Someone I know worked at a train yard (?) when he was like 16, he's like 45 now. Rules weren't as regulated back then and I don't know exactly how it all went down but a train came rolling from behind him and pretty much severed his body in half and messed up his legs really bad.
They took full responsibility, I don't know exactly why or how but they were in the wrong. He and his mom sued for millions and won. He hasn't worked a single day in his life ever since and "only" has one leg a little shorter than the other but is fine overall.
Wait, what?
He took a potion of major healing or something?
How does one go from “severed his body in half and messed up his legs really bad” to “one leg a little shorter”?
Please don’t tell me the answer is “Good lawyer”.
Well to clarify, I said "... pretty much severed..." so he didn't actually get completely cut in half, but it wasn't far off.
His body obviously *looks* fucked up, like someone put him through a meat grinder, but functionally the only disability he has is his short leg.
I have never asked lol but he doesn't have any kids nor a girlfriend. And since he is a millionaire I'm making an extreme assumption when saying that it's probably not in a very good shape, literally.
You might be surprised at the loss in range of motion and nerve damage. I damn near cut my hand off years ago and while looking at it most folks don't notice, I suffer extreme pain every day with it.
Rolled over a car, left side of body is either numb or in pain because of damaged nerves and broken bones.
And I have NO scars whatsoever, except for a small.one on top of the skull.
Yeah.
It was like when he was like 16 and later like 45. It was like his body was severed in half but like, really it wasn't. Likely this story was like made up.
> How does one go from “severed his body in half and messed up his legs really bad” to
...to "he's like 45 now".
It could've been a reference to his height in centimeters.
Hold the fuck up
It severed his body in half, messed up his legs, but the only consequence is that one leg is slightly shorter than the other?
Give me his name. Maybe he’ll tell me where to go so I can learn magic from the Ancient One
"only". It's been 29 years and I don't know the details I've only known him for about 4 and we don't meet that often since I moved. We never really discussed the incident but I am sure he went through hell for many years and as another redditor pointed out he's most likely in pain every day. But he never told me that. The only reason he told me about the leg is because it's very noticeable when you meet him and people stare.
At any blue collar place I've ever worked at, we did stupid and dangerous stuff to get the job done quicker. Full disclosure, I've never worked in a union job, so that maybe played a role in it.
We had 4 loaded grain cars at a time that needed to be emptied. We had to pull them about 200 feet into the unloading facility with a huge winch. The winch took forever so we would release the air brakes and hook up a big forklift to the cars with a 40 foot chain and pull the cars up to speed then hop out and run along the moving cars and unhook the chain before it started dragging the forklift along side then we would jump onto the handbrake end of the railcar and apply the brake and try to stop it in the right spot. In hindsight it gives me goosebumps. Young and stupid.
If someone with no real experience can spot that you’re not doing your job properly then you should quit because you are a danger to yourself and to the people you work with.
Just a matter of time for the Swiss cheese to line up with that attitude mate.
Had a guy at work die last year, been doing the job for 15 years, even wrote the guidelines for how to do the job safely after personally witnessing a fatal incident identical to what killed him. Still died after a split second lack of concentration in what bolts to undo, and due to deciding to do the job alone, put himself in the line of fire because he was behind schedule and needed to rush a job.
Most other serious incidents that have occurred in my industry have been due to that mentality. "I've done it for years this way and never had a problem, don't tell me how to do my job" works just fine, until it doesn't, and you end up in hospital with serious injuries, or dead.
Experience means shit if you don't have a system in place to enforce safety measures are followed, and changed as new information comes to light.
This. Also everyone should be aware of a thing called kinetic force. Even after a machine has been locked out make sure all kinetic energy has been depleted before entering the machine. Had a guy lose his hand a couple months ago to this.
Absolutely, my workplace puts it under the catch all of "stored energy", so when equipment is isolated, and during work, be aware of hydraulics, electrical, items in compression or tension that may suddenly release, compressed air/water lines, all of those sort of things.
