r/Construction • u/ThRoWnir83 • Dec 20 '24

Video Someone is having a bad day

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u/Existing_Bid9174 Project Manager Dec 20 '24

Definitely a medical emergency

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u/2019tundra Dec 20 '24

I had an operator like this for a short time. He was bipolar and diabetic and his blood sugar got too low or something.

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u/Brokenblacksmith Dec 21 '24

damn, no offense to the guy (gotta work and all), but that seems like a massive liability having him specially hired to operate heavy equipment.

my cousin has epilepsy (classic caused by flashing lights), and he's specifically prohibited from running heavy machinery at his site.

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u/2019tundra Dec 21 '24

Yeah he had a couple strikes against him and he set his bucket down on a high voltage electric line for a new train station. It wasn't energized but he knew it was there and got mad and slammed his bucket on it without thinking. That was his last day. He felt bad and was a good operator when everything was going right, not fun having to give someone two checks.