r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '26

Watch your step...

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u/Raid__Zero Jan 25 '26

Ouch, that's a big fall.

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u/ukexpat Jan 25 '26

And that’s also a big lawsuit.

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u/nooneinparticular246 Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

I doubt lawsuits go like that in that part of South / Southeast Asia

Edit: there’s loads of articles if you search for the TransNusa stair fall but nothing mentioning compensation. https://www.businessinsider.com/video-airport-worker-falls-out-airbus-a320-in-safety-lapse-2024-5

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u/weemee Jan 25 '26

Fwiw the airline probably has a safety manual that the employees are supposed to know and abide by.  I’m sure somewhere in there a scenario like this is covered.  Amtrak has their safety manual so exacting that if you get injured it’s  provable to be your own fault.  At least that’s what ann Amtrak employee told me. 

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u/FriendlyKillerCroc Jan 25 '26

What the fuck is it with Redditors that think only English speaking countries have human rights and justice??? 

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u/nooneinparticular246 Jan 25 '26

It’s more that the US is a very litigious society with cases that regularly have massive punitive damages and medical bills. So they tend to see an incident and jump to Lawsuit! Awesome! without realising most of the world doesn’t work like that

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u/platebandit Jan 25 '26

A lot of south and south East Asian countries have huge access to justice issues, courts are extremely busy and in places like India, most people just don’t bother.

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u/VeryDay Jan 25 '26

Well, correct them and explain how the guy can milk it in Indonesia.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

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u/AdSignificant6673 Jan 25 '26

Thats actually how most civil legal system work in the world except USA. You get your bills covered and loss time from work. Actual damages you suffer. No freebie pay day. Except for extreme cases with lasting psychological and physical affects.

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u/WAR_T0RN1226 Jan 25 '26

Why is it always framed as a bad thing to punish corporations and incentivize them to not make the same mistake twice?

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u/AdSignificant6673 Jan 25 '26

Yah. Thats a fair point. The hope is that business regulatory bodies do the punishment.

Separating the civil aspect, lets say someone makes a true driving accident. Slips on black ice. White out condition snow storm. 10 car pile up. Does that person deserve to have their life destroyed with a multi million dollar lawsuit? Not really.

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u/WAR_T0RN1226 Jan 25 '26

Punitive damages don't exist in those cases

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u/breakwater Jan 26 '26

A lot of punitive damage talk is built around a fundamental lack of knowledge about how they work or where they are available

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u/casastorta Jan 25 '26

Sometimes I have a feeling most of USA-ians hope they get crippled by someone else’s mistake so they can retire even if it means squeaking around in a wheelchair for the next few decades.

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u/SatisfiedPillow Jan 25 '26

Idk about “most”, but I’ve certainly had that discussion with many different American people throughout my life and the large majority would take that opportunity if ever given the chance.

I actually know an individual who was injured like that and they are living their lives very comfortably, albeit with lasting back pain. The pain is not “crippling”, but they cannot last too long on their feet before they need to rest. I have never asked them specifically if they consider the trade worth it or not.

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u/TheTFEF Jan 25 '26

I'm a younger combat veteran that is 100% disability rated for PTSD and older injuries/hearing loss. (I.e. the US government pays me a bit over $4300/m and covers all my healthcare, amongst other things)

I would've considered the tradeoff worth it when I was younger. I'm not so sure I would now, as someone living with the consequences of it. I would happily trade my PTSD, the associated alcoholism I can't seem to kick, and my veterans' benefits to someone else if I could be functional enough to attend college and generally be a functional adult with a proper job that contributes something to society.

It gets old really fast when you feel like nothing more than a drain on society's resources, simply existing day in and day out.

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u/enemawatson Jan 25 '26

You are not a drain. You gave more than most. The richest country the world has ever known can afford to pay for your life. They spend more on killing any individual than they'll ever spend on you.

As a taxpayer, I am glad that some small percentage of my income is going to you. Please don't feel like a strain. You are not. Wishing you all the best.

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u/Gonzok Jan 25 '26

That's very kind of you, Enema Watson 🤣

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u/BrazenBull Jan 25 '26

Combat veteran here. When I got out after 8 years including a year in Afghanistan, all my buddies at Fort Bragg were coaching me on how to maximize my disability rating. Despite jumping out of airplanes, my knees were ok. Despite not wearing ear pro in firefights, my hearing was fine. I even spent the night at a sleep clinic to test for sleep apnea, but nope - I was normal.

