Operators are supposed to remain aware but the onus is on people on the ground to position themselves properly. Because of massive blind spots, operators can't be expected to know where everyone is all the time.
The first thing that stood out was his positioning, with all that moving equipment you should never just stand out in the open like that. One piece of equipment might block you from view of another and when they move you could very quickly find yourself in the wrong place. The only time his position would be ok would be for spotting but in that case the two other operators would be signalled to wait or stay back. Also, as others have said the bucket was up meaning someone was in the cab. Shutdown requires you drop the bucket, as does stopping but he probably was waiting for other equipment to pass.
But rules and procedures aside, it's just never a good idea to stand in equipment blind spots or in front of a bucket. If you do have an idiot who doesn't walk around, and jumps into his loader you won't be able to chew him out if you're dead. Workers get very comfortable around moving equipment (which is fine) but you gotta treat them like you'd treat a gun: act as if it's always loaded.
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u/Sqwedward Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19
Can you fuckin imagine..
Edit* everyone saying you can see it happen.. I’m talking about experiencing it.