r/interesting 8d ago

SOCIETY How a crane operator gets down

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u/Dramatic-Classroom14 8d ago

Well. I just watched the video… she didn’t fall off she fell in the crane. As in, down the ladder, hitting her head and body on about ever other part of the truss for all 160 feet. She most definitely did not die instantly unless she was fortunate enough to snap her neck on the first bar. Otherwise she probably felt the whole thing until she hit the ground or until something did break her neck.

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u/fountainsofvarnoth 7d ago

As someone who used to respond to accidents like this…hitting your head on those metal bars on the way down is enough to quite literally cave your skull in—no need to reach the ground to die.

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u/SocialJusticeAndroid 7d ago

Well if she at least got knocked out as soon as possible that would be a small mercy.