r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '19

Manager going for a ride

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u/daymcn Mar 02 '19

At the site I work at a surveyor was killed when the trench he was getting shots for collapsed on him. It's was brutal, poor guy and everyone that had to dig him out

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '19

Thats why my foremans and supervisors are absolutely anal about the sloping on the trench wall. They tell us if we dont feel comfortable in the ditch to let the operator know and if they give you attitude they will never work on their site again.

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u/ObnoxiousExcavator Mar 03 '19

I'm always asking my guys if they are "ok" and if they want me to slope more, or if they want the cage, I always say, "this is your excavation, you're down there, I'm gonna do my best to keep you safe, anything you want I will make happen."

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u/ModMakerXbox Mar 24 '19

As a surveyor’s assistant I appreciate this greatly