Incident Investigation: Carpenter Falls off Ladder, Then Through Opening in Floor | WorkSafeBC

[@worksafebc]

This video illustrates an incident where a carpenter fell 29 feet through an unguarded opening of a building under renovation. Visit our website for health and safety information and resources: worksafebc.com/residentialconstruction.

[@joehoe9140]

As soon as i heard Firm A I knew it was going to be bad. Those guys are always messing things up

[@KingHalbatorix]

"Hey Ron..." "Hey Billy... ...that hurt."

[@fitzgerald6466]

I get this 😂💀

[@Alex-tr1dy]

I only build single family homes...but stairs are a first priority if we're going up

[@Reddeadredemption3]

okay so what I've learned from watching these videos is "firm A" is evil and never be worker 1

[@thomaswilliams6677]

I’ve found these accident investigation videos super interesting for years, and have watched a ton of them. Now I’m starting a career in construction management. Hopefully I’ll be able to apply what I’ve seen in these videos to recognize and mitigate jobsite hazards!

[@jamiemartin274]

How's the new job going, man?

[@TheyTookStrawb]

@@jamiemartin274 judging by the lack of response, he's in one of these videos now

[@JakeN16]

@@TheyTookStrawb 💀😂

[@danielmiller2977]

I love this channel. The information is priceless.

[@chrisperrien7055]

4-5 stories of ladders? you can have that job

[@LancasterResponding]

As a firefighter climbing a 35 ft ground ladder always feels sketchy as shit at the top. I’d hate to climb anything higher than that unless it’s attached to a ladder truck.

[@thepressurepack3777]

@@LancasterResponding #TYFYS

[@Aranimda]

This location was a tragedy waiting to happen.

[@JustStayingGroovy]

Never EVER contract Firm A for work.

[@NicholasLittlejohn]

29 feet is a lot of millimeters!

[@crazyoncoffee]

Yes it is! At 0:11, we see that 29 ft is approx 8.8 m. Recall that 1 metre contains 1000 millimetres, as milli- is the metric prefix for 1/1000. approx 8.8 m * 1000 mm/m = approx 8800 mm. That sure is a lot of millimetres.

[@delaneyocock425]

@@crazyoncoffee nerd

[@MeaHeaR]

@@crazyoncoffee it actually 8839.2 Milli-Metres ¡¡¡¡

[@pepe6666]

pffft millimetres - they all look the same to me. you meet one millimetre and its the same as all the others. but when they gang up on you then thats a problem

[@Robsidians]

@@pepe6666that’s why you avoid the shady ruler storage areas

[@EpicFishFingers]

One of the worst construction sites I've seen. Messy sites are a sign of bad site practices. Mess poses slip and trip hazards and can block fire escapes and, as mentioned, emergency access (though that was because of the ladders). If they can't be bothered to get workers to sweep the floor and put away cables etc, what else is being missed? The propping was substandard as well. Footer plates (the wood at the base) should be continuous, not individual pieces, and really the props should be nailed to the header and footer plates via the holes in the metal head and feet of the props. The propping should also be braced with diagonal elements. Load transfer looked shoddy as hell: loads from above looked like they went to the floor below and nowhere else. Great, so the floor below now has to hold its own weight plus the weight of the floor above. That's all before we get to the lack of stairs and big open holes.

[@catalinamartinezveloso6064]

Hello! sorry for bothering you but can I ask you, which other hazards have you noticed in the video (beside of the ones mentioned already) thank you!

[@elixtido1448]

carpenter falls of ladder then through opening, lands on scrap lumber pile full of nails, deep lacerations bleed him out, blood trickles into non-gfci socket, electrocutes worker , worker catches fire, building goes up like kindling, all occupants in that and adjacent buildings die

[@wesleysmith8950]

Always use a GFCI If it is closer than 3 feet to a water source

[@felixcat9318]

That wholly avoidable accidents of this type are still happening in first world countries with robust H&S Regulations and Legislation utterly beggars belief! Companies and staff contemptuous of workers H&S and recklessly negligent judgement instead of appropriate safeguards, warnings and oversight set the stage for accidents. That the Carpenter didn't have a Fall Arrest Harness or have the appropriate means to access his work area safely, nor protection from falling into unsecured openings is as a blatent a set of failures as its possible to do! Likewise, the absence of stairways or scaffold towers to the different floors and work areas!

[@elshanaghababayev3965]

Awesome investigation. Thanks

[@goaskmymom1350]

I was running some 2x material through my table saw in my customers garage. I always stay off to the side when I had a kick back so fast it shot the board straight back and through the customers firewall right into their living room. Needless to say, my profit margin was shot out the living room wall! Stay safe and stay off, away from the kickback!

