The Construction Thread

Did anyone here see the crane collapse in Seattle? I have been around a few jobs where a tower crane was broken down and I was puzzled to see that piece of mast fall the way it did. I wonder if it broke loose from its rigging maybe? Strange sight for sure.
 
Did anyone here see the crane collapse in Seattle? I have been around a few jobs where a tower crane was broken down and I was puzzled to see that piece of mast fall the way it did. I wonder if it broke loose from its rigging maybe? Strange sight for sure.

I was at SeaTac, buckled into seat 8C at the time.

I'm happy to have not been in the area.
 
Sorry, they hire experienced construction workers to do this stuff, not any guy off the street.

What does that have to do with a requirement for fall protection?

With the car plants and osha up our asses here, there's no getting around it...and I've been doing this for over 20 years.
 
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