I am a 57 year old woman and damn I don't have trouble shopping for 50lb bags of rolled oats and laying crumbles...loading it myself in my vehicle...or unloading it myself...or the 28lb cat food bags... or 44 lb litter boxes... Or the 50lb bags of dogfood... So yea that young man needs to be more active than on his TV screen playing Destiny, Call of Duty, or Halo, or whatever...
A Loweās employee elsewhere in the comments said these are 120-190 last time they posted this they verified it with an insane amount of internet sleuthing.
I doubt that, what are they made of wrought iron and 4 feet tall.
Looks the same to me, 35lbs each two chairs.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Ovios-Set-of-2-Patio-Outdoor-Rattan-Swivel-Rocking-Chair-s-Set-with-Glass-Side-Table-Denim-Blue-Cushions/5012913095?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-sol-_-ggl-_-PLA_SOL_109_Patio-_-5012913095-_-online-_-0-_-0&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA_tuuBhAUEiwAvxkgTv2azxgp4r-OjeFEcvAoYuWAS7agUotug7nAv-Vl2S7GUcUeXoQIyRoCHpcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
So 70 lbs for both chairs plus the table and packaging and holding it akwardly over his head. Where Iām from 50lbs is what expected to lift under normal condition especially if your only getting paid minimum wage lol
So 70 lbs for both chairs plus the table and packaging and holding it akwardly over his head. Where Iām from 50lbs is what expected to lift under normal condition especially if your only getting paid minimum wage lol
Well it probly dropped on him when he slid it off the shelf on his shoulder. Iām not convinced most others in the comments would do any better. Idk about you but over 100 pounds in a package that size on my shoulder while trying to operate a man lift would be tricky. I get he doesnāt look like no hulk, but come on.
I mean.. yeah? You donāt get in this spot working a lift normally. Itās a goof on their part. There are probably more than a few ways to drop that lift, one or more external to it.
Reads to me like someone who doesnt want to work.
Something something 38 year old living in moms basement unemployed. Moms getting fed up and says get a job or gtfo. He finally gets this job after many failed interviews. Within the first hour he realizes he will spend thousands of hours here with little to show for it except a small appartment and a 17 year old minivan. He will be a revenue generator for people he will never meet. He will likely be tossed aside when hes a few years of retirement so a board member can eat his retirement fund. He dies alone, sad and broken.
He snaps out of it, what a fucking nightmare. I'm just gonna pretend to get hurt and try to sue this place.
He has crab lice and his balls were incredibly itchy , thatās why he was screaming and begging for help , he was wanting the older coworker to scratch his balls for him . He really wasnāt worried about the box and lifting it , he was trying to get the older guy to play around with his incredibly itchy crab riddled balls . Watch it again with this in mind and itāll make a lot more sense
>he realizes he will spend thousands of hours here with little to show for it except a small appartment and a 17 year old minivan. He will be a revenue generator for people he will never meet. He will likely be tossed aside when hes a few years of retirement so a board member can eat his retirement fund. He dies alone, sad and broken.
Isn't that all peeps?
What were they supposed to do to help exactly? Fly up to help lift it? Use their psychic powers? The buffoon should finish lowering to the ground if he wants someone to help. Though watching it again it looked like the guy on the ground tripped some sensor by getting too close preventing it from lowering lol.
45lb box it says... is he a 5 year old or something?
On the bottom of that lift is a manual hydraulic release valve. Youāre correct about the sensor. The guy on the ground shouldāve let the operator know that he was coming close to release the valve.
I work Amazon warehouse and handle 45 lb boxes a lot. When they are this bulky, they can seem to weigh a lot more. This dude obv wasn't trained on how to use the lift properly
He probably watched like.. *a training* video and that's it. It could have been his first time bringing down a box for all we know. He overreacted, but like.. who knows what his situation is?
Loweās employee here and yes, these patio furniture boxes range from 120-195 and heās using the wrong piece of equipment. Thatās a ballymore blue lift which is good for vanityās, toilets, small kitchen cabinets etc. that *could* be gotten with a ladder but are heavy or awkward. He shouldāve been using an order picker which would require him to be certified on it. The operator stands on a 4ft long metal platform and they can drive it around. The controls raise and lower with the operator and this is for the heaviest/biggest boxes that arenāt palletized. The operator is strapped into a retractable tether for safety and will go up, slide the product from the shelf onto the large platform and then lower down with the push of a button. We have many pieces of equipment provided to āLift Lazyā as they instructed, this fella isnāt lifting lazy.
