Raw Video: Worker Killed in Crane Accident

[63whistleblower]

Hey investigator John Quinn of OSHA,Do you think i was wrong about that steering problem now on that JLG 3969 lift that Trico Lift knowingly sent out on rent in that condition just to make the rental??? Is steering on these lift's a critical component John? Do you think inches count when it comes to safety on these lifts John Quinn?

Hey John Quinn if i missed that steering problem during the safety inspection while i was working for Trico Lift i would have been fired on the spot! well????

[63whistleblower]

Mayor Nutter,when that OSHA investigator tipped me off to how Trico Lift and JLG conspired to lie to OSHA in our whistleblower case i took that information that only OSHA would know and used it to prove with out a doubt how they liedThat OSHA investigator was not even assighned to our case! Do you think he would risk his job if there wasn't a serious danger here? I used that info on 14 diffrent ocassions and timelined that was completely indisputible where there should have been criminal charges

[63whistleblower]

If you want read about our whistleblower case that involves how Trico Lift and JLG knowingly gambled with peoples lives go to the department of labors work in progress blog comment section.Just one more thing the OSHA investigator who handled this accident above was the same one on our case.So if your involved in an accident on Trico Lift or JLG equipment be prepared if your employer has deep pockets because your screwed,Right Mayor Nutter?

I think it's called "Pay to Play".

[63whistleblower]

My employer Trico Lift knowingly sent out on rent a JLG 3969 scissor lift that i just locked out unsafe with a steering cylinder problem that JLG even has a service bullitin out on to correct this where you lose control of the steering.This was six months before this accident in philly and it was sent into a Sunoco refinery.Even an OSHA investigator tipped me off to how Trico Lift andJLG lied to OSHA in our whistleblower case.Go to youtube 2012 flower show comment section for more on this.

[randomeddy]

L&i comissioner Fran Burns.

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that does not have a fucking clue what she is talking about.

[TheFeeez21]

damn.. i drive big lifts all the time and never really think of what could happen when you have the boom scoped so far out even on concrete/asphalt...

[fox13z400]

the guy speaking at 0:57 has a firm grasp of the obvious -_- 

[winterka100]

Should be called Stale Video.

[jeffburky8388]

yeah let the niggers tell us what happen

[rookiemcm77]

@AssociatedPress Please explain how this is "RAW VIDEO" ? ... or were you just trying to be "MEGA SUPER PRO ACTIVE"?

[TheMpsiliakus]

@ohyan2912 You should head to Northwest Arkansas to teach. I used to work in live event production, and some of the riggers around here are insane! Climbing out of the lift or standing on the middle rail and leaning waaaay out of the basket to reach something instead of lowering the lift and driving it 10 ft.

[MrGroovy888]

not funny when people die

[skytodd]

A JLG 120 weighs 43,000 lbs empty. I would suggest that if you have a long horizontal reach to try and not be 90 degrees to the wheel base...

[tjsage79]

Thats the L&I Commissioner???? Yikes..

[narwhallover100]

looks like the concrete sidewalk opened up due to an undergorund cavern . i seriously doubt operator error here but more like supervisor error for not checking the terrain he had his man set upon.



[TheOdaddyo1]

pilot error sorry to hear.

[inxyTrolls]

cool story bro now post a video of it fucking happening instead of a faggot guy pointing at the sky

[PlatypusVomit]

I think the meaning of the phrase "raw video" has been lost.

[CmdrGendoIkari]

@PlatypusVomit - I agree. This wasn't raw footage, and that by itself earns it another thumbs down. Properly title your video.

