Video shows worker dangling from crane at Toronto construction site

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Video shows worker dangling from crane at Toronto construction site

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Video has emerged showing a worker dangling in the air above a Toronto construction site after accidently getting entangled in a tagline attached to a crane.
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@godscompassion7638 2 жыл бұрын

The safety meeting tomorrow’s gonna be lit 🔥!

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad buddy didn't get hurt but the CSO is going to be working overtime for that one.

@Matanumi 2 жыл бұрын

And someone's getting fired too

@morenoDA1 2 жыл бұрын

word for word bar for bar

@skraminc 2 жыл бұрын

When your safety is on the news you know its gonna be fireeee

@reddykanta7337 2 жыл бұрын

The guy thought he was doomed. That chilling scream tells it all . I’m so relieved that he is doing fine….whew what a close call.

@DeannaJobe 2 жыл бұрын

Glad he had enough grip strength to last dangling for that long and survive. What a story to tell the grandkids.

@DimiArt Жыл бұрын

Story to tell? He has a video to show as well.

@erikhoryza9068 Жыл бұрын

@@DimiArt we forget times are changing sometimes.

@Cornerboy73 2 жыл бұрын

My heart dropped to my knees when I saw the thumbnail for this story; I'm glad the guy is safe and sound !

@logicbtww2033 2 жыл бұрын

How u even get there

@josefsezbrisko9064 2 жыл бұрын

@@logicbtww2033 It's called a "bird's perspective".

@8BitNaptime Жыл бұрын

Me too, probably even more organs than you, and their contents!

@sekarchakravarthi7232 2 жыл бұрын

He is the fittest person to become a construction safety supervisor.

@Matanumi 2 жыл бұрын

Yes.... whole lotta paper work though

@magiccarp3710 2 жыл бұрын

Dude's gonna probably get fired

@barrydingall 2 жыл бұрын

He’s only up there because his hand was tangled in the line. He probably would have fallen long before he reached that height.

@Mightymoe918 2 жыл бұрын

“An incident took place?” Said the company More like near death The guilty culprit is the company This guy shouldn’t be back to work But send him to a psychiatrist asap That’s what the6 should say Not mimic garbage

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

Both the rigger and the crane operator will be fired for this, the company will just hire new ones and push them hard until they burn out and miss small details, like the one that led to this incident, and repeat.

@batalorian7997 2 жыл бұрын

Not everyone needs to see a psych

@Mightymoe918 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkrakanon again you missed my point of this is not an incident An incident is like getting a paper cut. This was a near death carelessness So I hope you understand it better now And saying they can hire new ones, isn’t news to anyone here But if they had a union job this would never happen… the getting fire that is

@Mightymoe918 2 жыл бұрын

@@batalorian7997 and of course you know that Cause your all knowing, or are you an agent of the construction company Hope they fire you

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mightymoe918 over in BC we call anything that doesn't result in loss of life and incident. Then the CSO fills out an incident report and the next day we have an after incident safety meeting. Saw a pump truck topple over a few years ago, again incident. The language isn't important, what's important is that everyone survived.

@stickjohnny 2 жыл бұрын

You should never physically tie a tagline to your arm. Everybody knows it, but it still happens on most job sites every day in this country. I'm glad this worker walked away from this incident, and I'm glad that it's being reported on. The more pubic exposure these incidents get, the faster our safety culture can change for the better.

@silverpairaducks 2 жыл бұрын

Pubic exposure...he he

@stickjohnny 2 жыл бұрын

@@silverpairaducks 😂

@blackslav1497 2 жыл бұрын

this is for views not for safety

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, no knots or loops in taglines and definitely don't wrap it around your wrist. Construction mishaps never make the news like this, no one wants to spend a million dollars on a new condo knowing that there is a blood stain under their nice new hardwood floors.

@MyBloodSingsForYou 2 жыл бұрын

Does it look like he was holding on to the line to keep himself from falling or was it wrapped around his arm or something that's mostly why he didn't fall? ? Or both? I know he'd be trying to hold on to something either way but I'm watching on my phone and can't see what's happening at all other than he's going down.