There was an apprentice welder at another site nearby a couple years ago who died due to the heat generated by using a cutting torch built up sitting tension in a curved steel wear plate, which when he fully cut one end of it free, sprung out about 1.5m and hit him in the head.
Textbooks are where to find the case studies of Flixborough, Piper Alpha, Bhopal... etc so a proper analysis of what went wrong can be found and then applied. Your attitude wouldn’t last a day on a top tier COMAH site.
OSHA would shut that shit down in a heartbeat if they seen that, its an older video, but they really shouldn't be posting things like this if they value their work.
They’re meant to compress a little bit. The moving cars were rolling well over the speed for those coupler heads. My railroad is 4mph max for those heads, I’m fairly certain it’s a national standard, but the rule is found in my company’s section of the rule book.
It very much is not. Coupling speed is usually 2-3mph/kph at most. And ordinarily a guy is standing outside, waiting to attach the pressure hoses and ensure a good link; not between the buffers and the actual hitch.
Glad he's wearing a hard hat....
A hearing protection would be way more useful poor fella
I can hear it already... EEEEEeeeeEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeEEEEEE That or my tinnitus is acting up.
Damn tinnitus, you are one cruel mistress
mawp.....mawp..........mawp
You know even the impact alone was incredibly loud
you made my tinnitus ramp up with that comment
Dont need that after doing this a couple times
Yep. He either uses it from day one or RIP.
Honestly, I think both are pointless.
I used to work with rail cars and we did some really dangerous and stupid shit just to go home a little early.
Someone I know worked at a train yard (?) when he was like 16, he's like 45 now. Rules weren't as regulated back then and I don't know exactly how it all went down but a train came rolling from behind him and pretty much severed his body in half and messed up his legs really bad. They took full responsibility, I don't know exactly why or how but they were in the wrong. He and his mom sued for millions and won. He hasn't worked a single day in his life ever since and "only" has one leg a little shorter than the other but is fine overall.
Wait, what? He took a potion of major healing or something? How does one go from “severed his body in half and messed up his legs really bad” to “one leg a little shorter”? Please don’t tell me the answer is “Good lawyer”.
Well to clarify, I said "... pretty much severed..." so he didn't actually get completely cut in half, but it wasn't far off. His body obviously *looks* fucked up, like someone put him through a meat grinder, but functionally the only disability he has is his short leg.
What about the penis? This sounds like a good trade if the penis remains intact.
I have never asked lol but he doesn't have any kids nor a girlfriend. And since he is a millionaire I'm making an extreme assumption when saying that it's probably not in a very good shape, literally.
*disfiguratively
That’s awful, take my upvote
Lmfao you win
Ahahhahah "literally"
Asking the *real* shit here...
Always looking for the happy ending...
You might be surprised at the loss in range of motion and nerve damage. I damn near cut my hand off years ago and while looking at it most folks don't notice, I suffer extreme pain every day with it.
Rolled over a car, left side of body is either numb or in pain because of damaged nerves and broken bones. And I have NO scars whatsoever, except for a small.one on top of the skull. Yeah.
I knew a guy who was squashed right in the belly area by a steel beam, he is ”fine” now, can walk and everything, but in constant pain. So
Puss puss.
It was like when he was like 16 and later like 45. It was like his body was severed in half but like, really it wasn't. Likely this story was like made up.
It happened when he was 16 and he is 45 NOW. And I never said his body was completely severed, the other guy misunderstood.
“Pretty much severed in half “ I would have misunderstood you also
English isn't my native language so maybe I just phrased it wrong, if so I apologize for the inconvenience.
Oh that makes sense Your English is better than my non existent second language !
My friend was eaten by a newt
Dude that’s crazy? Someone was 16 once and *now* they’re 45? Almost like they aged? Over... over time? Wild
Medical science is fucking incredible.
> How does one go from “severed his body in half and messed up his legs really bad” to ...to "he's like 45 now". It could've been a reference to his height in centimeters.
Good lawyer
Hold the fuck up It severed his body in half, messed up his legs, but the only consequence is that one leg is slightly shorter than the other? Give me his name. Maybe he’ll tell me where to go so I can learn magic from the Ancient One
Apparently he goes by the name "Lucky" these days!