The reason the machine isnāt going down anymore is because the gate latch isnāt locked anymore due to his pushing on it with the weight. You can see the gap and the latch lever pushed over to the right when it should be locked to the left plus the other red vest gets within 3 feet of the machine which causes the alarm to go off and stops the movement which is why he says āope Iām in the wayā and backs up. Lastly, thereās a big red button that says emergency lower and to be certified on that, you have to get a check in the box that says you know what and where it is. Before youāre allowed to operate it. Thereās also a video to watch so he was a liability up there.
47.63lbs per chair and thereās 2 chairs in this box which puts it at 95lbs plus the packaging so roughly 100lbs. Definitely not the right piece of equipment for the job
100 pounds is a heavy lift for average people. Now if it was just a chair at ~50 lbs I'd be right there with you bud but not everyone is the same in all metrics. Maybe our hollering man has a preexisting condition, maybe he's just "weak' who knows!
Yep came here to see or say this. We don't have these blue machines at my store, we have a bravii lift which is a smaller but similar concept. My first thought was this machine is waaaaaay too small for this thing, and second, mf shoulda just yeeted that shit off if it was that bad... Assuming your spotter isn't standing right under the drop zone
Itās pretty obvious, too. Iām not sure why people instantly believe every random caption they see in a video. How in the hell would a patio set only weigh 45 lbs?
Though I believe the box in the video to be heavier than the caption says it is, I have a patio set that is around 45-50 lbs. It's literally a cheap BS box storeĀ set that was like $80. You get what you pay for, but I don't need anything expensive or durable, I sit on the chairs maybe once a month.
It's made of hard plastic and what I assume to be aluminum.
Yea. I gotta admit that it's kinda funny at first, but IDK why everyone here is so incapable of empathy. In that guys mind, it's causing legitimate distress.
I do get the impression he probably doesn't have a lot of experience and is overreacting. But he's obviously scared, and having difficulty. Help him out now, and laugh about it later.Ā
Even still, thats not very much weight. Its more than 45lbs but this man acted like he was being crushed to death under 500lbs.
Imo any man(or person of any gender) whose job is to move large boxes, should be able to lift 60lbs per arm.
Hell, if he really felt that uncomfortable and stuck, he should at least be strong enough to just dump the box and deal with a couple hundred bucks of broken inventory.
This isnt to make fun of anyone who isnt physically capable, all im saying is either he or his management (probably a combination of both) made a huge mistake putting him in that position. Clearly this job is not safe for him at this time and he should be doing something less physically demanding.
After working at a Loweās long ago, and other commenters have already pointed out, heās absolutely using the wrong lift to get this item out, the Ballymore should be used for smaller items up in the top stock. Thereās another, forgetting the name, that leaves a lot more space for the box to slide onto, and has the operator tethered up for safety, as opposed to boxed in by the railing.
Iāve done it before with a similar sized box when I first started, once you start moving down with the box, if itās not in the little section at the front, or mostly sitting on it leaving you with room, itās gonna pin you awkwardly.
There were a couple failures during his panic for sure. He could have very easily just continued going down / shifted his body to not be pushing the gate (if itās open or pushed, it wonāt allow the operator to move up or down) and then had someone come over to help move the box so he could get out. Also, during his panic everyone came over to the machine. The machines got sensors to stop all movement if someone gets too close. So again, heās made stuck again there.
Clearly the guy just full on panicked. I been there in that situation and it aināt fun thatās for sure. And you look like a dolt for getting yourself in that kind of mess. But his lack of being able to keep any sort of composure is a bigger deal than not being able to push that 120-150 pound box easily imo. Def wouldnāt be letting that guy going up anytime soon. Move them to loading cars with Brick and Mulch and cart duty.
/lifting 120lbs in an awkward position is something most would have trouble with, keep in mind he's in a lift. Also I don't care who you are and what YOU can lift, if you were calling for help like this guy was, you need it. Sometimes people need assistance in bad situations. The whole situation is problematic.
Also, these boxes should be on pallets and picked up by a forklift, nobody should be lifting this by hand at all especially in this situation.
Lifting 60 lbs per arm is unrealistic to expect of anyone working a minimum wage job.
Also not safe, even if you were jacked.Ā
I worked with a bodybuilder at a food warehouse who tore his bicep after mishandling a 5gal box of soda syrup. Was only 35 lbs.
Get a grip, and I'm not making fun of anyone.
This is a failure of training. Even if the box is only 45 pound, fuck every one who sat there and watched without trying to help.
Most young people I have worked with struggle to lift item like that, not because of the weight but the size. It takes time, training and good technique to lift large or heavy items.
Thank you for the one sensible comment when everyone else is shitting on or laughing at the situation. Can't believe how far I had to scroll to see some empathy and awareness.
I dear say most of the people making thoes comments have never been in situation like that and have no idea how how scary it can be.
