Embarrassing local accident

[Nigel Goodwin]

This is a picture from just down the road from where I live, they had a little accident on Friday, the site is still shut down awaiting investigation from the Health and Safety Executive. The driver lost a finger in the accident, which was presumably all his fault? - apparently he was driving across the site with the 'jib' extended.

Incidentally the house he hit was a completed one, and was subject to an 'open house' day this weekend.

 

[cowboybob]

Oops... .

Physics is an intolerant mistress.

 

[Ian Rogers]

Incidentally the house he hit was a completed one, and was subject to an 'open house' day this weekend.

Or not!! "as it were"

I hope it hasn't one of my instruments on it!!

 

[ronsimpson]

On the front of this tractor there are "feet" that should have been employed to make it more stable. I can see they were not down.

I see the boom is fully extended. That is when these things happen. BUT If the tractor tipped over to the left,....this happens when the boom is moved to the left and has a heavy load too far out. I don't see the load anywhere, on the roof or ground. I don't know if this tractor can swing the boom left or right but now it is very much straight ahead. SO Why did it tip over? What force acted on it? Was it driving at the time? (feet up is a hint) There is no hole for the left tires to fall into. The ground looks "flat". Maybe the ground is not level.

 

[large_ghostman]

In Devon that would be considered precision driving for skylight installation! You sure it was an accident? Its kinda how I would make a hole for a roof light if I was in a rush

You know how some put a bent finger in there mouth after making a foof up? I bet thats how he lost his

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

On the front of this tractor there are "feet" that should have been employed to make it more stable. I can see they were not down.

As I explained in my OP, he was driving across the site, with the jib extended - 'presumably' with a load? (although I couldn't see any evidence of that, but they might have cleared it away).

Purely as a matter of interest (and to horrify our American readers), these houses are about £300,000

 

[large_ghostman]

£310,000 with the new skylight

 

[MaxHeadRoom78]

On a slightly related note I recently came across the article of Bobcats or JCB's (UK) being buried after construction in London due to not being economical to remove them from the site.
https://www.newstatesman.com/business/2014/06/bizarre-secret-london-s-buried-diggers
M.

 

[alec_t]

the house he hit was a completed one, and was subject to an 'open house' day this weekend.

Well, at least the roof-space is open .

 

[fezder]

quite embarassing indeed, luckily no one didn't get hurt? i suppose that's main thing, houses can be rebuild

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

quite embarassing indeed, luckily no one didn't get hurt? i suppose that's main thing, houses can be rebuild

I don't think there was much damage, but the driver did lose a finger somehow?.

It was gone yesterday, and the site was back in action.

 

[fezder]

and the site was back in action.

wohoo, more chaos on it's way!

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

wohoo, more chaos on it's way!

To be fair it's a VERY well run site

Apparently the guy who crashed was fairly universally disliked, and the site manager had received numerous complaints about him - so while it's bad news losing a finger, no one seems too bothered about it

 

[fezder]

To be fair it's a VERY well run site

as any work site should be, well organized, good spirit and safe

no one seems too bothered about it

haha, you sleep how you make

 

[Musicmanager]

Do you know which finger NG ?

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Do you know which finger NG ?

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No, I'm afraid not

Luckily there was a lady passing by who's first aid trained, so she administered first aid and arranged for them to take him to the local hospital (about 5 or 6 miles away).

However, she struggled getting them to understand the seriousness of the situation, and while he seemed OK at the time he was actually going in to shock - she wanted them to ring emergency services to notify the hospital they were bringing a casualty in, and for two people to take him, one to drive and the other to look after him. It's also pretty important that the finger be re-attached ASAP, if it's to have the best hope of surviving.

 

[fezder]

However, she struggled getting them to understand the seriousness of the situation, and while he seemed OK at the time he was actually going in to shock - she wanted them to ring emergency services to notify the hospital they were bringing a casualty in, and for two people to take him, one to drive and the other to look after him. It's also pretty important that the finger be re-attached ASAP, if it's to have the best hope of surviving.

I'm no doctor but this somehow sounds like un-propfessional hospital crew. Sure, it was only finger, but yeah, as you said, getting it back and we all know how fast infections can starts dwelling on certain people, like i have lower immunity for all infections, i get them easier

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

I'm no doctor but this somehow sounds like un-propfessional hospital crew.

It wasn't a hospital crew, it was the builders (including the injured man's son) - no ambulance was called as it would be faster to drive him there in a car.

 

[alec_t]

There's a good chance they can re-attach the finger tip. When my sister was a kid she lost her finger tip in a shop door hinge, but the shop manager paid for a taxi to get her to hospital quickly and the operation to re-attach the tip was successful. She has full use of that finger.

 

[fezder]

It wasn't a hospital crew, it was the builders

ah, this makes sense then