@GangstaVic 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being that high off the ground and scared out of your mind I'm surprised he didn't faint and let go

@charruaporelmundo 2 жыл бұрын

Faint? That will not happens .. why your brain will shut off at that critical moment?… only muscle depletion could have happens…

@epicface3433 2 жыл бұрын

His hand got trapped in the tagline

@LKauf279 Жыл бұрын

One report said one of his wrists was broken too!

@lyricpurple Жыл бұрын

That's me I'm the person that fainted

@chrisrohls4853 11 ай бұрын

@@charruaporelmundo you certainly could faint from that or even have a heart attack. Definitely could’ve fainted

@foxhollerhomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Whatever guy said that he’s been in construction for 30 years and had never seen this is… has not been in construction for 30 years! This happens more often then you may think and as a tower crane operator myself all I can say is before you say “up up” make sure where that tag line is. We can’t always see you especially if you’re behind the load when you say up up

@marblecitymysteries354 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think this “happens all the time”

@foxhollerhomestead 2 жыл бұрын

@@marblecitymysteries354 Actually yes it does and being that I’ve been in this industry for 27 years I am well past counting on both hands how many times I’ve seen it unfortunately

@stedebassett1523 2 жыл бұрын

I agree it's happened before...he may have had gloves on and wrapped the tagline around it.

@petejohnson8397 Жыл бұрын

25 yrs in small telescope cranes... yep happens all the time. sometimes its an accidental entanglement, sometimes they wrap their hand on purpose.

@petejohnson8397 Жыл бұрын

@marblecitymysteries354 25 yrs in small mobile cranes here. yes it does. maybe not 300ft off the ground all the time, but i see it several times a year myself

@russelljohnson6885 2 жыл бұрын

This is how real men get down from the top floor.

@Cobra85291 2 жыл бұрын

I never liked stairs anyways especially with all your tools. They always say work smart not hard.

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Cobra85291 my operators never let me try this. ☹️

@petejohnson8397 Жыл бұрын

@Darkrakanon We do it all the time with tree climbers in arborculture. but thats with a harness, triple lock carabiners, and climbing rope.

@gggfff685 2 жыл бұрын

He didn't skip arm day

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

Odds are it was wrapped around his wrist and couldn't let go of he wanted to. But he will feel it in the morning.

$@afterfractures5884$

@afterfractures5884 2 жыл бұрын

This is how our parents got to school in the morning,

@MRSMITHENTOP 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s clap 👏 this strength of living ! The strength and heart to keep going the heart of a Warrior I’m in tears. He broke the laws of physics. There’s no mountain in this man’s path large enough that he won’t get over what a legend.

@BowdyUp Жыл бұрын

Never wrap a tagline around your hand or arm 🤦🏻‍♂️ This should be common sense.

@d.r.tweedstweeddale9038 2 жыл бұрын

PCL tells the whole story. I was a Ont. Building Trades rep to the WSIB for 8 1/2 years & I can tell ya' all kinds of horror stories about this outfit & others just like them.

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

Construction mishaps never make the news like this either. No one want to spend a million dollars on a new condo that they know has a blood splatter under their nice new hardwood floors.

@eltanko178 2 жыл бұрын

Nope, not going to complain about my job. Ever.

@blackslav1497 2 жыл бұрын

ya u will. im sure tomorrow u will.

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

Oh come on, there is an opening for a rigger in Toronto with your name on it.

@frecklesthegamer5437 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkrakanon you’ve commented on this video 47 times, you ok? Or do you just really hate Canada

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

@@frecklesthegamer5437 i have been a rigger in Canada for 10 years and have worked on high rises for closer to 20, this pisses me off to no end. Mostly because I know that they work these guys to the bone 6 days a week then throw them under the bus when they mess up.

@matthewjdouglas6471 2 жыл бұрын

I saw my mate get lifted to the 5th floor, he used a lorry strap as a tag line, but had the metal hook dangling at the end. It caught his jumper and took him up. Windy day from a distance he looked like a bag of potatoe chips blowing in the air. He was a little guy and was very experienced but was in a rush to get to the pub and didn't use the usual tag rope. He wasn't even phased he was laughing as he dangled. We got straight on the radio and the crane operator lowered him bag to the trailer.