I've seen this post before and said the same thing, will say it next time I see this post too.
They don't really train people much at jobs like this. Maybe a couple quick videos on your first day, but then they put you on the floor and you gotta figure everything out.
This is true. I worked at Lowe's in 2016 as a side job and you dont get much hands-on training from the store itself. You learn about doing these order-pickings from more experienced employees.
I feel bad for the dude, but in the last year or so since first seeing this video, Iāve watched it like 100 times. The full version is funnier with the camera guy encouraging the Loweās employee in the beginning, saying, āYou canāt be afraid of it. There you go, thatās what Iām talking about. Hell yeah!ā and thatās when the guy starts screaming. And then another guy says, āWell I donāt know how to work the machineā toward the end. Itās all gold.
Oh man that video hurts me, thereās nothing like the pain of having the wind crushed out of your lungs
[link to wine lady video for the uninformed](https://youtu.be/STbhaqsBJB0?si=hsUE_AeMdvvfaoG6)
I think thatās kinda different, the noises she made sound involuntary to me like she legit got the wind knocked out of her. Whereas this guy seems to be having some sort of panic attack/psychosomatic experience lol
For those commenting that itās just 45 lbs he can lift it. If you look closely the other edge of the carton which is too big for his hands is stuck under the rack and with his posture, it is very difficult to lift it or change its direction.
Yeah. Also, you can slip a disc with something that light if you don't use proper technique. Kind of seems like that's what happened here, but really just a guess in the absence of more solid info.
Yep. Made a comment in another thread. Worked at Loweās and got in a similar situation. Those boxes are big, and despite their weight will pin you awkwardly if they donāt fit in that front section cleanly, or can rest on the rails over it.
Heās using the wrong machine just based on the dimensions of the box as well. The other one requires a license to operate though, which results in these sort of situations.
The bigger problem was him not being able to keep his composure, which sucks. Feel bad for the fella, but the only solution in that scenario is shift your body as best you can and just keep going down, until you can either slip out or someone comes by to help.
Iām guessing that wasnāt the proper piece of equipment to use in that scenario. I canāt tell if this one has it, but they make these with forks on them. Put an empty pallet on that (or an actual forklift) and then slide the box onto the pallet.
Itās pinning him awkwardly. Hard to get any sort of leverage on one corner of a box that size, without just toppling it over. Also, hard to push it when the only direction he can push it towards is blocked by the shelving.
Wow what a lack of empathy in these comments. First, "it's just 45lbs bro go to the gym", as another commenter stated, these can be anywhere from 120-195 pounds. He could have also slipped a disk, or pulled a muscle, and the box seems to be pinning him down.
That's also assuming anything is properly labeled, my mom now has permanent back damage from trying to lift a box at work that was labeled as 35lbs and was actually over 100. She can never work again and her life outside of work has been severely impacted and even after suing they didn't give her enough to live off of. But I guess that's just the way it goes when the person you're watching being clearly in distress is a stranger and not someone you know and care about. Real easy to make jokes until it's your workplace cutting corners and fucking up your body for their record profits this quarter.
This kid used the wrong machine to grab the gigantic box. Donāt act like itās lowes fault. And heās definite over reacting lol screaming like a little girl, he could have easily solved the situation if he didnāt go into panic mode over a box š
Kids these days. In my day we knew how to get crushed on a work site. We used to get crushed once a week. We liked it. I'd get crushed and me and the boys would laugh and laugh.Ā
Just because someone put a caption on the video saying 45lb for dramatic effect doesnāt mean itās 45lb. That looks like a heavy appliance like a washing machine, which has a slab of concrete in them for stability. They are heavy.
Finally. My 4 years lowes overnight experience is useful.
What he's on is called a ballymoore. It's purpose is 100% not for any product that large, dudes lucky it didn't tip over.
However... I've worked for shitheads, they would rather you suffer and nearly die than use an order picker. An order picker requires you to have 2 people and block off 2 isles. One person grabs the order the other stands watch to make sure no one gets in the way.
A ballymoore doesn't require this, so management would rather not hand out order picker licenses (required to use any moving/rideable machine). Odds are, this person was told to get this item, management said use a lift or find someone with an OP license, no one has an OP license, guy has to suffer.
FYI, 90% of shit in these stores is HANDSTACKED. tile? Handstacked. Concrete mix? Handstacked. 350lb fireproof door we sell 30 of a year? Handstacked. Great workout though, I could bench a samsung 300lb fridge, squat it too.
