rooster59 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Korat: Crane driver crushed to death by rocks as his crane collapses Image: Sanook A crane driver working at a construction site in Nakorn Ratchasima was crushed to death yesterday under rocks weighing 30 tons. Forty six year old Wichan's work colleagues saw it all. He had been lifting the load at the Si Khiw site when the arm of the crane snapped. He was unable to exit the cab in time. Sanook reported his colleagues as saying that the crane was overloaded. The accident happened at kilometer marker 90 in Lat Bua Khao sub-district. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-01-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Trying to do something his machine wasn't designed to do. Result - loss of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Cutting corners, and ignoring safety rules because they only apply to others. Perfectly normal in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcpo Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said: Cutting corners, and ignoring safety rules because they only apply to others. Perfectly normal in Thailand. Unfortunately this guy probably didn't have much choice. For him it was likely "do this or get another job". Of course the problem continues because the people responsible are never held accountable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Let's hope it was quick for the poor sod. Things like this were pretty common in Western countries, many decades ago. The situation improved when employers had to pay massive fines and compensation for their failure to provide their employees with proper training, well-maintained equipment, and reasonable working hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Chickenslegs I’m sure it was quick rip and I hope the company is held accountable (I know it won’t)a sad avoidable accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 2 hours ago, chickenslegs said: Let's hope it was quick for the poor sod. Things like this were pretty common in Western countries, many decades ago. The situation improved when employers had to pay massive fines and compensation for their failure to provide their employees with proper training, well-maintained equipment, and reasonable working hours. Certainly not as often, and there are no big fines ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 18 minutes ago, Redline said: Certainly not as often, and there are no big fines ???? Agreed but these and similar events still happen in western countries; collapsed cranes, bridges falling, construction materials falling from high-rise buildings ...... . To error seems inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 No safety rules, no training, no accountability... all end in the same way eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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