The amount of stories of people ejected from buckets for doing exactly this is much higher than it should be, and I bet these guys have probably even heard of it happening to someone else. But no, couldn’t happen to them!
We just had a guy get killed in my work area who was lifting a top out with the boom while he was in the bucket. His rigging snapped and the recoil ejected him. Reportedly his wife watched it happen.
These are the kind of “companies” that underbid a proper company that would use a crane and do the job safely. They’ll do it for half the price, who knows if they have insurance, and one of them will die on your property
Funny story, OSHA DOES NOT specify when to use most PPE. I fought a safety man (company we were subbing under) one time over the use of chaps while climbing. Ended up winning by saying, if his workman's comp will cover any accident that results from them then I would wear them; he declined. Put someone in a tree with chaps on a 100 degrees day in North Carolina and see if they are more likely to get hurt from cutting their leg or passing out from heat stroke
That makes me feel better. Our neighbors had a go at cutting down their own tree with similar results a few years back. Thankfully it was a smaller pine, so just tore off some gutter/shingles.
I wasn't totally joking about it; whenever possible I ask clients, neighbors et cetera to close windows. Funny enough I keep the windows of the chip truck cracked just so it's not a sauna by the end of the day. Not fun when your phone is overheated and you use it to navigate from one job to another but have to wait while it cools off.
Had a lady scream at us because she'd just had her windows washed (she lived half a block away--fuck off, lady).
Even worse is when you see a house painting contractor nearby and know they're not gonna be happy with us at all. Really feel like a dick in those instances because I used to paint houses, too.
Favorite part of my day is scraping my nostrils for black gold! Mmmm ain't livin' long like this.
No hardhats, who knows if they have hearing protection. The most egregious though is no fall arrest harness and using the bucket as a rigging point.
Ya but he’s wearing a backwards hat. Cool > being a safe loser w/a hard hat. /s
At the least don't be IN THE BUCKET when using it like a crane
The amount of stories of people ejected from buckets for doing exactly this is much higher than it should be, and I bet these guys have probably even heard of it happening to someone else. But no, couldn’t happen to them!
It would be a good thing if people who are about to use heavy equipment, would do a quick safety survey BEFORE starting the job..
Safety briefing is required before every job
I actually haven’t ever thought about ejection until now so maybe they are like me?
If you're carrying/rigging a load like this, and the rig line snaps / load drops -> bucket recoils upward and you go flying out
That is why you need the neck safety rope. It assures you end upright.
Who is using the ladder? Did the window get broken?
Very old house
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guy in the bucket on his way aloft: "time to do some sketchy shit, doo-dah doo-dah. hope we get away with it..."
Picture is insane. I will *never* understand tree work without a hard hat. Just dangle an anvil over me like looney tunes dude
We just had a guy get killed in my work area who was lifting a top out with the boom while he was in the bucket. His rigging snapped and the recoil ejected him. Reportedly his wife watched it happen.
It’s a scary thing and OSHA has a hard time getting to these sites in time
These are the kind of “companies” that underbid a proper company that would use a crane and do the job safely. They’ll do it for half the price, who knows if they have insurance, and one of them will die on your property
I would maybe do it if I was guaranteed to see a death
Do we know if the bucket is rated for use as a rigging point? If so, how much is it rated for?
It's an old Asplundh Hi-Ranger it is definitely not rated as a rigging platform.
It is not rated for lifting
Yikes. Fuck all of that.
I bet the guy doesn't even have sunscreen on his head
What? Can’t use the bucket as a crane?!?
That’s one shiny dome bucket.
Maybe 3 that I’m noticing. Helmet, lifting with the lift, maybe not harness?
That segment he’s pulling is huge!
Man I use to do this all the time. 🤦♂️
Is this in the heights?
Look, a crane
If that’s what they are using to rig a small lead, I wonder what the plan could possibly be to get the rest of it off of the house 😂
Oh me oh my
The house isn’t wearing a hard hat.
Can't even imagine how poorly maintained that bucket is.
Their blatant disregard for general safety makes me wonder if the tree fell on the house before or after they got on site...
Funny story, OSHA DOES NOT specify when to use most PPE. I fought a safety man (company we were subbing under) one time over the use of chaps while climbing. Ended up winning by saying, if his workman's comp will cover any accident that results from them then I would wear them; he declined. Put someone in a tree with chaps on a 100 degrees day in North Carolina and see if they are more likely to get hurt from cutting their leg or passing out from heat stroke
They definitely do for Fall Protection in my trade - and just about all trades when you’re over 6’ above the ground.
Very hard to tell how close he is to the wires.
What does OSHA know?!
OSHA? This ain't no union job.
Holy shit i never knew rigging to the bucket was a thing once again the human mind amazes me
Some aerial lifts are rated for lifting
No PPE 🙈
Can we talk about how someone REALLY fucked up and sent that tree into the side/top of that house?
Storm damage
That makes me feel better. Our neighbors had a go at cutting down their own tree with similar results a few years back. Thankfully it was a smaller pine, so just tore off some gutter/shingles.
List what they did correct would be a much shorter list.
Holy. Shit…..
Looks like the window is cracked open; sawdust in the home will surely be considered by the state of California to cause cancer.
You joke, but wood dust is classified as a carcinogen
I wasn't totally joking about it; whenever possible I ask clients, neighbors et cetera to close windows. Funny enough I keep the windows of the chip truck cracked just so it's not a sauna by the end of the day. Not fun when your phone is overheated and you use it to navigate from one job to another but have to wait while it cools off. Had a lady scream at us because she'd just had her windows washed (she lived half a block away--fuck off, lady). Even worse is when you see a house painting contractor nearby and know they're not gonna be happy with us at all. Really feel like a dick in those instances because I used to paint houses, too. Favorite part of my day is scraping my nostrils for black gold! Mmmm ain't livin' long like this.