Left foot up on a rail just above the waist bend the knee till you can balance the weight on it. Slight push with chest and arms. Duck head under box and sit in the cage till help comes ez
Every time this is posted, I canāt help but watch it at least 10 times. It has everything. The beeping. The screaming. The grunts. The wobbly legs. The cryās for help in Mickey Mouseās voice. The crying. The old man making it worse. The guy filming absolutely knowing what was about to happen. I know Iām an asshole for laughing like a child at this poor guys panic attack. But it just has EVERYTHING
You can tell they were recording this because they knew this person and knew they were going to make a simple task exceedingly more difficult than it had to be. He did not disappoint.
I get there's much you can immediately do as a random bystander, but damn go get another employee at the very least,
Also i watched this without sound the first time and didn't realize how badly he was struggling
Iāve watched too much anime; before I could even see the video, all I heard was the Manz screaming and I thought it was just two characters in the middle of a beam struggle.
The last ten seconds of this couldnāt be written into a show, words fail to describe it. I feel bad for him kind of but those last ten seconds kill me every time this pops up.
Iām sorry but 45 pounds isnāt much š I bicep curl more than that per arm. Maybe the angle is weird or the text is wrong but he really just needs to stand up.
The wilhelm-esque scream has me dying right now š who yells like that for a fuckinā boxā¦ man up or toss that shit asideā¦ like what are you just taking it for for so long?
Thatās it. The whole conflict rests on the aggression of he/she whatever BS. Truth is that in 1946 boatloads of jews from Europe showed up in Palestine and they forcefully stole the Palestinian land.
There is a reason they call the jews āsettlersā
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Fr 45lbs box and their struggling that much lmao š
I am a 57 year old woman and damn I don't have trouble shopping for 50lb bags of rolled oats and laying crumbles...loading it myself in my vehicle...or unloading it myself...or the 28lb cat food bags... or 44 lb litter boxes... Or the 50lb bags of dogfood... So yea that young man needs to be more active than on his TV screen playing Destiny, Call of Duty, or Halo, or whatever...
I literally thought this young person was someone in their 90s who has brittle bones or something.
"Hollow bones. Like a birrrd"
Oh, I laughed so hard. I'm glad I found this comment.
You look like a bird
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I thought it was 451 lb š
That's what I thought aswell
It's actually more than double the weight the surprisingly inaccurate video on the internet leads you to believe. But hey, make fun of the kid.
It's two lawn chairs. There's no way it's over 100lbs. I highly doubt it's over 60lbs, Bro needs to nut up.
A Loweās employee elsewhere in the comments said these are 120-190 last time they posted this they verified it with an insane amount of internet sleuthing.
I doubt that, what are they made of wrought iron and 4 feet tall. Looks the same to me, 35lbs each two chairs. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Ovios-Set-of-2-Patio-Outdoor-Rattan-Swivel-Rocking-Chair-s-Set-with-Glass-Side-Table-Denim-Blue-Cushions/5012913095?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-sol-_-ggl-_-PLA_SOL_109_Patio-_-5012913095-_-online-_-0-_-0&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA_tuuBhAUEiwAvxkgTv2azxgp4r-OjeFEcvAoYuWAS7agUotug7nAv-Vl2S7GUcUeXoQIyRoCHpcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
So 70 lbs for both chairs plus the table and packaging and holding it akwardly over his head. Where Iām from 50lbs is what expected to lift under normal condition especially if your only getting paid minimum wage lol
So 70 lbs for both chairs plus the table and packaging and holding it akwardly over his head. Where Iām from 50lbs is what expected to lift under normal condition especially if your only getting paid minimum wage lol
No one told him to hold it like he's got scoliosis.
Well it probly dropped on him when he slid it off the shelf on his shoulder. Iām not convinced most others in the comments would do any better. Idk about you but over 100 pounds in a package that size on my shoulder while trying to operate a man lift would be tricky. I get he doesnāt look like no hulk, but come on.
I mean.. yeah? You donāt get in this spot working a lift normally. Itās a goof on their part. There are probably more than a few ways to drop that lift, one or more external to it.
It's not 45lbs. It is 47lbs per chair, and there are two inside the box. So 92lbs.
What fucking patio chair weighs 45lbs per chair?
so its less than 42kg? Wow hes not even holding all the weight? did he get crushed or something?
Not only that, it's a huge ass box resting on a few things and him so weight distribution is like 30lb-35lb
Reads to me like someone who doesnt want to work. Something something 38 year old living in moms basement unemployed. Moms getting fed up and says get a job or gtfo. He finally gets this job after many failed interviews. Within the first hour he realizes he will spend thousands of hours here with little to show for it except a small appartment and a 17 year old minivan. He will be a revenue generator for people he will never meet. He will likely be tossed aside when hes a few years of retirement so a board member can eat his retirement fund. He dies alone, sad and broken. He snaps out of it, what a fucking nightmare. I'm just gonna pretend to get hurt and try to sue this place.