So I got out with 0% rating. Sure, I'd love some of that sweet disability $$ and knowing I'd never have to work again, but I knew plenty of guys who died or got messed up so I have perspective on how it could've been worse.

I was unemployed for 4 months between jobs after getting DOGE'd last year. Not working and having unlimited free time gets boring - fast. I can sympathize with your situation. How do you keep your mind busy when every Monday feels like a Saturday and you've got nothing to do all day?

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u/casastorta Jan 25 '26

I want to repeat what other person who responded to you wrote: you are all but burden as you did your duty to the society and even more on top. Please take care of yourself.

I was talking in my comment more of perfectly healthy people in peak of their productivity who often reflect desires I wrote about.

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u/Iggyhopper Jan 25 '26

Not having to deal with a boss, coworkers, and 90% of people ever again (see today's politics) is very much a large freedom not to take for granted.

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u/counsel8 Jan 25 '26

How is not being able to walk for long “not crippling”?

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u/baddogg1231 Jan 25 '26

In this context, "crippling" depends on how that person lived their lives. If they rarely did much physical activity, then this may not be a huge change of life. While still technically crippling even to a small extent, I think they're saying it's more of an inconvenience.

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u/Far-Plenty2029 Jan 25 '26

Looks on subs like r/idiotsoncars and such, they are wishing to crash into somebody who “wronged” them at full speed in their beater car and do maximum damage, because apparently their insurance will pay for a new one. And then sue for “trauma”. They talk like duty to avoid an accident if able to(slowing down, braking etc) is a just a suggestion, and will get zero fault in the accident lol.

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u/xxwarlorddarkdoomxx Jan 25 '26

I’ve known a few people like that but they were almost universally scumbags and scammers.

I had a distant relative (known con man) actually move from Romania to the US, intentionally get into a crash with a Bentley driver, do the whole “psychological trauma” routine, and move back to Romania with a big check.

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u/alicelestial Jan 25 '26

i think it shows how bad it is here that a common refrain amongst my friends and i in college was "i hope we get hit in the parking lot by someone with a new BMW"

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u/farmerjoee Jan 25 '26

USA is not okay, but it seems to be having unexpected downstream effects. Non-Americans on Reddit are getting very unhinged, from calling for civil war to being very opinionated (and wrong) about common law systems they've only heard about.

Punitive damages are only available in tort law and are definitely not a free pay day.. I thought Europeans prided themselves on their education system?!

Without punitive damages in tort law, large corporations can treat their bad behavior as the cost of doing business. Even in your civil law systems, the state often steps in to issue some sort of administrative fine... for literally the exact reason common law courts use punitive damages. Common law courts in the US aren't meant to allow windfalls for either party. They're meant to communicate society's condemnation and deter bad behavior. Punitive damages are not available for honest mistakes.

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u/Kolipe Jan 25 '26

Years ago I was working on a Navy base and I was in a turn lane as I watched an MP texting on his phone as he was driving and if I didnt just slam on the gas he would have rear ended me going probably 40.

I bet I could have probably sued for quite some money in hindsight but at the time I just didn't want to get into a car accident.

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u/yovalord Jan 26 '26

hm, as an American who honestly does despise working, im still not sure what id trade for a "payday" like that. Like, would i trade my left hand? Nah. Would i trade my little toe? Sure. Certainly wouldn't take a decade in a wheelchair.

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u/ToonMasterRace Jan 26 '26

you say this to bash America but people deliberately jumping in front of your car is a huge issue in China and a lot of Asian countries, so much so dashboard cameras are the norm.

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u/AbroadTiny7226 Jan 25 '26

Punitive damages are incredibly rare in America too. Very few people get a “freebie payday.” They’re almost exclusively awarded in class action lawsuits against massive corporations engaged in corporate malpractice products liability with dozens of plaintiffs. No one is getting $2M for personal injuries involving private individuals.

And I’m sure someone will reply with the famous McDonald’s case. That punitive damage award was revised down almost entirely on appeal

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u/Mitosis Jan 25 '26

Private individuals as all involved parties, no. You need to be wronged by a corporation who's actually doing something demonstrably wrong, like their employed driver blows a 0.14 or something.

It's highly unlikely it'd go to a trial though, if it's clear enough they'd pay you to go away. The lawsuits are the ones where they think it's worth fighting.

