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This is not my company by the way

45 m and above should be Mandotory crane pads... You can see that the operator had dunnage down.  This is on Managment

any damage to the boom. any body get hurt.

check out all the wood they put down for a road to get in there. that should have been a clue to soft ground i would have did thing different.

Well anytime you flip a boom and the weight is on the boom you will damage it. Whether it is noticable or not. I think the guy who gave me these pics said someones leg was broke. I had these for about 2 months and since then have heard and seen a lot of other accidents so i cant remember all the details.

Look at the left rigger on the rear. The guy missed some basics on kribing.

looks like steel plates wouldve been the way to go , hindsight is 20/20, looks as though he had a lot of dunnage down, maybe not correctly , but I do believe thats a 61, and I don't think I would've set up without mats or plates under my outriggers. but who knows I was't there , hopefully everyone is ok.

putz63, this is on management ? He is the operator, always wanting to blame someone else , I never blamed someone for my mistakes and I've made them , BUT I ALWAYS TOOK THE BLAME, even when I shouldn't have, its ultimately the operators responsibility to set the pump up safely , if he cannot with what is provided him , then do not unfold the boom.

Look really close at the O/R that sunk. It appears the pads were placed in a manner that they gave a weakness to the center of the pad creating this problem. If you dont know what i mean think about it as 4 small pads to create a large pad. This doesnt work as the middle is weak and should never be done. The ACPA manuals all have pictures of proper dunnage use. That ground looks like shit to begin with. Anytime you are unsure of the ground make sure to use proper dunnage, test the boom prior to priming and then again after priming.( always with the area clear of workers) Check your O/R for any changes and make a decision at that point wether you need more support or not.

The ground there is terrible. I know first hand. Especially since I use to work there for this company. 

They usually carried a lot of our own dunnage. But you had to be smart on how to use it and built you pads with what you got. But usually the customers are very pushy and don't have a clue about safety. 

Wish the best for that company. I hope they recover. 

Trapper,I hope you dont consider that a good foot.....I do believe the pad should be level

That was the best I could do with what I had. That was over 4 years ago when it was being run by a different group of people that really didn't care. The current guy running it is a good guy. 

You can see the operator had wood to spare. It's behind the cab. 

first off , they should've had crane matts in place or steel plates,and maybe after management put it in his ear to get the job done, big kahunas man big kahunas , thats what operators have to have. Not for the shy , timid , or faint of heart.