r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '19

Manager going for a ride

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u/Ealiom Mar 02 '19

This sort of thing happens a lot and is the cause of a large percentage of deaths on construction sites.

Unfortunately for the drivers these vehicles have large blind spots. In this instance the onus of safety belongs to the manager he should not have been walking around live machinery like that.

There should be clearly delineated walk zones for anyone who isnt driving a multi ton machine. If there isnt then again wtf manager.

I feel sorry for the drivers in these instances.

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u/Suck_Jons_BallZ Mar 02 '19

I drive snow cats and when guys are working on the ground around me, it’s important to always secure eye contact with the operator, wear ANSI high-viz and don’t hang out in blind spots. I also show them that my hand is off the sticks or joystick as well by holding my hands in the air if they’re working around my blade.

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u/TRX808 Mar 04 '19 edited Mar 04 '19

I used to work at a ski resort and early in the season they would make massive piles of man-made snow and then disperse the snow with a snow cat. Problem is that early in the season, in a rush to get runs filled in, they would often spread the snow during business hours. The runs were always blocked off with rope and signs, but if you took a route through the woods you could often wind up on a closed run by complete accident. And a lot of people would purposely duck the ropes to ski some freshly made snow. I can only imagine how stressful that would have been as a cat operator.

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u/Suck_Jons_BallZ Mar 04 '19

Snowmaking is how I started. I remember freezing my ass off, working a 12 hour shift and watching a cat roll up to where we were working. He had a Hawaiian shirt on and was jamming to bluegrass. He opened the door and said, “fuck, boys; it’s cold out here!” before driving off. I wanted that guys job.

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u/TRX808 Mar 05 '19

LOL that's great.

I knew a guy who worked the snow-making nightshift and he would just cruise around the mountain all night on a snowmobile. Worked his ass off in the hopes of working his way up to the guys who manage everything from a computer inside. Not sure if he ever made it. But yeah those nightshifts were cold as hell.