Events like this are why my profession exists. I'm an Occupational Safety specialist...not always the most welcome guy on the jobsite, but a necessary evil. Although, I'm not an evil guy. I will usually jump in and lend a hand if asked, and I have on more than a few occasions. I was an industrial mechanic for 20 years before going into safety full-time. I haven't forgotten how to hold a wrench and I definitely remember where I came from...not like most of the kids coming out of college with degrees that are useless when it comes to actual work. If you don't know how the job is done, how could you possibly know if it's being done correctly and as safely as possible. My way of handling jobsite situations is "Compliant but Practical"...I understand that safety is the number one priority, but sometimes you have to do what is necessary to get the job done. I've seen and done most of the wrong things so I know how to get the job done without getting people hurt.chuck j wrote:I was working for Haney Drilling out of Bowie Texas on a thrible drilling rig as derrick man , we had finished the hole . The derrick was layed down and part of my job was to spool all the guy lines up to tie to the derrick to move it . I was inside the layed down derrick spooling and tying lines , a gin truck was backing in to get a winch line on to seperate the derrick sections . An old hand named Bill was Hairpins out of the big pins that connected the sections of derrick together . I hollered and told him a truck was backing in , he was an old hard head and payed me no mind . I heard a weird sound behind me and turned around , the rolling pin on the gin truck had mashed him against the derrick leg . Cought him chest high and there wasn't 4'' of him between the tailboard and derrick , totally crushed his chest . I ran over , reached over the derrick leg and got my arms under his holding him up . I was screaming like a woman at the truck driver to pull off , he finally heard me and pulled up , several roughnecks ran up and lowerd Bill to the ground but he was dead as soon as that gin truck mashed him . Felt sorry for the driver , he was a good guy , just a bad deal .
I saw one other die and many badly hurt , it was just the way it was , we all knew the risks .
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