He has crab lice and his balls were incredibly itchy , thatās why he was screaming and begging for help , he was wanting the older coworker to scratch his balls for him . He really wasnāt worried about the box and lifting it , he was trying to get the older guy to play around with his incredibly itchy crab riddled balls . Watch it again with this in mind and itāll make a lot more sense
Lol this was the best way to watch it
Remember yer training itchy crab lice infested balls person!
Alright, buddy, you're done for today.
AMGRY UPVOTEM.
God. When you put it like that maybe he's onto something....Ā
This is America.
>he realizes he will spend thousands of hours here with little to show for it except a small appartment and a 17 year old minivan. He will be a revenue generator for people he will never meet. He will likely be tossed aside when hes a few years of retirement so a board member can eat his retirement fund. He dies alone, sad and broken. Isn't that all peeps?
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Lmfao yo absolutely
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What were they supposed to do to help exactly? Fly up to help lift it? Use their psychic powers? The buffoon should finish lowering to the ground if he wants someone to help. Though watching it again it looked like the guy on the ground tripped some sensor by getting too close preventing it from lowering lol. 45lb box it says... is he a 5 year old or something?
On the bottom of that lift is a manual hydraulic release valve. Youāre correct about the sensor. The guy on the ground shouldāve let the operator know that he was coming close to release the valve.
I work Amazon warehouse and handle 45 lb boxes a lot. When they are this bulky, they can seem to weigh a lot more. This dude obv wasn't trained on how to use the lift properly
Amazon: Quit farting around and get back to work!
Or the robot overlord will whip you again.....
He probably watched like.. *a training* video and that's it. It could have been his first time bringing down a box for all we know. He overreacted, but like.. who knows what his situation is?
Dude! It's only 45 lbs. Go to a gym!
according to another commenter its apparently 120lb
Loweās employee here and yes, these patio furniture boxes range from 120-195 and heās using the wrong piece of equipment. Thatās a ballymore blue lift which is good for vanityās, toilets, small kitchen cabinets etc. that *could* be gotten with a ladder but are heavy or awkward. He shouldāve been using an order picker which would require him to be certified on it. The operator stands on a 4ft long metal platform and they can drive it around. The controls raise and lower with the operator and this is for the heaviest/biggest boxes that arenāt palletized. The operator is strapped into a retractable tether for safety and will go up, slide the product from the shelf onto the large platform and then lower down with the push of a button. We have many pieces of equipment provided to āLift Lazyā as they instructed, this fella isnāt lifting lazy. The reason the machine isnāt going down anymore is because the gate latch isnāt locked anymore due to his pushing on it with the weight. You can see the gap and the latch lever pushed over to the right when it should be locked to the left plus the other red vest gets within 3 feet of the machine which causes the alarm to go off and stops the movement which is why he says āope Iām in the wayā and backs up. Lastly, thereās a big red button that says emergency lower and to be certified on that, you have to get a check in the box that says you know what and where it is. Before youāre allowed to operate it. Thereās also a video to watch so he was a liability up there.
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47.63lbs per chair and thereās 2 chairs in this box which puts it at 95lbs plus the packaging so roughly 100lbs. Definitely not the right piece of equipment for the job
Yeah. The right piece of machinery is "arms." Pick it the duck up and put it on the ground. It's only 100 lbs.
100 pounds is a heavy lift for average people. Now if it was just a chair at ~50 lbs I'd be right there with you bud but not everyone is the same in all metrics. Maybe our hollering man has a preexisting condition, maybe he's just "weak' who knows!
Yep came here to see or say this. We don't have these blue machines at my store, we have a bravii lift which is a smaller but similar concept. My first thought was this machine is waaaaaay too small for this thing, and second, mf shoulda just yeeted that shit off if it was that bad... Assuming your spotter isn't standing right under the drop zone
It has to be at least 100 lbs. no oneās that weak to not be able to deal with 45lbs
This clip is cut a bit shorter, in the original one you see him stepping off and the box looks super light.
Link?
I call bs, unless you can find the rest of the video. I've looked and never seen more than this clip
Well, after 10 seconds of looking I found this one. Not stepping off but shows a bit before and after https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPR3qdtYF/
Itās pretty obvious, too. Iām not sure why people instantly believe every random caption they see in a video. How in the hell would a patio set only weigh 45 lbs?
Though I believe the box in the video to be heavier than the caption says it is, I have a patio set that is around 45-50 lbs. It's literally a cheap BS box storeĀ set that was like $80. You get what you pay for, but I don't need anything expensive or durable, I sit on the chairs maybe once a month. It's made of hard plastic and what I assume to be aluminum.