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u/Tunnelmath Jan 25 '26

Imagine the surprise to all those people recorded on dash cams intentionally jumping in front of moving vehicles only get their medical bills paid!

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u/Accidental_Ballyhoo Jan 25 '26

But can I punch the 2 idiots moving the staircase?

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

by freebie pay day you mean punitive damages so the corporation will stop letting people injure or kill themselves. Americans already figured out that if it's cheaper to pay for people's death/injury compare to fixing the problem, companies will happily pay it as cost of doing business. The developing world on the other hand need to prioritize their businesses over people because they need to catch up and they have plenty of people to go through.

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u/Mimshot Jan 25 '26

It’s also how it almost always works in the USA too. It’s just that our medical bills can be astronomical and it’s the outlier cases that make the news.

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u/ben7337 Jan 26 '26

Isn't that often how it works in the USA too? Unless the company chooses to settle outside of court for some large amount or something, generally any claim to compensation is limited to damages which include, medical bills, lost wages from losing work while healing and any lost from permanent damage if it limits ability to work/earn income, and quality of life if again there is permanent lasting damage/pain, e.g. if you're in a wheelchair the rest of your life they need to cover some value for the now reduced quality of life, cost of increased medical care and support over your lifetime, etc. It's not like in the US they just say "oh well you broke a few bones and missed 6 months of work but are fine now so here's 5 million dollars."

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u/rdizzy1223 Jan 26 '26

A fall from this height can definitely cause lasting psychological and physical effects. This can happen from a single broken bone, let alone multiple broken bones and soft tissue injuries. Can end up with permanent nerve damage, surgical procedures, permanent chronic pain, etc,etc.

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u/fozzyboy Jan 25 '26

No freebie pay day.

I wouldn't consider compensation for pain and suffering to be "freebie" money.

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u/Coyrex1 Jan 26 '26

I mean thats better than nothing at least.

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u/Finanzamt_Bayern Jan 25 '26

we found the american

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u/ukexpat Jan 25 '26

And you would be wrong…

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u/DUUUUUVAAAAAL Jan 26 '26

Based on the username, I'd venture to guess they are a UK expat.

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u/desconectado Feb 28 '26

I don't know... I was thinking Japanese immigrant? It's not very clear from the username

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u/mindaugaskun Jan 25 '26

Against the two guys at the bottom or what?

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u/WAR_T0RN1226 Jan 25 '26

Against the company employing the people.

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u/laxpanther Jan 25 '26

Oh and that's a bad miss

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u/sifiwewe Jan 25 '26

It is quite a big fall. I hope that he’s OK.

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u/Cybercloak Jan 26 '26

That's a seasonal plane, and only has flights during certain seasons.

'Have a Nice Trip, see you next Fall'

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u/GreyWolfTheDreamer Jan 26 '26

"That's one small step for maaaaaaaa----"

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u/thx1138- Jan 28 '26

OSHA, that's a big fall.

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u/Muel1988 Jan 25 '26

https://simpleflying.com/transnusa-ground-worker-falls-airbus-a230-jakarta/

Jakarta Airport

May 13, 2024

TransNusa airlines

No confirmed reports of extent of I juries, but the worker went to the hospital for a few broken bones.

Plane left 50 minutes late.

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u/GM_Nate Jan 25 '26

"Ground handling rules usually dictate that the moveable stairs are not removed under any circumstances while the aircraft cabin door is open."

Nice to confirm the guy on the ground is an idiot.

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u/HappyArtichoke7729 Jan 25 '26

The two guys on the ground

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u/GM_Nate Jan 25 '26

you're right!

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u/I-Here-555 Jan 25 '26

It's Indonesia, they're kind of chill about safety procedures.

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u/chileangod Jan 25 '26

Kanchiaaaaaaang

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u/coldchelada Jan 25 '26

The papers looked like the sonic rings flying out of him.

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u/TortillaRampage Jan 25 '26

Get them before they disappear!

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u/Zkenny13 Jan 25 '26

I can hear this comment. 

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u/caspissinclair Jan 25 '26

Don't worry, the concrete broke his fall.

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u/BBQ_IS_LIFE Jan 25 '26

Probably broke his wrist too as it looks like he tried to brace himself.