[mouster94]

@PlatypusVomit When this video was posted it was a "RAW VIDEO" the dude who uploaded it probs couldn't be fucked changing it

[Two4thePinkster]

this is what happend when people arent properly trained : \

[OrogDeMalfur]

omfg its so clear now aliens are conspiring with egyptians and russia

[dshmechanic]

Where I work, they rented one of these things, the JLG 120 footer, to do some painting below roof level of our 4 story building, and on the cupolas and main tower, which is just about 115 feet up. They asked me if I wanted to be part of the crew for that job, and I said HELL NO! These things are death traps in the hands of inexperienced operators (which I am pretty sure all of us were), and even experienced operators when the unforseen happens. They used plywood under the wheels to level it! WOW

[dave51885]

i hate jlgs . brings up the old arguement , tie off to basket or structure . i prefer the structure

[ushouldntjudgeme]

@dave51885 hey dave, I want a JLG, what should I know? Should I consider ladders? I hate ladders

[kayaus2]

this isn't a crane it's a man lift not desinghed to lift loads

[The05ZX10R]

If this dude did things safe then why didn't he check the area he was using the lift in? He would have seen that cover and kept away from it. Too bad his family has to suffer because of his ignorance.

[bytorbytor2112]

This equipment isn't designed to lift any loads .It's a work platform. (Cherry Picker)

The lady said "the cover broke" Is she referring to the man hole cover? Poor guy RIP

[Msoulantzos]

Google search JLG 1200SJP Telescopic Boom Lift

it is NOT a Crane!

[purplegloves1029]

It's a risk that goes with the job. They need to be careful. RIP dude.

[lifeizcool]

@Msoulantzos don't Jew out on safety? Racist redneck loser...

[oldfart387]

Very sad about the loss of life. Pray for his family.

[humanity6fl9]

someone lost their life, who cares if its a crane or lift!

[johnski114]

It's not a picker or a jig lift, you idiot. JLG is a company name. What you saw laying flat on the the ground was a boom lift, you mong!

[capnamerca]

@johnski114 This is in fact a JLG telescoping boom manlift . . .

[Aizenvsanyonedontmix]

3 mins ad. worker rip

[momsbabyboy]

what sexy name michael nutter XD.

[ThriftStoreTalent]

yeah. a jig lift. not even close.

[jezbo79]

its a picker you mong!

[Frizzyjack]

Fran Burns needs to take Public Speaking...

[EGGKBRUINS]

uh

[DOUGIE1979]

oh

[Defaultconfig]

it's not a crane its a human trebuchet a manlift in the hands of a border jumper CAN TURN DEADLY go home mario and be a good fisherman

[MRchristorres]

i swear to god if she says "uhh" on more time.......

[wqpeb]

Wild how so many of these keel-overs are because of unknown ground strength or quality. Then in China, India and Russia...it could be ANYTHING that sets off a tip over. Damn dangerous business, and I salute the guys who dare to run these monsters.

[IRONSEAN7]

ive run and Rigged a few of these big boys since ive been an ironworker, and the 135 jlg is around 45,000 lbs,, you need to know the Quality of the Ground youre gonna be using this machine on,,, ill tell you, they are really safe when youre paying attention and properly trained,, they are a Hairy ride when all scoped out to 135 feet and the wind starts blowing, but wont tip over unless youre in a hurricane or you have one of the wheels over a soft spot, which in this case, was what caused deaths

[stewartyrab]

People are going on about load distribution here, has nothing to do with it really, the guy run over a man hole in a 120 foot Jlg boom, proper training would have warned this operator about being in this situation and not running over these covers, poor guy didn't stand a chance, rip

[supramanz]

Thats a boom lift

[gregscher]

It's just a JLG manlift and not even a crane. Talk about bogus reporting and bad publicity!

[Derekheck]

why are people arguing whether it was a crane or not... who cares someone died you idiots

[GeneralG1810]

@ohyan2912 Hey thats only what I heard, if Im wrong good stuff these things arent toys and SHOULD only be operated by qualified personel

[jordzzzzzzz]

@ohyan2912 Yea we are 100% here, I worked at one potash mine job and it was anything over 4ft, 10 ft is the norm. seems a bit ridiculous. Done quite a bit of connecting and sometimes it makes it pretty difficult. structure collapse/choker breaks and yer toast.

