Catastrophic failure of a raised deck. Labor goes tumbling down as the raised wood deck plummets to the ground all around him.
I hope he was not injured.
Roofing contractor does a backyard material and roof ladder mounting setup on a raised deck at the back of the property. Ladder is installed on the raised deck to get to the roof. Saves extending the ladder at grade. Just have to climb and traverse fewer ladder rungs.
Materials are piled atop the deck along with the shingles being stacked tightly together like on a pallet, in a localized area. Ops/ Big mistake. Hindsight is 20/20.
That fellow carrying the shingles showed no reaction in his eyes as the deck collapsed. He made no physical attempt to save himself. Even if he was totally exhausted, one doesn’t just keep their arms on their side as they fall down a hole in the deck. Having a camera in that exact position at that exact moment is very doubtful. I call AI generated.
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Morning, Michael. Hope to find you well.
I watched the video several times. He plainly reacts to the flooring buckling under him.
He bends or folds over forward at the waste in an effort to rebalance himself and circumvent falling as the deck is buckles towards were a ledger board would be positioned, as the raised wood deck and stairway catastrophically collapsing all around him. Watch as his left arm acts like a plumb bob while his overall position is rotating as his right arm remains pressed against his body.
It all happens so fast. In less than 1.5 seconds.
That’s my take, Michael.
Actual catastrophic failure…
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A pallet of shingles is very heavy…….some common sense could have adverted this disaster…..
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That’s an old video. I watched it a few years ago and believe it to be real and doubt it was AI generated.
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Yes sir. 30 bundles x 77 Lbs, 2310 pounds, resting on 9 sq ft point load of the deck.
When it comes to Common Sense and Roofing Labourers, look at the rubber boots on the fellow, they are often ill equipped or have safety on there mind.
I for one can attest to that. No one ever taught safety or pointed out probabile safety violations on site except for me. I got ignored mostly but I know I saved lives.
At the end, I took the initiative to take a CSST Safety course back in late 1990’s when I started an exterior restoration and repair business. I was certified 90 days later. I was asked to be a teacher but refused. Mother had started her declining health and classes where at night. I would be gone from 5 to 11 PM.
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