[@johnvonhorn2942]

When Michael Brennan talks, I listen. And if he barks an order at me, I obey it.

[@researchandbuild1751]

The guy stood on the very top of the ladder? Wtf, not very bright

[@Rutherford_Inchworm_III]

"Stood on the top step" And all the while I bet the apprentice was thinking "that's not a very good idea, but he's the master after all..."

[@SelfProtection95]

Is that Jordan Peterson’s voice? 😅

[@Tehinstrumentalist]

I'm glad I wasnt the only one who thought this

[@sofiedog2001372]

Same!!!

[@PrincessGrouchy]

This is awful. How could this of happened?

[@NicholasLittlejohn]

Neglect and hustle for money

[@blacktimhoward4322]

I'm not trying to disrespect the man who got hurt, but it is REALLY important not to stand on the top of a ladder, especially a tall one

[@WireWeHere]

The "guards must be 40 to 44 inches" being a range and not a minimum seems to become confusing when hearing there may be other conditions that require the guards to be higher. I suspect that 40" to 44" provides a barrier without blocking the ability to see the hazard. Perhaps interesting is that 48" is not the standard and I suspect this is intentional. For anyone outside this is the width of a standard sheet of plywood 4' x 8'. Standing on the very top of a step ladder as shown in the video has never been shown to improve one's longevity.

[@morzh1978]

It is kind of "Dumb and Dumber" in form of documentary. All contractors there seem to be not quite bright.

[@londonghung3392]

This carpenter is "that guy" of why we have rules and regulations and disclaimers and why we can't do it faster or cheaper. A little common sense would have prevent his fall. Its not the open space's fault that its there .Even if there was a stair or barrier it wouldn't stop him from falling. Too close to the opening up a ladder.

[@100achillguy7]

Yea but osha can’t fine the injured guy for injuring himself

[@gavinjenkins899]

@@100achillguy7 OSHA can't do anything to anyone in Canada, and an injured worked can certainly be "fined" indirectly at least by not qualifying for insurance if they did a million things negligently. You'll get medical care because Canada, but not necessarily a pension for not being able to work anymore.

[@whatgameshouldweplay]

Standing on the top of an 8’ ladder 😬

[@mm3dgraphics]

The narrator sounds uncannily like Jordan Peterson. Nonetheless great video!

[@jerrybishop2115]

Osha had a field day with this one...

[@Fopenplop]

doubt it since it was in Canada

[@WireWeHere]

The "guards must be 40 to 44 inches" being a range and not a minimum seems to become confusing when hearing there may be other conditions that require the guards to be higher. I suspect that 40" to 44" provides a barrier without blocking the ability to see the hazard. Perhaps interesting is that 48" is not the standard and I suspect this is intentional. For anyone outside this is the width of a standard sheet of plywood, 4' x 8'.

[@wolphin732]

not confusing to me... the reason it is higher is the worker is on a work platform beside it... and it needs to be 1-1.1m from the level of the platform not the floor.

[@user-os4fl4zj7d]

Lucky he didn't fall all the way at once. I always half nail the base of my ladders, mine has holes seemingly for that. worth the trouble.

[@Brind-amour]

What's the title of the background music? Thank you!

[@chadicus8725]

I can't be the only one that thinks this guy sounds like Jordan Peterson

[@elena6516]

Grade 10 education for the win

[@danielrodrigovicentedearau9135]

Is this....Jordan Peterson?

[@DrJuice1]

Narrated by Jordan Peterson

[@spyder6100]

Sounds like Jordan Peterson is narrating.

[@leogarcia1761]

Yeah MAN SCAFFOLDS NOT LADDERS. THAT SHOULD B THE MARKET

[@nrtouge]

Home alone 2

[@thomaswhitaker137]

I bet he is playing candy crush

[@embracinglogic1744]

Sad that this happens in a first-world country. You expect these practices in third-world countries. Caused by greed. Sad.

[@elixtido1448]

You can't guard against stupid, other than fire dummies. The worker stood on top of the ladder, then wasn't quick enough to grab the lvl that appeared to be right beside him.

[@norman_5623]

Actually you can guard against stupid: Training, supervision, providing the right equipment. That's one of the lessons of this series. When you have deadly hazards, you can't depend on one worker doing it right. You need several safety checks. It's called an "accident chain." It's like Sun Tzu said: A general can't blame his men for his failures. The general is responsibile for training and supervising them.