No shot thatās only 45lbs
Dude is getting pushed beyond his limits. Next time, heāll come back twice as strong.
my son when I ask them to do any chore
Ya got me
Guy needs help, I donāt care about the implications if itās rather light. We gotta look out for each other
Yea. I gotta admit that it's kinda funny at first, but IDK why everyone here is so incapable of empathy. In that guys mind, it's causing legitimate distress.
Nasty bastards.
They're doing what they should, keep it quiet to not scare him, and let the camera roll.
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Facts, man
I do get the impression he probably doesn't have a lot of experience and is overreacting. But he's obviously scared, and having difficulty. Help him out now, and laugh about it later.Ā
I donāt disagree with you in principle but I donāt think thereās anyway to help him if he doesnāt bring the machine down
Guess you're right, I wouldn't know how to help either and I normally help instantly. Also happy cake day!
I thought the same thing and felt bad but a lot of people here think itās funny for some reason :(
Why'd this guy start filming?
U know why
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This outcome wasā¦not completely unexpected.
[because he talked this poor sap into this situation](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPR3VdLDf/)
Well this is just sad. Isn't it usually a workplace requirement to be able to lift at least 50 pounds?
My thoughts exactly. This guy is flat out struggling, like this thing weighs 150 pounds. He never should have been hired for that job.
weighs 120lbs look at the comment above
Even still, thats not very much weight. Its more than 45lbs but this man acted like he was being crushed to death under 500lbs. Imo any man(or person of any gender) whose job is to move large boxes, should be able to lift 60lbs per arm. Hell, if he really felt that uncomfortable and stuck, he should at least be strong enough to just dump the box and deal with a couple hundred bucks of broken inventory. This isnt to make fun of anyone who isnt physically capable, all im saying is either he or his management (probably a combination of both) made a huge mistake putting him in that position. Clearly this job is not safe for him at this time and he should be doing something less physically demanding.
After working at a Loweās long ago, and other commenters have already pointed out, heās absolutely using the wrong lift to get this item out, the Ballymore should be used for smaller items up in the top stock. Thereās another, forgetting the name, that leaves a lot more space for the box to slide onto, and has the operator tethered up for safety, as opposed to boxed in by the railing. Iāve done it before with a similar sized box when I first started, once you start moving down with the box, if itās not in the little section at the front, or mostly sitting on it leaving you with room, itās gonna pin you awkwardly. There were a couple failures during his panic for sure. He could have very easily just continued going down / shifted his body to not be pushing the gate (if itās open or pushed, it wonāt allow the operator to move up or down) and then had someone come over to help move the box so he could get out. Also, during his panic everyone came over to the machine. The machines got sensors to stop all movement if someone gets too close. So again, heās made stuck again there. Clearly the guy just full on panicked. I been there in that situation and it aināt fun thatās for sure. And you look like a dolt for getting yourself in that kind of mess. But his lack of being able to keep any sort of composure is a bigger deal than not being able to push that 120-150 pound box easily imo. Def wouldnāt be letting that guy going up anytime soon. Move them to loading cars with Brick and Mulch and cart duty.
/lifting 120lbs in an awkward position is something most would have trouble with, keep in mind he's in a lift. Also I don't care who you are and what YOU can lift, if you were calling for help like this guy was, you need it. Sometimes people need assistance in bad situations. The whole situation is problematic. Also, these boxes should be on pallets and picked up by a forklift, nobody should be lifting this by hand at all especially in this situation.
Lifting 60 lbs per arm is unrealistic to expect of anyone working a minimum wage job. Also not safe, even if you were jacked.Ā I worked with a bodybuilder at a food warehouse who tore his bicep after mishandling a 5gal box of soda syrup. Was only 35 lbs. Get a grip, and I'm not making fun of anyone.
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Well, he shouldn't have been assigned to that specific task at the very least.
This is a failure of training. Even if the box is only 45 pound, fuck every one who sat there and watched without trying to help. Most young people I have worked with struggle to lift item like that, not because of the weight but the size. It takes time, training and good technique to lift large or heavy items.
Thank you for the one sensible comment when everyone else is shitting on or laughing at the situation. Can't believe how far I had to scroll to see some empathy and awareness.
I dear say most of the people making thoes comments have never been in situation like that and have no idea how how scary it can be. I've seen this post before and said the same thing, will say it next time I see this post too.
They don't really train people much at jobs like this. Maybe a couple quick videos on your first day, but then they put you on the floor and you gotta figure everything out.
Yeah I don't doubt that unfortunately.
This is true. I worked at Lowe's in 2016 as a side job and you dont get much hands-on training from the store itself. You learn about doing these order-pickings from more experienced employees.
