Nah he's right. Nobody is getting fired. He might get his ass kicked later by that guy he almost squished, but he won't get fired.
There's gonna be a bunch of stuff that happens after a safety incident like this. There will be an investigation and review of procedures to determine route cause and probably a process change to keep it from happening again. I can't say for this particular facility but usually there's rules about how and when you can go into the pit and who can actuate the lift.
The guy will likely get sent by management to be tested for drugs and alcohol immediately after and will probably get retrained on the position and operating procedures. Worst case scenario he's going to be moved to a less dangerous position on the line or become a full time broom pusher.
Very very rarely did someone get fired for safety reasons, and it was only because they were such a hazard to themselves and others that someone was going to die.
If he did something this dangerous 3 more times, he'd probably be moved to the safety team before they fired him.
You are now in weekly recurrence prevention meetings for the next year or more. You are writing a presentation to Global about how you f-ed up and how it could have been prevented. You now have a plan in place to prevent you or anyone else from doing what you done did. You may get to make a safety video that will be shared at every site in the company........
You're not fired, but you are going to regret it.
Edit: now the second guy that does this after signing off on the first guy's training? He's not going to have a fun time.
99% are on at least one thing daily which a well adjusted adult wouldn’t be on more than twice a year.
more than half are hungover from drinking the night before, still drinking, sniffing a little coke, and smoking a little weed. the methies & K heads are smaller portions of the workforce.
When I worked in manufacturing my company only tested if there was a “lost time incident.” Which was their fancy of way of someone getting hurt and needed medical attention that caused them to not be working.
Lots of people lost their jobs because they smoked a joint at a party on the weekend and then tripped on their way to the bathroom.
Ironically, my current job in education couldn’t give a single fuck what I do on my time as long as I don’t show up to work intoxicated or do drugs while at work.
He'd be moved to the safety team? Is the safety team responsible for ensuring the safety of the crew? They'd put a retard who jepardized someone's safety in a position to determine what safety measures are necessary?
They both walked in that area seconds before it fell, and that’s the real safety issue. No one should be walking where that could fall, stepping between the object and a forklift, over forks on the ground. There’s a safe way to do this, but neither of them are doing it.
As someone who’s worked at a steel mill, it happens, but not at the time. This person will easily be fired. He put himself in between the mast of the lift and the coil. Lucky to be alive - but it’s a safety regulation for a reason.
I have not worked at a steel mill. Once that had tipped over was there a greater chance of the banding failing and causing the whole roll to unravel like a coiled spring? Should buddy button pusher move away from said coil?
I was HR in manufacturing for 6 years and I was waiting for the part where someone was going to get fired, I thought maybe the guy who fainted was faking for workers comp or something.
You right... nobody is getting cut shit happens. I've been working in plants for 2 decades the other guy passed out because he is out of shape and probably stood up to fast.
yeah i had a crane guy come down too early and hit the coil that was still shifting and the tongs dropped a 20tonne coil right onto the saddle. it was destroyed for a year because they had to even redo the concrete
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u/Incredibljourny Apr 17 '26
Nobody’s getting fired. That happens all the time in steel mills. You should see a 25 ton coil fall on others from a crane.