@vladimirolujic6637 2 жыл бұрын

So there's zero radio/phone communication with the crane operator?? That should've been a simple site supervisor to crane operator call.

@juanito1975 2 жыл бұрын

This poor man's psyche will be messed up!

@nic9131 2 жыл бұрын

How so lol

@brojohnmcd 2 жыл бұрын

Now that he made it safely to the ground, he has heck of a story to tell…

@bcuzican3581 2 жыл бұрын

I guess this is not part of the “working at heights” training

@abdulmohrram3634 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was a textbook flail while coming down, just like in the manual of what you do before you hit the ground.

@hotelalphawhiskeykilogrunt7925 Жыл бұрын

Bet his arms shoulders and forearms are on fire the next day! Crazy that’s pure will to live!

@CodCats 2 жыл бұрын

"this would have been where his view was" jesus christ lol that's a crazy view too...

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

Hey bud, take a picture for the new owners of that suite while you're up there.

@bcatbb2896 11 ай бұрын

i feel sorry for the worker, but let's be real, that's entirely on the dude. how do you screw up that badly and get snatched up on a crane like that requires major blunder on his part

@hoss3433 2 жыл бұрын

Update on his condition? Seriously? He's gonna need a new hard hat, underwear and some britches. In all seriousness glad he turned out ok.

@user-ym1mk5mx9l 2 жыл бұрын

And women wonder why men get paid more.

@NANA-ve6qo Жыл бұрын

Construction is the worst field you can be in, my dad is a plumber and he told me a kid that was an apprentice about 22 years old lost his arm because a crane operator drop a metal beam on the site they were working missing my dad by 20 feet the kid try to move it got his shoulder put him in a coma he’s alive but lost his ability to move his arm got millions in compensation but to me it was not worth it I’m an engineer now.

@peterlonergan 2 жыл бұрын

It missed the best part of the story. On the original clip when the guys saw what's happening they shouted to stop the crane while the guy was still dangling 40 feet in the air. I mean WTF!

@JerubbaalgodSlayer 2 жыл бұрын

He is probably traumatized!😱

@JohnSmith-eq5el 2 жыл бұрын

riggers who are hooking up are usually in radio contact with the crane operator all the time....odd for sure....

@davidpalen2543 2 жыл бұрын

perhaps you didnt catch that the rigger had dropped his radio.

@lucaskalkman8209 2 жыл бұрын

The rigger shouldn’t be the one giving signals, that what a signal person is for. This would have never happened if the signal person was there giving the signals.

@chrismachut1483 2 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness the worker is ok. Could this near miss have been avoided if the operator could have seen the load prior to putting his co-worker into this situation?

@artsalazar9841 2 жыл бұрын

How T.F?

@Aging_Casually_Late_Gamer Жыл бұрын

And that kiddos, is why you do grip strength training.

@junenam145 Жыл бұрын

Okay, but that was an almost perfect Wilhelm Scream.

@blackslav1497 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine you worked out your lats to failure the day before...FINITO!

@francorodriguez8252 2 жыл бұрын

And century sets for forearms, along with farmers walks and rack pulls 😬

@blackslav1497 2 жыл бұрын

@@francorodriguez8252 LOL finished.

@helengettel3613 2 жыл бұрын

Glad he is now safe.

@natemorga 2 жыл бұрын

says a lot about PCL these days.

@bassAssassin187 2 жыл бұрын

This guy will win a serious lawsuit oooweee!

@BandzKidNick 2 жыл бұрын

I would’ve screamed as soon as I knew I was tangled and going up

@saifonlawrence2044 2 жыл бұрын

Life has its upsides and downsides

@raider7829 Жыл бұрын

This is so horrific. I know it was last year but just saw it now. I heard his wrist broke while trying to hold on. I hope he's made a cool recovery but I bet he's had nightmares of falling. He must be physically fit to be able to hold on like that. I don't think I could hold myself. I wonder if he had shoulder damage also. Wow JUST WOW

@priceandpride Жыл бұрын

A broken wrist and trauma are serious injuries

@Gundamfan-ru4dp Жыл бұрын

Guy about to die: somebody help! Meanwhile news:

@pelmel1990 11 ай бұрын

His scream sounds exactly like a Wilhelm Scream

@grunkmcgrunk8407 2 жыл бұрын

"As his coworkers tell him not to let go." Yeah, that's why he didn't let go.