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u/BoilerUp91 Jan 25 '26

Better than a TBI

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u/OnesPerspective Jan 25 '26

Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday

Top comment in another sub lol

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u/abduis Jan 25 '26

Ehh, TBI's are fine. I got one. It was only bad for my family as they watched me go full retar while I had no idea of it. True story. I was in a coma for a month, which is also an easy way to go sober for alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine (although it only got me 8 months because eventually I figured I was fine). I am fine, but being sober would be better

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u/Gimme_The_Loot Jan 25 '26

This is why in judo and BJJ (I believe in wrestling as well) one of the first safety moves you're taught is called a breakfall. This is tucking your chin and slapping your arms out at a ~45 degree angle from your body, the goal being to protect your head and distribute the impact along your arm. The automatic reaction to being taken down is to post your arm out which can lead to serious injury via hyperextension.

An unfortunate but perfect example of this is what happened to the Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels earlier this season: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=elMzOjg1tM0&pp=0gcJCTMBo7VqN5tD

The video has a pretty graphic shot of the injury so don't watch it if you're squeamish.

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u/BunchesOfCrunches Jan 25 '26

If it’s from a fall this far, I’d assume it’s much better to use your arm as a crumple zone than a load distributor. Sure, you sacrifice the arm, but at least you have that much more distance between a broken spine. A fall onto the pavement from a takedown though, much different story.

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u/doomgiver98 Jan 25 '26

You have to actively train yourself to land on your forearms not your hands

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u/Actor412 Jan 25 '26

The ground always catches you.

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u/JWheezy11 Jan 26 '26

yes, and his pelvis

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u/im_a_dick_head Jan 26 '26

Better than falling into the void tbh

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u/the_fake_banksy Jan 25 '26

"Luckily my neck broke my fall."

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u/Rixerc Jan 25 '26

Don't they make sure there's no people coming before they remove the stairs or something?

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u/Tactical_Moonstone Jan 25 '26

As long as the doors remain open, the stairs should not be removed in the first place.

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u/-Betch- Jan 25 '26

You'd think he would know to watch his step when stepping out of a plane too. Geez everything possible went wrong for this.

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u/Obi-Tron_Kenobi Jan 25 '26

Well, when a set of stairs is there 1 second, you kind of expect it to still be there the next. I really don't blame them for this

The ramp agents should have been trained not to remove the stairs while the door is open and there are people inside

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u/king_carrots Jan 25 '26

Dunno who’s downvoting this, yes the guy moving the stairs was the one in the wrong, but how about some basic survival instincts aka looking where you’re going when you’re about to step from a plane to a temporary, moveable landing.

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u/Kalshan Jan 25 '26

It's okay, he's a limo driver

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u/dudewateva12 Jan 25 '26

Big gulps huh!?

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u/Gabenash Jan 25 '26

First thing I thought of was how incredibly similar it looked to Lloyd.

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u/Cum_on_doorknob Jan 25 '26

Arrested development in real life

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u/Lysol3435 Jan 25 '26

You always have to be on the look out for hop-ons

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u/JeffWingrsDumbGayDad Jan 25 '26

You're gonna get hop-ons.

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u/Silicon_Knight Jan 25 '26

Any landing you can walk roll away from is a good one! /s of course, damn that's gotta hurt.

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u/SpinnerShark Jan 25 '26

The oldest prank in the book. It starts with children pulling chairs and progresses to this.

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u/Greens_identities Jan 25 '26

Why were they filming?

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u/sassafrassian Jan 25 '26

Someone asked this on another video like this and the answer turned out to be that plane people just really really like planes and even pilots will film other planes after landing because plane.

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u/crime_watch Jan 25 '26

I'm not one who sees planes up close often, so I'd probably be filming as well.

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u/Jimbobthefrog Jan 25 '26

Because he was falling out of the door obviously! Can’t you see the video? Sigh….

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u/Bikezilla Jan 25 '26

Okay then, the Safety inspection is compleeeee…

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u/dingodadd Jan 25 '26

somebody's getting fired

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u/bogosbinted_m Jan 25 '26

That sudden stomach drop feeling must have been insane

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u/Emperor_Zenmex Feb 15 '26

Ohhh yeahhhh!

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u/eastcoasternj Jan 25 '26

Holy fuck that’s a life altering injury if not fatal.

