Air ambulance

[Ryler]

Air ambulance has just left my work colleagues house.
I drove down to see his new shed and couldn't believe what I was seeing.
So in a panic I just kept on driving.
The MEWP box slid off the tele-handler and fell on top of the two people inside.
Crushing them both.

 

[transam]

Why was the air ambulance called

What is a MEWP box

 

[Doug99]

mobile elevating work platform

An aerial work platform (AWP), also known as an aerial device, elevating work platform (EWP), bucket truck or mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height.

Commonly known as cherry pickers but on a bigger scale.

 

[Ryler]

What is a MEWP box

Mobile elevated working platform.

Why was the air ambulance called

I guess the 999 operatives make the decision on what ambulance to send.
An ambulance (wheeled) was there also.

 

[transam]

I see now as to what has ocurred

 

[SirGalahad]

Mobile elevated working platform.


I guess the 999 operatives make the decision on what ambulance to send.
An ambulance (wheeled) was there also.

The operator would have made the assessment if the injuries are severe there is no point taking them to a local DGH, they are best going direct to the specialist hospital or trauma centre. Which area is it and whats the local hospital?

 

[Notch7]

Air ambulance has just left my work colleagues house.
I drove down to see his new shed and couldn't believe what I was seeing.
So in a panic I just kept on driving.
The MEWP box slid of the tele-handler and fell on top of the two people inside.
Crushing them both.

I'm very sorry to hear that, I hope they pull through.

 

[jj4091]

Sorry to hear of your friends plight. As info for other readers ref. air ambulance calling, in our area ( if there is availability ) a road ambulance will be the first response & assess the need for an air ambulance.

 

[Ihavenojob]

A crane toppled the other day, killing at least one, I think.Putting profit before lives, or just bad luck ?

 

[Brigadier]

..... or just bad luck ?

I doubt it. Almost certainly a fook oop somewhere.
Wrong crane for job.
Wrong job for crane.
Fault with crane, not picked up during inspection.
Fault with crane picked up, but chanced / bodge - repaired.
Driver unqualified.
Etc etc etc

 

[Ryler]

My work colleague is safe. He was on the ground when it happened.

But his brother has a crushed ankle and damage to his spine and neck.
The other person escaped with minor injuries.
They insisted on a top quality tele-handler. Which was hired out from a large company. I seen the machine and it looked brand new.
Which I think is this one...
https://merlo.co.uk/range/40-17/

I don't know as yet why the mewp detached itself.
Whether it was machine fault, driver error or also if the driver was licensed at all to drive the machine.
I expect an investigation will find this out.

 

[Notch7]

I doubt it. Almost certainly a fook oop somewhere.
Wrong crane for job.
Wrong job for crane.
Fault with crane, not picked up during inspection.
Fault with crane picked up, but chanced / bodge - repaired.
Driver unqualified.
Etc etc etc

I wouldn't want to be on a platform on a telehandler, those things have great big wheels......awfully unsafe on anything but dead flat ground.

My factory had a counterbalance forklift -used for unloading packs of timber. One of my guys managed to tip it over -idiot was driving with a 2 ton load of timber 5 metres long and he had the forks up at head height. Nobody hurt thank goodness.

I often unloaded timber -it's a bit unnerving when the artic comes fully loaded and ours is the pack right on top.

All material handling equipment is so so dangerous.

 

[Tigercubrider]

In a theatre that I. Worked in we had a "flying carpet"
A pantograph lift about the size of a milk float, went up 30 feet and drove around. Because the brakes were the electric motors, at full elevation it swayed a lot when you stopped. It also had a Lottie cage that you could climb into and wind a chain driven extension sideways out about 6 feet

"Interesting" experience and bugger all training from memory

 

[conny]

In a theatre that I. Worked in we had a "flying carpet"
A pantograph lift about the size of a milk float, went up 30 feet and drove around. Because the brakes were the electric motors, at full elevation it swayed a lot when you stopped. It also had a Lottie cage that you could climb into and wind a chain driven extension sideways out about 6 feet

"Interesting" experience and bugger all training from memory

Used one of those scissor lifts in Heinz a number of years ago. As you say, if you move around when they were elevated it swayed like a kite in the wind, especially if you stopped suddenly. A short while after we had used this particular one an employee from the company used the same one but needed to go outside with it. He was in the elevated position going down the ramp, (which should have triggered a stability alarm but didn't), and a forklift truck was coming in. They both turned to avoid a collision and the mewp simply fell over injuring the guy inside. Any mewp that could be driven elevated was instantly banned from being used and removed from site. You now have to drive into position and raise it from there.

 

[Brigadier]

You now have to drive into position and raise it from there

Learning from one's mistakes.
Like I said earlier, it's not "bad luck" ; it's chancing it in some way, shape, or form.
My uncle (before he retired from plastering) was bemoaning not being able to use a hop - up on site for little jobs.
So I asked a site agent why.
"Because the tw@ts use two, and stick a scaffold board between them."