[jordzzzzzzz]

@ohyan2912 I'm 100 % with ya on the using a crane idea.. i would rather just climb the steel and connect it from there If possible. I could sense you were a safety guy haha. Yea especially for the short guys! Im not a big fan of having to be tied off in them. Thats law now here in canada.

[jordzzzzzzz]

but yes load evenly distrubuted on the basket is critical

[jordzzzzzzz]

@ohyan291 Would be impossible as an ironworker to follow that. personally i would feel safer with it on the rails closer to the end of the boom. I have lots of experience with these machines

[jordzzzzzzz]

@ohyan2912 Its probably more critical how close the load is to the end of the boom, not if its in or outside the basket but yea im sure the manufacturer doesnt recommend it. Usually it would shut off before you can get anywhere near tipping it.

[jordzzzzzzz]

@ohyan2912 Its probably more critical how close the load is to the end of the boom, not if its in or outside the basket but yea im sure the manufacturer doesnt recommend it.

[1SparkyG]

All I wanted was to see someone die... and I get abused with this video....

[WestKoast760]

...and to that black lady..she dont know shit...they only way it wouldve flipped over like she said, is if the counterbalance fell off, or if the bolts from the base holding the turret were to shear off...which in both wouldve been the inspectors fault.

[WestKoast760]

Its a ultra boom (1350 ajp from what it looks like) and they do have two capacities< 1000 and 500 lbs.. but i does take some force to tip one over! Im pretty sure this guy didnt see the "warning" lights and alarms going off..

[MrKarlosvandango]

It's a cherry picker

[iluvrnb1]

its a scissor lift. not a crane, or an arm extension some may call it.

[chiefsrr]

Wheelbase direction doesn't matter. Wheelbase extends out square. Wheel was ontop of manhole cover which broke jerking base. Machine won't go out where it don't belong because of saftys built in. It wobbles no matter which direction it's in.

[sarahsorandomTV1]

WTF.......NOT A CRANE

[jordzzzzzzz]

I always try to have the wheelbase the long way paralell to the direction im telescoping out. sideways they are tippy.

[jordzzzzzzz]

@ohyan2912 workers plus tools 500 lbs. i weigh 180 no problem with a 200 lb piece of steel

[charliemac94]

Fucking idiots thats not a fucking crane

[MrNoobtuber11]

:20 and uhhhhhhh but uhhhhhhh whe the uhhhhhhhhhh thing uhhhhhhhhhh whent uhhhhhhhhhhh.... uhhh wait what was i sayin

[jordzzzzzzz]

@MrNoobtuber11 uhhhhhhhhh ummmmm i forget uhhhhh. uhhhhhh sorry. um.

[nataku583]

ts sad things like this happen......i was scared when i did my training and the instructor used the bigger model of this boom lift.........

[xPAHardcorex]

fran burns is a fucking idiot

[kingmike40]

It looks to me that the weight cracked the sidewalk and that caused the life to shift. Once it shifted it kept going over. It doesn't really matter if this is called a crane or a lift or a cherry picker. Somebody died and people act like experts correcting what the machine is called.

[MrGizmo757]

this is why they invented hydraulic stabilizer arms. like you see on the back of back hoes and tractors and stuff. i appeared that this lift did not have any of those,

[FtFirst]

I am an industrial lift instructor in California, I don't need to point out to everyone that this isn't a crane, many have already posted what it is correctly. I also perform accident and incident investigations involving these lifts. I'll point out something at 1:04 in the video. When you stop it there you'll all see that the side closest to the street is at a lower elevation. Now factor that in with a fully extended boom and uneven operating surface. Wonder if he was over the 500lb max weight?

[denismcf]

Actually you are all wrong. This is a JLG Boomlift. (Not a Manlift) also whenever somebody sets up in one of these they should be on hard level ground. With the ability to drive at full height in these machines they need to be on a hard surface. There is approx 5 Tonne at each wheel. Also the braniac who said he wasnt wearing a harness, it wouldnt have mattered....