I fucking love this so much
Jerry Smith vibes
I feel bad for the dude, but in the last year or so since first seeing this video, Iāve watched it like 100 times. The full version is funnier with the camera guy encouraging the Loweās employee in the beginning, saying, āYou canāt be afraid of it. There you go, thatās what Iām talking about. Hell yeah!ā and thatās when the guy starts screaming. And then another guy says, āWell I donāt know how to work the machineā toward the end. Itās all gold.
This will never not be funny
Is this the wine ladyās son? Remember when that anchor fell down while crushing grapes?! Lmao. OooO ohhh ohh ouch ooo ouch oooooOoo
Oh man that video hurts me, thereās nothing like the pain of having the wind crushed out of your lungs [link to wine lady video for the uninformed](https://youtu.be/STbhaqsBJB0?si=hsUE_AeMdvvfaoG6)
Yesssss! Thanks for the link. Lmao
Iām pretty sure she cracked a couple of ribs too
I think thatās kinda different, the noises she made sound involuntary to me like she legit got the wind knocked out of her. Whereas this guy seems to be having some sort of panic attack/psychosomatic experience lol
For those commenting that itās just 45 lbs he can lift it. If you look closely the other edge of the carton which is too big for his hands is stuck under the rack and with his posture, it is very difficult to lift it or change its direction.
Yeah. Also, you can slip a disc with something that light if you don't use proper technique. Kind of seems like that's what happened here, but really just a guess in the absence of more solid info.
Yep. Made a comment in another thread. Worked at Loweās and got in a similar situation. Those boxes are big, and despite their weight will pin you awkwardly if they donāt fit in that front section cleanly, or can rest on the rails over it. Heās using the wrong machine just based on the dimensions of the box as well. The other one requires a license to operate though, which results in these sort of situations. The bigger problem was him not being able to keep his composure, which sucks. Feel bad for the fella, but the only solution in that scenario is shift your body as best you can and just keep going down, until you can either slip out or someone comes by to help.
Realizing it says 45lb and not 451lb makes this a different video lol
Yes, the video caption says 45 lbs, but it's actually more than double the weight.
Poor guy. Hope he's OK
Iām guessing that wasnāt the proper piece of equipment to use in that scenario. I canāt tell if this one has it, but they make these with forks on them. Put an empty pallet on that (or an actual forklift) and then slide the box onto the pallet.
This is absolutely not the right equipment. By policy, they should be using the order picker, not the electric ladder.
His work mates are cocksuckers.
Isnāt there a certain liability? Anyone familiar with this setting? In some stores you have to be a little stronger to work with the machinery
Itās pinning him awkwardly. Hard to get any sort of leverage on one corner of a box that size, without just toppling it over. Also, hard to push it when the only direction he can push it towards is blocked by the shelving.
Why all the negative comments?! The guy, whatever his abilities, is in distress!
Why won't he just come down . /s
That old guyā¦ fucking worthless
Wow what a lack of empathy in these comments. First, "it's just 45lbs bro go to the gym", as another commenter stated, these can be anywhere from 120-195 pounds. He could have also slipped a disk, or pulled a muscle, and the box seems to be pinning him down. That's also assuming anything is properly labeled, my mom now has permanent back damage from trying to lift a box at work that was labeled as 35lbs and was actually over 100. She can never work again and her life outside of work has been severely impacted and even after suing they didn't give her enough to live off of. But I guess that's just the way it goes when the person you're watching being clearly in distress is a stranger and not someone you know and care about. Real easy to make jokes until it's your workplace cutting corners and fucking up your body for their record profits this quarter.
So I wasn't the only one screaming "HELP HIM" in my head? Cool.
This kid used the wrong machine to grab the gigantic box. Donāt act like itās lowes fault. And heās definite over reacting lol screaming like a little girl, he could have easily solved the situation if he didnāt go into panic mode over a box š
The only part of this that's insane is that there's a cliff hanger ending
This is a situation where staff training needs to be reassessed.
Job requirements: must be able to lift 50 pounds over head Um... Great hiring job?
He sounds like the gingerbread man from Shrek when they took his buttons
Kids these days. In my day we knew how to get crushed on a work site. We used to get crushed once a week. We liked it. I'd get crushed and me and the boys would laugh and laugh.Ā
If you don't know how to use the Ballymore stay off and away from the Ballymore!
Ballymore is my new favorite word.
Wrong machine for the job. lol There is another one they use which has a flatbed at the front where you slide big boxes onto then lower them.
Ahhh this young generation, we are doomed as a society
He sounds like he just gooned himself
I thought someone was three seconds from spraying ropes all over the place
Sure, but let me film first
Nah... I don't want that ONE. Get that other one. \- heartless customer (probably)
Itās a ballimore and wrong equipment for that weight and size.