@holdenkindervater454 2 жыл бұрын

Obviously safety procedures were not followed

@PhillyArab215 Жыл бұрын

Here is my question, supposedly he was lifted 30 of the 46 floors before they noticed, now wouldn’t it if been smarter to take him up 16 more stories to the 46th floor then go all the way back down 30 stories ?

@aaronperpete2609 2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't a "rigger", and he didn't have a 2-way radio. Hvac mechanic working on a lift without a spotter to communicate with the crane operator.

@tessietesoro7407 2 жыл бұрын

OMG, Construction workers should be trained properly, especially on high building, always wear harness, in cases like this.

@cjaydustie1867 2 жыл бұрын

🤦🏼‍♂️

@S.Saikmusic Жыл бұрын

my hands are drenched 😂😂

@bornwild3955 2 жыл бұрын

He Wasn’t part of the Union ?

@Matanumi 2 жыл бұрын

its PCL

@iamyourhusband1757 2 жыл бұрын

Can only get hired by PCL through a union.

@luciaflores2645 2 жыл бұрын

He’s going to get a nice fat check.

@nephilimshammer9567 2 жыл бұрын

You mean a fine up too 25k

@serpico1616 2 жыл бұрын

It's Canada, so it's a nice fat cheque

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

Nope the best he can hope for is getting fired and not getting a huge personal fine.

@Matanumi 2 жыл бұрын

The company will get fined.... the rigger and OP fired

@cheeseboy847 2 жыл бұрын

I think you mean two checks and a wave.

@Bs73471 Жыл бұрын

I like when the guys tell him to hold on.

@pawebolter-waismann5997 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like Trudeau's economy.

@philp1398 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!!!!

@AlfonsoGarcia-ek7tr Жыл бұрын

Poor guy didn’t lose his life but certainly lost his employment.

@Atalanta. 2 жыл бұрын

Where was the ground spotter?

@austinlegg-rife3220 Жыл бұрын

This just happened in America at a PCL job site in Denver 😂😂

@josefsezbrisko9064 2 жыл бұрын

Work safety was at which place?

@stephenedwards7995 2 жыл бұрын

just another day on the job.

@Matanumi 2 жыл бұрын

Especially back in the olden days

@Inlinetodie 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely over 1.3 meters, Fall arrest

@billmcallister1404 2 жыл бұрын

All we can say I’m glad he was wearing his hard hat.

@allenmoore5211 2 жыл бұрын

Typically a load would have a Tag line on the load to control the load when it takes off and lands. Worker most likely got tangled in tag line as it was moving away from him. Lucky Guy!

@flailmail7069 2 жыл бұрын

Come with me.. and you'll be... in a world of osha violations

@tapiaheritage4363 2 жыл бұрын

LEGEND

@tajsingh8260 2 жыл бұрын

Why news reporter breathing heavy ?

@never_bin_outside3603 Жыл бұрын

That operator only got a write up

@TriciaN13 2 жыл бұрын

My last day on the job.

@___mister.dior__________ 2 жыл бұрын

Was there a “Work Safe” officers on site ? This will get investigated by work safe body and company fine!

@yamsandpotatoes4243 2 жыл бұрын

the moment ur wsib premium skyrockets

@rushdiehard8784 2 жыл бұрын

Wheres spiderman when you need him??

@WaylonAndST.MathyusDad35 10 ай бұрын

Them dang entanglements smdh

@DarthGunner90 2 жыл бұрын

That arm strength though.

@endlesspit439 2 жыл бұрын

better call saul...

@cal28kim 11 ай бұрын

I'm guessing that was some toolbox talk the next day 🤦❗

@HarpazoReady2022 2 жыл бұрын

They’re dreading that OSHA call.

@Connor-qh6rj Жыл бұрын

Cable up

@callmemrbombastic1903 2 жыл бұрын

That was not MINOR AT ALL! I'M FURIOUS right now! Shut that project down 👇. Fire 🔥 all the management and retrain everyone on site 3 times before they go back to work! This is my field of work and I'm pissed 😡!

