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Todd,

A typical \"I always do it like that\" deal.

The reason to use dunnage is because... yes, 99 times out of 100 you get away without it. The trick is knowing when the one in a hundred is.

You do not know, one situation looks like the next. So this operator did just like he always does... right up until his outrigger pad disappeared into the road bed.

In the long run it is easier to do it right every time than to guess when the one time is.

Do you think he wanted to be remembered

February 1, 2008


The stricken Concrete pump, no sign of decent cribbing or mats

 One man who witnessed the event said: \"I was standing behind the truck and saw cracks forming in the ground. Then the truck began tilting and the arm moved. For a split second I thought \'That\'s it\' as the arm swung over. I thought it would come down on me. Then it touched down on one of the buildings. I feel lucky to be alive.\"

Here is the story. Check it out.

http://www.concretepumping.com/dictionary/mydictionary/index.php/Lorry_falls_over_on_building_site_31st_January_2008

This is why our company has a policy of always using pads. Even when on pavement and, especially when on asphalt. First you cna damage pavement and, not have the crane or pump tip. In which case it costs the company in repair bills but, also because it is just plain safer.

Lorry- It was people in the UK call trucks applies to all of them

Todd. one of the things i tell the guys that are sent out on a training trip with me is if your to lazy to make your machine safe for yourself and those that are iether working or passing by within your kill zone. than you need to find another career. our is a life of responsibility, concrete pumping is a lifestyle not just a job.