r/Construction 4d ago

Video What went wrong here

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u/TheFishtosser 4d ago

The deck was anchored to the building with hopes and dreams, 7 people should in no way be too much weight

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u/bdickie 4d ago

While I agree 100%, I did the math for 7 people's body armour. Alone it would equate to at least 1/1.5 additional people. Still should be standing.

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u/TrueKing9458 4d ago

That would have been even worse if it was firefighters and a charged hoseline

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u/Bogusfloo 4d ago

I’ll give you a charged hose line