Safety AlertsJLG Accident (Collapsed Grating)
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I don't typically work with JLGs, but my understanding is that they are designed for maneuvering with the boom extended. The key is having a flat, level surface. And the point of tying off is in case there is a bump or something that could cause the basket to shift and shoot the person out.
He would have been dumped 40 feet w/o fall protection. I doubt his injuries would have been limited to a broken nose if he survived that fall.
Fall protection may not help if the tip over involves the basket hitting the ground, but in this case the basket remained nearly 40 feet in the air.
As a side note, I do question the practice of moving an aerial lift with the boom extended.
I'm not saying that he shouldn't be tied off, as obviously that is required and the safe thing, but I don't see that he was necessarily made safer by this specific case.
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