15 Jan
2010
15 Jan
'10
9:20 p.m.
I was 30 feet off the floor working on a bridge
crane once, and a
laborer on the ground:
1) Removed the red flag tying the fuse-box closed**
2) Installed the 2 fuses I had removed from the crane circuit
3) Threw the crossbar switch, and
One think I knew before I even went to school is that you _never_ turn on
an isolator switch unless you are darn sure it's safe for everyone if you
do so. Peirod.
4) Walked back over to the control pendant and started moving the bridge
down the shop.
All without ever looking up, or apparently even removing his brain
from his anus.
I was VERY fortunate that I didn't have my hands anywhere near
current or moving parts, but I was sitting on the edge of the bridge and
damn near fell off when it started moving.
The guy that did it was quite offended when I started throwing tools
at him.
I think that idiot should have eneded up being supseded from the crane.
You can choose how you decide to do this :-)
-tony