accident on cherry picker, is it user error

[pete01]

yes on rough ground you need one. To be fair it is always good to have one each time you step into one, however the reality of that doesnt happen.

A harness is to stop you getting out of the basket it needs to be a short lanyard

 

[Highway Man]

I think it was a good thing that he wasnt wearing one, right or wrong, I think he would have sustained some serious injury wearing one, the bloody thing went upside down. I would sooner take my chances of being thrown out of it in that situation.

 

[Highway Man]

A harness is to stop you getting out of the basket it needs to be a short lanyard

It once again is a bit of a problem. The lanyard has to be long enough to reach all areas of the basket but sometimes can be very difficult to work in a short lanyard. We have fall arrest systems that we now wear instead,

 

[pete01]

It once again is a bit of a problem. The lanyard has to be long enough to reach all areas of the basket but sometimes can be very difficult to work in a short lanyard. We have fall arrest systems that we now wear instead,

Then you need a rescue plan and if you work alone can be awkward

 

[Highway Man]

A harness is to stop you getting out of the basket it needs to be a short lanyard

Youknow the score with health and safety, it is all a great idea, but the practicality of it can be like tying one hand behind your back. It is always when something unfortunate like this happens when it suddenly becomes sensible.

 

[Highway Man]

Then you need a rescue plan and if you work alone can be awkward

We have a mobile phone on us, I have been stuck many times in the air. we practice basket to basket recovery quite often

 

[Highway Man]

When you work all day in these things, you get very complacent with them and take. risks that you know you shouldn't just to get the job done

 

[MNW67]

We have a mobile phone on us, I have been stuck many times in the air. we practice basket to basket recovery quite often

That was something I was meaning to ask you about.

Also, do you ever forget to take your phone up with you.

 

[Highway Man]

That was something I was meaning to ask you about.

Also, do you ever forget to take your phone up with you.

Yes often I forget. I got caught out a few times and have had to ask people passing by to ring our office

 

[Highway Man]

My cherry picker actually caught fire and I lost all control. That was particulaly nasty and frightening.

 

[pete01]

My cherry picker actually caught fire and I lost all control. That was particulaly nasty and frightening.

I got stuck at 30m once luckily I was by a tree so I jumped into the tree climbed down a bit then dived 15m into a lake.

Everyone was clapping and cheering , I went bright red afterwards

 

[MNW67]

My cherry picker actually caught fire and I lost all control. That was particulaly nasty and frightening.

OMFG!!!

 

[Highway Man]

OMFG!!!

trying to find a picture of it, got one on my phone somewhere

 

[Highway Man]

I got stuck at 30m once luckily I was by a tree so I jumped into the tree climbed down a bit then dived 15m into a lake.

Everyone was clapping and cheering , I went bright red afterwards

LYING SCUMBAG

 

[pete01]

LYING SCUMBAG

OMG WTF