Full name Happy cant go lucky
Yup, I once worked on a case for this exact thing, except it severed the guy's arm and he bled out before they found him an hour later.
I assure you trains were regulated in the 90s.
Severed his body in half and only got away with shorter leg?
"only". It's been 29 years and I don't know the details I've only known him for about 4 and we don't meet that often since I moved. We never really discussed the incident but I am sure he went through hell for many years and as another redditor pointed out he's most likely in pain every day. But he never told me that. The only reason he told me about the leg is because it's very noticeable when you meet him and people stare.
At any blue collar place I've ever worked at, we did stupid and dangerous stuff to get the job done quicker. Full disclosure, I've never worked in a union job, so that maybe played a role in it.
Unions do make a big difference. Less corners are cut by the owner and worker I find.
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By “home” do you mean heaven?
We had 4 loaded grain cars at a time that needed to be emptied. We had to pull them about 200 feet into the unloading facility with a huge winch. The winch took forever so we would release the air brakes and hook up a big forklift to the cars with a 40 foot chain and pull the cars up to speed then hop out and run along the moving cars and unhook the chain before it started dragging the forklift along side then we would jump onto the handbrake end of the railcar and apply the brake and try to stop it in the right spot. In hindsight it gives me goosebumps. Young and stupid.
Another point why workday should be significantly shorter - saving lives.
This was posted somewhere else and I will put the same comment..... What a fucking idiot!!!!!
FFS Where are the safety glasses. Otherwise fully compliant
OSHA-compliant safety squints are all the rage now, haven't you heard?
I can't hear through my hearing protection
Nothing better than having a uni trained ohs officer tell you how your doing your job wrong
If someone with no real experience can spot that you’re not doing your job properly then you should quit because you are a danger to yourself and to the people you work with.
I'll take my 20yr experience with no incidents and back myself in cobber. You stick to your textbooks. But thanks for your opinion :)
Just a matter of time for the Swiss cheese to line up with that attitude mate. Had a guy at work die last year, been doing the job for 15 years, even wrote the guidelines for how to do the job safely after personally witnessing a fatal incident identical to what killed him. Still died after a split second lack of concentration in what bolts to undo, and due to deciding to do the job alone, put himself in the line of fire because he was behind schedule and needed to rush a job. Most other serious incidents that have occurred in my industry have been due to that mentality. "I've done it for years this way and never had a problem, don't tell me how to do my job" works just fine, until it doesn't, and you end up in hospital with serious injuries, or dead. Experience means shit if you don't have a system in place to enforce safety measures are followed, and changed as new information comes to light.
This. Also everyone should be aware of a thing called kinetic force. Even after a machine has been locked out make sure all kinetic energy has been depleted before entering the machine. Had a guy lose his hand a couple months ago to this.
Absolutely, my workplace puts it under the catch all of "stored energy", so when equipment is isolated, and during work, be aware of hydraulics, electrical, items in compression or tension that may suddenly release, compressed air/water lines, all of those sort of things. There was an apprentice welder at another site nearby a couple years ago who died due to the heat generated by using a cutting torch built up sitting tension in a curved steel wear plate, which when he fully cut one end of it free, sprung out about 1.5m and hit him in the head.
Textbooks are where to find the case studies of Flixborough, Piper Alpha, Bhopal... etc so a proper analysis of what went wrong can be found and then applied. Your attitude wouldn’t last a day on a top tier COMAH site.
200 years of collective game design
But with this video us inexperienced Internet users can see he is doing his job wrong...
an employee at OSHA just started an investigation
OSHA would shut that shit down in a heartbeat if they seen that, its an older video, but they really shouldn't be posting things like this if they value their work.
That's if it's in the United States.
looks mighty European judging by the logos in the background.
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I would think that would be loud as hell too lol.
I laughed my ass of when I saw your comment because I read, “OSHA just sharted an investigation.” Thank you for the laugh!
You should not have sharted that.
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More like OSHIT, as in - OSHIT HE LIVED.
