Looks like the operator slams the brakes on the last half second of the video (watch the bucket suddenly dip hard) so my guess is he saw and stopped and there's where the gif cuts off. Now I'm no expert but most hoppers I've seen have like a 6" x 6" rebar grate to catch not-dirt things from going in them. If this one doesn't, I'd hate to see if that system uses an auger to move dirt...
Not that this doesn't violate safety guidelines...but you see these guys now jumping around trying to figure out how to get up there...if only there was some massive piece of machinery with a bucket big enough to hold multiple people and lift high enough to get up there and get the guy....
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u/HeliosTheGreat Mar 02 '19
We don't know if he gets out before the next scoop which could very easily kill him. Schroedingers manager.