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Changed my mind about using a spotter for every lift after a talk at the Chicago yard
I was working a tower crane job downtown last fall and thought I could handle a simple concrete bucket placement without a spotter. An old timer named Frank saw me setting up and walked over, saying 'Kid, your eyes are good but they can't see behind that column like mine can from the ground.' He pointed out a crew member's tool cart I'd missed in my blind spot. Ever since then, I radio for a ground check on every pick, no matter how easy it looks. Anyone else have a simple rule they broke once and learned from?
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robin4891mo ago
My first year on a crew, I refused to wear a hard hat on a poured slab because it was "finished work." One dropped wrench from two floors up changed that policy real fast. Now I look like a mushroom person at all times.
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kai_bennett1mo ago
Yeah @robin489, I read a study that said most head injuries on sites happen in "safe" zones, not the obvious danger spots.
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