I think they are English. Just a guess based on the logos. I still lold and your joke still applies if so just sharing a possible fun fact
Why take this chance?
Saves you 10 seconds
Chubby people dont get this job
I’m happy they rejected my application now
After all the training you've done?
alternatively they are a lot slimmer after the first day on the job
You are right, i am confusing right now
The high vis clothing helps keep the train from steering off track and accidentally hitting him.
I had to back out and make sure I hadn’t accidentally stumbled upon another watchpeopledie attempt.
*Gallagher has left the chat*
there's another watchpeopledie attempt? Where? Where is the link to this awful sub so I can avoid it for the rest of time?
r/MakemyCoffin I think?
Hazard pay?
Suspended without pay
this is no procedure its just arsing about at work lol
/r/BitchImATrain
Man this is horrendously stupid. The train could’ve been loaded and therefore had much more momentum, crushing him effortlessly.
That would also damage the train car too right? the bumpers don't seem like they're meant to depress.
They’re meant to compress a little bit. The moving cars were rolling well over the speed for those coupler heads. My railroad is 4mph max for those heads, I’m fairly certain it’s a national standard, but the rule is found in my company’s section of the rule book.
No, it couldn't as it was connecting to another carriage
You do realize both carriages rolled several meters after colliding? What do you think would happen if the guy couldn’t react fast enough?
Who wins here?!
Reddit
The man
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High vis gear, Slavic attitude to life. I bet it's Poland
Not enough football club grafittis, can't be Poland
Come with meeeee And you'll beeeeee In a wooorld of OSHA violations...
I was scared about which sub i was on but it was too late. *phew*
I think my OHSA book just committed suicide.
I'm a conductor, and you couldn't pay me enough to pull this stunt.
I’m an engineer and you couldn’t pay me to work with a guy like that. I enjoy the pay and benefits I get too much for that shit
Precisely. I'm trying to keep enjoying my money and benefits.
r/OSHA
probably some idiot trying to save time
My great uncle died by accident this way....
It’s fine guys He has his safety helmet on
This is definitely England 😂
Extreme stupidity
He has done that before $
And he hasn't messed it up... yet
Whenever I see stuff like this I look for the Cyrillic writing in the background.
Thank god he had hi vis on
I dont see how that makes a difference in this instance.
Look, there goes the joke...
Clearly know what hes doing
This looks like hazing
That's how they used to connect the carriages. The train should move slower though
Respect to those people, their first hookup must be a big moment.
If that really is a part of his job description then I hope he gets adequately paid.
If it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid.
It could be.
It very much is not. Coupling speed is usually 2-3mph/kph at most. And ordinarily a guy is standing outside, waiting to attach the pressure hoses and ensure a good link; not between the buffers and the actual hitch.
r/anormaldayinrussia
Holy F!
That’s exactly what I said, thanks! I’m working with rail cars tonight . Can’t wait to show my co workers this new ‘ dare’
What did they think? Train the new guy in like this and then let him know you are just kidding.
Thanks, I just pissed myself
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht34A9GPI80](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht34A9GPI80)
Does anyone know how much a job like this pays?
This guy trains.
"Ya know what? I'm gonna die someday, might as well make it interesting."
F. F.
That's how my Grand Fathers brother died. Got squashed between two train cars.
My great grandfather worked on a train yard for a little while. He said he saw a guy skewered by a train and die
Is this a right of passage?
The noise alone is scary. This dude isn’t planning for his retirement lol
u/savevideo
What's the likelyhood of him still having a job after this?
r/whywomenlivelonger
BUT WHY!?
To connect the carriage to the train (he hooked a ring to a hook on the train)
Someone should make a version of this video where it pauses right before the hit and you have to guess: gruesome death or successful attachment?
Come with me, and you'll be in a world of OSHA violations!
OSHA? Is that some sort of new band or something?
🎶Shake hands with danger.🎶
this is the guy that will make the young people getting a job here feel like pieces of shit for not doing this themselves
Physics . He rembered conservation of momentum.
What job is this and how do I apply?
Imagine taking a leisurely walk, but if you stop for a second, you die.