- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Ever see somebody tip over in a scissor lift?
Posted on 6/9/22 at 2:37 pm to Swamp Angel
Posted on 6/9/22 at 2:37 pm to Swamp Angel
quote:
Oddly enough, scissor lift safety had been the topic of our site-wide safety meeting the previous morning. Some guys just don't pay attention during those boring-arse safety meetings, huh?
0
Posted on 6/9/22 at 3:11 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:
I saw a dumbass tip a forklift on its side and another one run the forks through a roll-up door.
Reminds me of an inspection at a warehouse where a column had 2 holes punched in from forks. I swear it had to have been intentional.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 5:54 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Heard that man. Didn’t write the details cause I was still at work. We had a guy in one today and when the overhead crane moved it tipped him causing him to fall 25’ or so. I was one of the first there and he is going to live but had to have him escorted by ambulance. Just a shite day that could have been prevented.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 5:59 pm to highcotton2
in a swimming pool? safety harness AND pfd maybe.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 6:00 pm to cubsfinger
It amazes me how sometimes there's 6 mother frickers watching one guy dig a hole on the side of a road, yet when it comes to someone working in heavy machinery there's not a spotter when there needs to be. How does someone work in a cherry picker or scissor lift and not have a spotter on the ground?
Posted on 6/9/22 at 6:19 pm to Lawyered
quote:I’d betcha she wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and tried to jump…
A lady died at FedEx in Memphis died a few months ago when her forklift tumped over and threw her out and fell onto her .
Posted on 6/9/22 at 6:25 pm to cubsfinger
I wasn’t there but I talked to everyone that was. We had a operator/manager that was trying to get this old supply boat on shore a little bit with a 3900 crawler crane. Well he straps up to the bull works on the back but they are just welded to the deck. Not built into the frame of the boat. This guy tries to pick up on this thing and it snaps this fricking thing off. The boom kicked back and everyone thought the crane was going over. The block wrapped around the boom. fricking wild.
On the same boat we had a guy fall into a hole. Fell 12 feet and was inches away from getting impaled on an open pipe that was 4 inches id.
On the same boat we had a guy fall into a hole. Fell 12 feet and was inches away from getting impaled on an open pipe that was 4 inches id.
This post was edited on 6/9/22 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 6/9/22 at 6:35 pm to Irregardless
quote:
Buddy lost his leg. Moved the lift when he was up. #1 thing not to do. I'm surprised the lifts don't automatically prevent this.
I operated one for a week at a plant in New Jersey. The outfit I was working for faked a certification for me because we were in a jam and didn’t expect our crew to need a scissor lift. Anyway, I never flipped it though and had to extend the hell out of it for the job. I also had to hold a firehose and almost yanked myself out of the basket when it hit snag. That was a hard earned $15/hour.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 6:45 pm to cubsfinger
quote:
Witnessed this today for the first time and man what a scary experience for all involved
Buddy of mine here in Local 332 in San Jose was a first year apprentice 20 or so years ago when a scissor lift he was 10 ft up in the air in tipped over. There was a floor box hidden by a skim of concrete and he rolled right over it.
Broke his back and crushed his heel. His ankle is fused, but that's not an issue. The constant back problems he has had are. He was bedridden for about 3 months late last year because of back problems.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 6:47 pm to Irregardless
quote:
Buddy lost his leg. Moved the lift when he was up. #1 thing not to do. I'm surprised the lifts don't automatically prevent this.
Moved how? They're made to move when extended up. That's the whole point.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 6:48 pm to MorbidTheClown
quote:
i've seen some chicks tip over while scissoring.
This post was edited on 6/9/22 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 6/9/22 at 6:50 pm to cubsfinger
quote:
Ever see somebody tip over in a scissor lift?
Ask Brian kelly
Posted on 6/9/22 at 9:43 pm to Sayre
quote:
Moved how? They're made to move when extended up. That's the whole point.
Um. No. It’s not.
Scissors Lift Fatalities Prompt OSHA Safety Alert
OSHA Issues Safety Alert- Scissors Lifts
10 fatalities and 20 serious injuries over a one year period spurred the alert.
What you need to know:
Only trained operators permitted to use;
Training must be complete;
Equipment must be properly maintained;
PPE must be worn;
Lift platforms must have guardrails in place, and employees must not stand on guardrails;
Never move a lift when the platform is elevated per Manufacturer’s instructions;
Outdoor operations only when wind speeds are below 28 mph.
This post was edited on 6/9/22 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 6/9/22 at 10:29 pm to Irregardless
quote:
Outdoor operations only when wind speeds are below 28 mph.
28? Wtf. No way I’d go up more than 10 ft if it was blowing more than about 15mph. 28mph is frickin whipping to be 20+Ft up in lift.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 10:37 pm to highcotton2
Smart..
Posted on 6/9/22 at 10:50 pm to John88
Knew a guy that got crushed at Exxon back in late 80's
Posted on 6/9/22 at 10:52 pm to cubsfinger
Seen them flipped over
Posted on 6/9/22 at 11:08 pm to The Boat
This is the kinda shite I laugh at but then if I needed to do it to finish some dumbass project I was piddling with I would be up in the man lift cage standing on drywall stilts thinking nothing about it. Stupid only kills other people or so says my apparent redneck genes.
Posted on 6/9/22 at 11:46 pm to Irregardless
quote:
Um. No. It’s not.
Scissors Lift Fatalities Prompt OSHA Safety Alert
OSHA Issues Safety Alert- Scissors Lifts
10 fatalities and 20 serious injuries over a one year period spurred the alert.
What you need to know:
Only trained operators permitted to use;
Training must be complete;
Equipment must be properly maintained;
PPE must be worn;
Lift platforms must have guardrails in place, and employees must not stand on guardrails;
Never move a lift when the platform is elevated per Manufacturer’s instructions;
Outdoor operations only when wind speeds are below 28 mph.
Been doing construction since 06, and have spent hours in extended, moving lifts. If that's the actual rules now, that's stupid. But that goes for lots of the dumb shite they require now.
This post was edited on 6/9/22 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 6/9/22 at 11:50 pm to Sayre
quote:
Been doing construction since 06, and have spent hours in extended, moving lifts. If that's the actual rules now, that's stupid. But that goes for lots of the dumb shite they require now.
You do you. I don’t care if you get paralyzed or die. I mean, I hope you don’t. But it won’t bother me if you do.
Page 2 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News