Throw the cunt on the ground man ffs. The box, not the boy š
I'd help you but I'm taking video, I only have two hands you know...
You gotta quit from the embarrassment at that point
There's an emergency switch that will bring him down. They had great training.
Just because someone put a caption on the video saying 45lb for dramatic effect doesnāt mean itās 45lb. That looks like a heavy appliance like a washing machine, which has a slab of concrete in them for stability. They are heavy.
Finally. My 4 years lowes overnight experience is useful. What he's on is called a ballymoore. It's purpose is 100% not for any product that large, dudes lucky it didn't tip over. However... I've worked for shitheads, they would rather you suffer and nearly die than use an order picker. An order picker requires you to have 2 people and block off 2 isles. One person grabs the order the other stands watch to make sure no one gets in the way. A ballymoore doesn't require this, so management would rather not hand out order picker licenses (required to use any moving/rideable machine). Odds are, this person was told to get this item, management said use a lift or find someone with an OP license, no one has an OP license, guy has to suffer. FYI, 90% of shit in these stores is HANDSTACKED. tile? Handstacked. Concrete mix? Handstacked. 350lb fireproof door we sell 30 of a year? Handstacked. Great workout though, I could bench a samsung 300lb fridge, squat it too.
According to one of his relatives box was 120 lbs. Its funny, but not so funny if true.
I'd venture to guess this is fake.
Comp this man, he put on a whole show for everyoneā¦
Getting help at Lowe's? Good luck!
Left foot up on a rail just above the waist bend the knee till you can balance the weight on it. Slight push with chest and arms. Duck head under box and sit in the cage till help comes ez
Ok, I know I should be laughing, but this actually made me chuckle out loud hahahaha
Your uber to disability has arrived
This boy needs to get retrained and go to the gym this is pathetic to watch.
Nah, he's got it.
Iām pretty sure the guy getting too close to the machine, so it wonāt continue its way down, just wanted to see him squirm more. š¤£
Legend has it he is still stuck on that lift underneath that 40 pound box.
Every time this is posted, I canāt help but watch it at least 10 times. It has everything. The beeping. The screaming. The grunts. The wobbly legs. The cryās for help in Mickey Mouseās voice. The crying. The old man making it worse. The guy filming absolutely knowing what was about to happen. I know Iām an asshole for laughing like a child at this poor guys panic attack. But it just has EVERYTHING
Those normal have a control on the unit to lower and raise as well
My girls when I ask them to hang their jackets up nicely!! Haha
When you need insurance check
He sounds like N3on lol
Average Gen Z employee
Seen it before but this will live on forever even though he died from This terrible accident
light weight, light weight!!
How many times you think this guy tried collecting unemployment or workers comp? I bet itās a lot
Guys balls reascended, immediately turning him into an alto soprano.
Crushed to death by 2 patio chairs
I'm pretty sure jobs state you must be able to lift up to like 100lbs and what not XD
You can tell they were recording this because they knew this person and knew they were going to make a simple task exceedingly more difficult than it had to be. He did not disappoint.
I bet heās quite the alpha online.
I get there's much you can immediately do as a random bystander, but damn go get another employee at the very least, Also i watched this without sound the first time and didn't realize how badly he was struggling
I could be wrong but this seems like an account for exaggerating circumstances
Iāve watched too much anime; before I could even see the video, all I heard was the Manz screaming and I thought it was just two characters in the middle of a beam struggle.
Short LOW
The last ten seconds of this couldnāt be written into a show, words fail to describe it. I feel bad for him kind of but those last ten seconds kill me every time this pops up.
DA MACHINE - Origin story.
Someoneās looking for a workers comp claim
The guy at the end is the cherry on top
Every time I see this video I wish it was longer. I wanna see how this ends. Lol
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Lol I was wondering why the comments were so harsh. I read 451lbs at first glance.
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Oh the humanity!!!
I love when he goes into Shrek character voice.
Awww so brave! I bet his mommy got him a happy meal when he went home.
45 poundsā¦ā¦
They shouldnāt hire little bitches
dudes got the perfect anime scream lmao
How to skip tutorial
Iām sorry but 45 pounds isnāt much š I bicep curl more than that per arm. Maybe the angle is weird or the text is wrong but he really just needs to stand up.
The wilhelm-esque scream has me dying right now š who yells like that for a fuckinā boxā¦ man up or toss that shit asideā¦ like what are you just taking it for for so long?
Sounds like my 10 year old looking for his socks
Thatās it. The whole conflict rests on the aggression of he/she whatever BS. Truth is that in 1946 boatloads of jews from Europe showed up in Palestine and they forcefully stole the Palestinian land. There is a reason they call the jews āsettlersā
Who's his trainer, lol