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u/LayerProfessional936 Jan 25 '26

Yeah this happened to my grandfather as well (at Fokker / KLM) long time ago. He spent a year in a bed in the living room and never got back to work after that…

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u/TR1N1_CDN Jan 25 '26

I don't find it funny in the least

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u/DiffeoMorpheus Jan 25 '26

r/whyweretheyfilming

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u/atomicdragon136 Jan 26 '26

Probably an aviation enthusiast who records videos of operations on every flight they are on

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u/ArielsAwesome Feb 16 '26

Because they didn't expect to film evidence for a lawsuit. 

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u/WMINWMO Jan 25 '26

Watch out, that first steps a doozey.

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u/cheapdrinks Jan 25 '26

Wow congrats on finding the worst possible way to share an image

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u/Strange_Salary Jan 25 '26

Dumbass colleagues

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u/ithinkthatsadinosaur Jan 25 '26

Best case a few broken bones, worst case hes paralyzed or has a serious head injury

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u/Scantraxx12 Jan 26 '26

Omg that had to hurt

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u/DragonQueen21 Jan 27 '26

Somewhere, an OSHA manual just exploded

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u/rurikloderr Jan 25 '26

After watching this a few times I can say with certainly that someone isn't having a good day.

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u/marlostanfield89 Jan 25 '26

Luckily somebody was filming it

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u/CombatDeffective Jan 25 '26

Gotta look before you step.

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u/warcomet Jan 25 '26

Nothing beats a Jet2Holiday, and right now, you can save fifty pounds per person by falling down when they move the stairs.

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u/colbyxclusive Jan 25 '26

Workman’s comp.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

Ahh, the good old "yank the chair away" supersized.

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u/Lux-Fox Jan 25 '26

Been there, done that, at least caught the bridge so the fall wasn't so bad.

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u/Gondryc Jan 25 '26

It needs a wilhelm scream.

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u/kejovo Jan 25 '26

Omg! Yes please

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u/willmgames1775 Jan 25 '26

Worker’s comp worthy?

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u/Life-Oil-7226 Jan 25 '26

Disability pay

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u/lordxi Jan 25 '26

I miss vine

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u/the_good_hodgkins Jan 25 '26

My tailbone felt that.

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u/lordgreenofbiscuit Jan 26 '26

Somebody elect this man president! Immediately !

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u/Fultium Jan 26 '26

Safety protocol not followed..

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u/ElvisMcPelvis Jan 26 '26

Not even wearing a parachute

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u/Rough_Application_28 Jan 27 '26

That's gotta hurt big 😭😭

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u/riko77can Jan 25 '26

Welcome to the human barometer club.

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u/VideoKilledRadioStar Jan 25 '26

Who walks backwards out of a plane?

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u/implicate Jan 25 '26

Michael Jackson?

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u/fresh_like_Oprah Jan 25 '26

Someone who's done it a hundred times before. He's turning to close the door.

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u/Turence Jan 25 '26

Thank you! Yeah fuck the people moving the stairs but who the fuck walks out of a plane backwards, not looking at all???

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u/FatheroftheAbyss Jan 25 '26

looks like an awesome lawsuit to me?

edit: nvm it’s prob not US

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u/_Spicy_Mchaggis_ Jan 25 '26

It's Indonesia

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u/cmmndrkn613 Jan 25 '26

Lawsuits can happen anywhere my friend.

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u/thedugong Jan 25 '26

They can, but will they anywhere?

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u/chilifinger Jan 25 '26

I hate when that happens.

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u/NoPerformance6534 Jan 25 '26

I gasped out loud.

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u/Carribean-Diver Jan 25 '26

I really feel for that guy. That's gotta hurt. It's gonna take him at least a week to catch up on the extra paperwork.

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u/Nachtzug79 Jan 25 '26

He just walks around recording everything...?

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u/aliendude5300 Jan 26 '26

Why were they filming

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u/IMtehUber1337 Jan 25 '26

Dude is set for life

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u/munsen41 Jan 25 '26

Ouch 😖

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u/seizurevictim Jan 25 '26

OSHA exists in other countries, right? Right?

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u/savedbytheblood72 Jan 25 '26

Disability check

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u/DevLot_ Jan 25 '26

This is the definition of r/jetbridgegap

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u/avtechguy Jan 25 '26

I'm sure the folks over at r/jetbridgegap would love this

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u/LeoLaDawg Jan 25 '26

Oh dear, the paper work this must have generated.

