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Thread ID: 142073 2016-04-20 12:31:00 Make sure you keep your fluro vest on R2x1 (4628) PC World Chat
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1419365 2016-04-20 12:31:00 Look what happens when you fail to put out 8,700 orange cones, 200 orange signs, and wear hard hats. Just proper ORANGE vests all round could have prevented this. (www.youtube.com) R2x1 (4628)
1419366 2016-04-20 21:29:00 Look what happens when you fail to put out 8,700 orange cones, 200 orange signs, and wear hard hats. Just proper ORANGE vests all round could have prevented this. (www.youtube.com)

Classic, I believe OSH were on conference calls all day yesterday trying to work out how to stop a similar thing happening in NZ.

Actually, I saw a similar thing years ago between a young fellow who had been given a nice new Komatsu bulldozer by his boss (a large contracting firm) and a much older owner-driver who had a Caterpillar.

Now they were both working on the same sub-division and the older chap had "Caterpillar Yellow" in his veins and claimed he never made any money until he purchased a Cat, and the youngster, overjoyed with his new acquisition, claimed he could push the Cat all around the subdivision.

Well, the inevitable occurred and they took each other on blade to blade. Unfortunately for the young fellow the old chap was too cunning and dropped his blade just before contact, got under the Komatsu and lifted him so the only traction he had was at the rear. He then pushed him to a bank covered in scrub and pushed him over.

The young fellow then had to get his boss to send another bulldozer with a winch to get him out. Don’t ask me how he explained the situation. :lol:

No Cones, Hard Hats, or High-Vis jackets were damaged during this saga. There wasn’t any. ;)
B.M. (505)
1419367 2016-04-20 21:39:00 Aaaw, thats good BM. Never f**k with an old fella. :)

Ken
kenj (9738)
1419368 2016-04-20 21:49:00 Look what happens when you fail to put out 8,700 orange cones, 200 orange signs, and wear hard hats. Just proper ORANGE vests all round could have prevented this. (www.youtube.com)

You forget the 6 trunks with flashing arrows..
paulw (1826)
1419369 2016-04-21 00:28:00 I love how the 3rd dozer came in from the side, looking for a piece of the action

Ak council maintainance were doing some sort of training excercise down the road recently. Lots of vans, orange cones out, saftey vests
Trainees gathered round watching how its done...

evidently, when removing down a large branch, above you head, dont have hard hat, safety glasses or any safety gear
Grab that branch and start yanking on it to break it off & bring it down. Who needs a saw or ladder :-)
clown training I guess
1101 (13337)
1419370 2016-04-21 01:44:00 In the US - in Southern California actually, CalDOT* and CalTRANS^ had to 'un-employ' all the job site middle management persons .

It seems the Japanese have invented a shovel that stands by itself .

* California Department Of Transportation, State Level
^ California Transportation, City-Level
SurferJoe46 (51)
1419371 2016-04-21 09:43:00 A bit of friendly competition during the lunch break I think. Bobh (5192)
1419372 2016-04-22 08:24:00 Perhaps they were playing loader (NOT bulldozer) football, and just got a shade overexuberant. The re-match should be good. R2x1 (4628)
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