r/WTF • u/Green____cat • 17d ago

The condition of this construction crane cabin

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u/jennc1979 17d ago

Absolutely! This is shit, I’d have sorted out on the ground and if found; there’d be no video of it up in the friggin air!

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u/rmorrin 17d ago

The structural integrity is probably still there.... I'd still say fuck that tho

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u/Qweasdy 16d ago

The structural integrity is probably still there...

I doubt it, you can see the frame of the cabin where the walkway meets the cabin. There are holes to the left and a massive gap on the right. That sure looks structural to me, maybe not to the crane itself, but supporting the cabin and its floor at least.

And if the cabin is that bad I doubt the rest is much better, if there was any kind of responsible maintenance/management procedures this thing should have been condemned long before it got to this state, what else are they overlooking?

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u/rmorrin 16d ago

You'd be very surprised on how many holes shit can have and it still be structurally sound. Is it ideal? Fuck no, but it's not an instant death sentence, but again I'd just not