Had a grate blow out on me at the Corpus Christi plant last month

I was running a 150 psi steam line and the grate on the access hatch just gave way under my foot. Dropped about 4 feet onto a pipe rack, got a nasty bruise on my ribs. Turns out the bolts were corroded from years of chemical washdowns and nobody flagged it. Now I check every grate bolt myself before I step on it, even if the safety guy says it's fine. Anyone else ever had a platform or grate fail under them and change how you move around a site?

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mason4991mo ago

@ray_patel27 makes a solid point but I look at it different. My safety team is good but they walk 50 different areas a day, they miss stuff. I'd rather spend 5 minutes checking my own bolts than drop 4 feet again. Plus if I see something loose I can flag it right then instead of waiting for the monthly walkthrough. Saves everyone a headache later.

ray_patel271mo ago

Different take here. If you're checking grate bolts as a floor guy you're doing the safety team's job for free.