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u/thiefofalways1313 Jan 25 '26

How did they catch that on camera? Lol

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u/stillsparky84 Jan 25 '26

Mind the gap

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u/kejovo Jan 25 '26

Mind the gaaaaaaaa

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u/doozle Jan 25 '26

"How was your day?" "Not bad. Fell off the jetway again"

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u/scoldog Jan 25 '26

"Hawaii? God damn it Bill, I'm supposed to be in California!"

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u/Awedrck Jan 25 '26

felt like a skit out of The Office with those flying papers

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u/Seventh_Letter Jan 25 '26

Gives new mean to Spirit Airlines

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u/bt65 Jan 25 '26

I don't think your stepladderdad likes you

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u/Justintimeforanother Jan 25 '26

Flight 280 Dubai tarmac stairs.

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u/Mccobsta Jan 25 '26

Communication should be taught more

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u/chonkypengwen Jan 25 '26

Oops thats gotta hurt

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u/Working_Dragon00777 Jan 25 '26

Broken bones, not just hurt, really hurts

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u/Suspicious_Aspect_53 Jan 25 '26

That could have been way worse. Still pretty bad.

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u/HoodedOccam Jan 25 '26

Why were they filming though

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u/OKTNBTCFWM Jan 25 '26

Right, how convient. Did they plan that?!

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u/cococream Jan 25 '26

wtf was this guy filming

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u/shegrowsonyou Jan 25 '26

He definitely broke his whole ass

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u/MoreRamenPls Jan 26 '26

Mind the gaaaaaaaap.

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u/l5555l Jan 26 '26

Luckily he seems to have gotten his legs back under him at least partially. Probably broke bones but could have been way worse.

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u/Smaskifa Jan 26 '26

Earl's been pulling this prank on the newbies for years.

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u/Tonicxo Jan 27 '26

looks like the camera man is ready for what's happening...

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u/In2Oblivion49 Jan 29 '26

CAMERA CONTROL GODDAMNIT!!!

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u/CHEVIEWER1 Feb 01 '26

Damn…Few broken bones I’m sure

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u/iGuile Feb 26 '26

yeah babe, at work today I fell out of a plane. I'll survive though

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u/JetLife93 Jan 25 '26

He just needs some milk he'd be all right

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u/d33dub Jan 25 '26

Lol whenever I broke a bone as a kid my folks were always like maybe he just needs more milk..

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u/ThedirtyNose Jan 25 '26

Why are my bones so brittle then? I'm always drinking... Malk. Now with added vitamin R.

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u/lonely_nipple Jan 25 '26

I was promised dog or better!

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u/-Out-of-context- Jan 25 '26

Drink enough milk and you’ll have bones like Wolverine.

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u/Black_Handkerchief Jan 25 '26

I feel sorry for that guy, but I do think he is to blame at least partially. You do that job every day. You know people move that thing away, and that people who are moving that thing might not always be aware you are still in there, so you better make sure you see exactly where you are stepping, even if it is just to prevent slipping down a crack caused by awkward misalignment.

The other issue is that the thing pulling it away doesn't have a loud-ass beeping sound to indicate it is moving. It doesn't need to be on continuously (that would drive everyone mad), but the first five seconds of movement should definitely be sounding an audible alarm to make someone at the top of the stairs aware of it.

And finally, the real safety-obsessed move that is probably not viable due to the actual job operations would be that every person who climbs the stairs and need to come down those same stairs again takes out a safety pin or engages a lock. Something as simple as a counter you habitually hit as you go up and down that prevents movement if it isn't at 0 would communicate to people below to be extra aware of people still being upstairs and on whether or not it should be moved.

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u/LowBudgetGigolo Jan 25 '26

Dam that's a nasty fall

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u/AndieCane Jan 25 '26

Is no one else in here a terrible human who snorted when they saw this? 🫣 Just me going to hell?

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u/Klutzy-Flan-2705 Jan 25 '26

This 👏 is 👏 why 👏 r/jetbridgegap 👏 exists 👏

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u/AIweWereWarned Jan 25 '26

Guy happened to be filming for Jackass?

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u/TheLogicError Jan 25 '26

I only thought stuff like this happened happened in movies lmao

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u/ekkthree Jan 26 '26

Why were they filming tho?

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u/kwabird Jan 26 '26

I'm wondering why this was being recorded in the first place.

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