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Debate: Is the rule to never lift over people outdated or still the golden standard after what happened at a job in Detroit 3 years ago?
Last month at a site in Cleveland I had a foreman push me to swing a load over a walkway because it would save 20 minutes, and when I refused he called me paranoid, but 3 years ago in Detroit I watched a 2-ton beam slip its rigging and crash through a lunch truck that would have killed 4 guys if they hadn't stepped away 5 seconds earlier so who's right here?
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allen.william1mo ago
Nah that foreman was wrong, your gut saved lives.
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mitchell.terry1mo ago
Wait, so the foreman actually said that out loud to you? I'm sitting here trying to wrap my head around someone in charge dismissing a safety concern like it's nothing. Good thing you trusted yourself, because that kind of pushback can make people doubt their own instincts.
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