[TheRonaldo119]

I work in a fucking JLG Highworker the same type..they probably disconnect the safety because when its not squarelevel it doesnt go up..Or they used it as an krane to lift things but again when its to heavy it wont go up...

Always beware what youre doing!

[dub2]

JLG articulated stick boom lift. Operator Failed by moving the lift fully extended. Never drive while extended. These lifts are deceiving, though well and look safe they can easily tip if your out of level. The cover in the sidewalk was made of a lightweight concrete of some sort, strong enough to hold a light car tire. maybe.

[chakapdls]

zoom boom 120' stick out , just a sudden stop will make the boom bounce 10 feet up and down, almost shit my pants the first time i was on one. r.i.p

[chakapdls]

zoom boom

[b1ftse37]

Does anybody know what a "Personal Elevated Work Platform" is? Certainly not the know it all media.

[wirenut495]

this is a JLG manlift not a crane

[foxacoustics]

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[carbusstop111]

@foxacoustics that diddent skip any thing

[beaglebob]

User error i would say which cost a lad his life..

From listening the machine broke through a cover of some sort,you never drive one of them over a cover unless you've steel plated it first,if not you don't do it,also why was no one at ground level as look out?.

I've operated mewp's for years in a vast array of places and at full height they are certainly not for the feint hearted but you never take chances or short cuts.

Just have to wait for the inquiry to see what the final result is......

[smeefus]

UHHHHH UHHH UHHHHHHHHHHHH i dont know what im talking about.

[gndzroirnwkr]

another inexperienced operator,,,,sad,,,

[rd2fst]

@gndzroirnwkr Eat a dick....

[gndzroirnwkr]

@rd2fst no thanks, you can keep your boyfriend,,,no experienced operator sets up over a manhole, also he wasnt wearing his harness.....so,put your lovers dick back in your ass and keep on limpin away,,,,funny the balls people have when there hiding behind there computer

[highway445]

This is not a crane, it's a man lift, used for working in high places where a scaffold may not be useful.

[gamer12362]

I was expecting a falling body, but then again this is youtube.

[Irnwkr28]

Maybe he had a chocker shackled on the bottom of the basket and was raising something in the air 120 feet. Must have been heavy and turned the JLG lift completely over. Thats what happend. Another dosh bag. Theres no other way that could have happened.

[rd2fst]

@Irnwkr28 Eat a dick

[Irnwkr28]

Maybe he had a chocker shackled on the bottom of the basket and was raising something in the air 120 feet. Must have been heavy and turned the JLG lift completely over. Thats what happend. Another dosh bag. Theres no other way that could have happened.

[killereyes111]

auuuuuuuuuua that is all she said

[ushouldntjudgeme]

I've been on a boom like this and can see how it happened.....terrible, please be careful

[Perplexer1]

What's so RAW about this crap ?

[jokeco68]

As a crane operator it never ceases to amaze me how hungry the media is for crane accidents. Must be good for ratings?

[TheBlakeWilliamson]

how many times does she say uh?

[ibew196]

thats a manlift, but if landed outside of the basket??? didnt he have a lanyard or harness on?

[djinet1957]

@ ibew196 Bonjour , La nacelle élévatrice s'est couché , Alors dis -moi à quoi aurait servi CELA Lui d'être attaché ? UNE OU harnais longe l'ONU evite de fear , MAIS SI l' ensemble tombe , il tombe Avec ;

Bonne journée .

[GeneralG1810]

We call them an EWP in Australia (elevated work platform) THe sad thing is from what Ive heard in the states you dont need any kind of ticket or licence to operate alot of gear including ewp's or even cranes so the poor blokes workin on them as good as they might be have no real training and its the poor worker who gets the blame when things go wrong. If I were caught in 1 of those without a permit or licenced operator Id get 1 heavy fine over here

[z1thousand]

do you mean Elevating work platform ?