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

Then you know that PCL will take no blame because the safety procedures were in place but "not followed" (even though they were) and the only ones being fired are the rigger and operator. The formwork contractor will be fined.

@Matanumi 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah PCL will throw the workers under the bus. It'll be shut down for a week.... then "business as usual"

@callmemrbombastic1903 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkrakanon that's a PCL job!? Not surprised 🙀!

@manuelhubbard1 2 жыл бұрын

This is why you need one more guy , a foreman . Overeseeing the process

@theblackgang09 Жыл бұрын

Yeah probably sitting on his ass eating doughnuts most likely 🙄…and will probably say well they signed on to there morning task briefing 😂

@devilmecare 2 жыл бұрын

I thought they were suppose to where a safety harness.

@user-sx8qj3ln9m 6 ай бұрын

Don't wrap the tag line around your hand lol

@CODEE1 2 жыл бұрын

Lawsuits a coming

@guccirobtv 2 жыл бұрын

It was his last day and his friend dared him to do it 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂

@Lucky_Male_Bee 2 жыл бұрын

Construction is different in Canada! 😂

@bmcminn8838 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't of been able hold on

@cinnamonrollypoly 2 жыл бұрын

Dude was living his best Spiderman life. Read more

@Matanumi 2 жыл бұрын

Read less

@thomasolson7447 2 жыл бұрын

The guys at PCL are probably wondering how they are going to 1-up this guy.

@ph11p3540 2 жыл бұрын

PCL is an umbrella contractor. This guy likely worked as a subcontractor employee. The main companies can pretty much insulate themselves from negligence liability as they just administer the contracts and select various sub contractors to supply the equipment and talent. Working for PCL is mostly a senior management and engineering department. When you work for PCL, it's like working for Bechtel or Stantec.

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

@@ph11p3540 PCL will just say that all the proper safety procedures were in place but not followed. Meanwhile on site PCL staff be like "MOVE FASTER, there is no time for safety, just go!"

@stickjohnny 2 жыл бұрын

@@ph11p3540 Here in Manitoba if you own the jobsite you are responsible for all subcontractors as though they were your regular employees. This is even the case if you are just a homeowner getting some landscaping work done. If somebody does something stupid and gets hurt you are going to get a bill from workers comp. I have no idea if this is the case in Ontario but i doubt it.

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

@@stickjohnny it's not like that in BC. The blame rests on whoever is in charge of the crane, most likely the formwork contractor.

@stickjohnny 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkrakanon Yes you're right. The crane operator is always at fault directly, but I'm curious who is responsible for the general safety of that jobsite.

@goffdroid 2 жыл бұрын

Was probably a work dare .. bet someone owes him lunch.

@thebottles2667 2 жыл бұрын

I paid to see the high diving act and I'm a gonna see the high diving act.

@pasqualinamichelaconsiglio9391 2 жыл бұрын

Did the crane operator get fired?

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

It's more than likely that the rigger and operator will get fired. If the operator is lucky he will get to keep his license, if unlucky they both get huge personal fines.

@Desh727 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkrakanon Operator won't lose his license. He was probably in the blind. The rigger was probably also on the radio, which isn't allowed.

@Darkrakanon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Desh727 you can see the crane mast in the video, the rigger was not in the blind unless that was the mast from the other crane on site. I think the operator just didn't notice he got snagged and by the time the lift was in the air he couldn't see the rigger because the load was obstructing his view. It looks like a light lift, so once he had tension he probably hit high gear and it all happened so fast. Apparently the rigger dropped his radio on the way up somehow. Only time will tell but we will never hear the outcome.

@Desh727 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkrakanon you don't know for sure that that is the crane lifting him. Even if it is, there could be a myriad of things blocking his vision. I'm a crane operator and I find it hard to believe this would happen if the operator had a clear view. Edit: yeah basically what you said. This is why signal guys aren't supposed to handle the load. If you give an all clear and you get snagged, you're fucked.

@Matanumi 2 жыл бұрын

@@Desh727 yet if companies cheap out singal guy IS the rigger