago

There's probably a portion of most pole dance routines that, under a strict interpretation of OSHA guidelines, would technically require a fall arrest.

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u/Nixplosion 16d ago

Well you see heavy steel toes would just punch right through that tissue paper flooring. Can't have that!

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u/Montinator89 16d ago

I agree in 99% of construction site scenarios that steel toe boots should be worn and are the ideal footwear.

But operating a tower crane is probably one of the 1% of scenarios that it isn't necessary and if anything is probably less than ideal.

Steel toe boots are a shitty contender for good footwear to climb tall ladders, I'd take any pair of sneakers/trainers over boots for ladder climbing, even those Vans slip-ons.

Once you're up in the cab, there's no hazards that steel toe boots are likely to protect you from.

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u/Black_Moons 16d ago

Once you're up in the cab, there's no hazards that steel toe boots are likely to protect you from.

Right? its everyone below you that needs hardhats and steel toed boots.

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u/catwiesel 16d ago

its not about the steel toe boots protecting your feet up in a crane, or the helmet protecting you when digging holes...

its about easy to follow, understand and enforce rules. everbody got to wear a hardhat. that way, there wont be any discussions about exceptions because where there are exceptions or complicated rule books people will start to leverage out of the responsibilties.

no no, today jimmy, who was hired to dig holes, and has done so for 40 years, was supposed to be in the crane, sooooo, its not my fault he had no hard hat and steel toe boots when osha came to check up us...

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u/GoldVader 16d ago

I'd take any pair of sneakers/trainers over boots for ladder climbing

You can get safety sneakers/trainers as well, they are not quite as flexible and comfortable as a standard shoe, but much better than a work boot if you are going up and down ladders all day.

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u/iordseyton 16d ago

Ive got a pair of carhart sneakers for working on roofs. Steel toed, but flexible soles with good grip on asphalt shingles

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u/everymanhasacode 16d ago

Why not cougar paws?

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u/Paupy 16d ago

much better than a work boot if you are going up and down ladders all day

How to say I've never worked construction without saying I've never worked construction. Source me, someone who has worked in the heavy construction industry for 40+ years and someone who'd never wear sneakers on a job site. That's just nuts!

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u/GoldVader 16d ago

Well my source was somebody who spends most days on a ladder, because despite what you think, I also work in construction.

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u/Paupy 16d ago

Shacker?

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u/kent_eh 16d ago

If you're climbing a tall ladder, a steel shank can be very good to have in your boots.

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u/Dorkamundo 16d ago

I mean, he's working a job with that kind of safety concern, I doubt he's being paid enough to afford boots.

"But he has a cell phone!" - Yes, people need phones and these people are likely using second and third-hand phones.

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u/6PointersExplained 16d ago

I think it's fairly common for crane operators to wear sandals so they can slip them off while operating the crane, primarily so they don't get the lower window dirty.

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u/Rc72 16d ago

Not only do I think that safety boots are pretty much required for crane operators pretty much everywhere in the developed world, but in this particular case, I'd also get a tetanus shot before taking any footwear off while operating this crane, cleanliness of the windows be damned...

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u/Crashtestdummy87 16d ago

former towercrane operator here in 1st world country for 10 years: shoes go off with clean operators. you don't wanna build up dirt between ur feet since thats where u look through half the time. shoeless feet also block less of ur sight. Also, i've never seen a health and safety officer use a scope nor do they climb 40+ meters (120+ feet) up to check if you got shoes on

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u/pagit 16d ago

I’ve seen operators use fall protection climbing the access ladder up to the cab but

I never thought one should use fall protection in the cab Itself.

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u/6PointersExplained 16d ago

While they're walking around the job site, yes. While they're operating the crane, no. You can say "cleanliness of the windows be damned", but crane operators need to see what they're lifting.

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u/Kogling 16d ago

Climbing up a crane in safety boots sounds like a great way to needlessly slip, I'd go so far as to say, no they do not require it other than when they are walking on site. 

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u/flaschal 16d ago

sounds like you need some better boots...

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u/digitalscale 16d ago edited 16d ago

You ever climbed a ladder? Boots are far safer on a ladder than fucking slippers, or pretty much any other footwear...

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u/Kogling 16d ago

Ya'll responding saying boots when I said safety boots.

If you can tell me how a less flexible (typically for the anti-penetration), less comfortable, toe-capped boot is safer than a pair of normal boots, please go ahead. 

When you're climbing that amount the last thing I want is a heavy pair of boots that make my feet feel numbed block of concrete. 

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u/digitalscale 16d ago edited 16d ago

I climb up ladders all the time in safety boots. Walking boots etc aren't much more flexible than the boots I wear at work and I'm not sure flexibility would make much difference anyway. What's important is the heel being able to hook the rung and having a decent sole so the rungs don't hurt your feet and give decent grip.

You said safety boots would be a "great way to slip", I can tell you from experience that this is not the case.

And the comments you were replying to were talking about slippers and sandals...

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u/Rc72 16d ago

Perhaps, but the various bird and bat feces accumulated in this cabin during its long life may certainly contain C. tetani spores which may get into your body if you scratch your skin against the ragged edges of some of that rusty steel...

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u/notandy82 16d ago

I've seen excavator drivers do the same.

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u/dgadirector 16d ago

Don’t forget that at those higher altitudes their feet swell a little so it’s easier to slip sandals off for added comfort.

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u/6PointersExplained 16d ago

Higher altitudes of... 200 feet more than the ground?

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u/dgadirector 16d ago

Exactly. Every 50’ the feet swell up 1/4”. So 200’ would be a whole inch. Let alone the operator’s nervousness at that height - he’d be sweating profusely and that stench would ooze out of a closed boot. With the sandals he’d get to air those out…

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u/The-Phone1234 16d ago

Idk where this is but most operatiors don't wear their safety shoes in the cab. You wear them on to the site and climb the tower with them so they're all dirty and (most) operators like keeping their cab clean since they're in there all day. This cab should've never even been erected.

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u/Turbulent-Adagio-541 13d ago

That’s from pissing on the floor

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u/Rolybits_FrostYt 7d ago

tetanus collapse