[FindAllTruth]

boring



[davidhrod]

It's a man lift or what we call a JLG ( Brand Name)

[davidlgeoghegan]

140/160 JLG

[archenemyowns]

I acutally was tied down in one of this with a harness and was driving and I hit a bump on the road and I almost sling shot out the basket but the harness kept me from fly out. It was not cool. One got a bruised leg and broken pinky.

[mcgenetics]

It's not even a crane, local news fail.

[countrymusicgtavboy2]

@mcgenetics it can be use like on though and the associated press is not local news

[mcgenetics]

@countrymusicgtavboy2 no.. no it can't be used like a crane. If it is used like a crane, then the accident happened before it even begun.

[Pyro2979]

@mcgenetics You are correct in saying that this is not a crane as it is a man lift & i'm sure it was the operator that was killed !

[Pyro2979]

@mcgenetics You are correct in saying that this is not a crane as it is a man lift & i'm sure it was the operator that was killed ! The JLG manlift should not move after the boom is extended a given number of feet. The

mobile ability should lock out if the boom is extended so many feet, determined by JLG corp.

[bay0wolf]

@mcgenetics It's actually a form of a crane... Local idiot fail.

[Binbrook78]

@bay0wolf thats not any form of crane thats a fucking manlift

[olstar18]

@mcgenetics No not local news ail its ap fail. The video itself refered to it as a lift.

[tbone2663]

has anyone else noticed thats only a 40ft jlg?

[billybiggs247]

Way bigger than 40ft!

[mwhpro16]

you know i just had a little lift accident not to long ago right down the street from there Lucky the machine shifted towards the building and the god damb hole wasn't that deep, those god damb covers a a joke there made of some fiber glass material i dont get how the city of Philadelphia expects us people to work when the streets are so tiny and so little room to maneuver hopefully they finally do something about this

i leave my condolences to the family

[coz3001]

That cover was over a hole, and it broke, that's the cause. That could have happened to anyone who assumed the cover was as strong as the rest of street. I've used these things, it only went up 30 feet, a slight wobble at the bottome is magnified when you're at the end of that arm in the basket, scared me to death, I came right back down. I can't even imagine what a little wobble caused by uneven pavement would feel like at 125 feet. The design is not stable, every joint is loose.

[weazie1995]

im gonna say it. . . . .

crane FAIL!

[mwhpro16]

have some respect

[weazie1995]

well its not a win

[weazie1995]

stfu

[mcgenetics]

It's not even CLOSE to being a crane.

[johnski114]

@mcgenetics

Actually it has many of the same characteristics, its very close to a crane.

[spectorman09]

Driving it with the boom extended is always a risk. Lowering the boom to move takes time and time is money. Looks like they're spending the money now. Unfortunate for that man and his family.

[123tammyjo]

weight of machine cracked the "street cover" next to the curb,( you can see it from the video) once it cracked, the tire fell through it and threw the machine off balance, resulting in it's collapse. The weight of machine should have NEVER been on the cover .

[123tammyjo]

It's NOT a Crane,,,It's a " JLG " hydraulic lifting manbasket,,,,turnover very easy if untrained, unprepared, unskilled person was trying to operate it, on unlevel surface or over-extend boom

[clearwater04]

i bet they cut corners and didn't bother to take classes on how to use the thing. either that or the inspector didn't make sure the crane was safe to use. or the idiots over loaded the thing thinking they could get done twice as fast DX.

[skibee50]

or you don't know what the fuck you are talking about. Does the "inspector " come with the equipment?

[zackhanscom]

i wonder when people are going to say the truth when they witness something like this. "saddened by loss of life"? yeah right, you don't give a damn that some blue collar guys got smashed to death.

[bluestarkad17]

just because u dont give a dam doesnt mean everyone feels the same as u...2's...

[whiteknuckles01]

i still wanna move there

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