Incident Investigation: Worker Pulled Into Ground by Quicksand Condition | WorkSafeBC

This video recreates an incident in British Columbia where a worker at a sewer construction site was pulled down and trapped in the ground when a quicksand condition developed under his feet.
Using animation and photos from the worksite, this incident investigation slide show describes the factors and work processes that led to this incident. It can be used as a tool for health and safety training in excavation and construction.
Read the incident investigation report summary at www.worksafebc.com/en/resourc....
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro to quicksand condition
0:11 Plans for lift station upgrades
0:30 Geotechnical reports
1:30 Inadequate data from boreholes
1:50 Dewatering & shoring using an open steel caisson instead of an open-cut to full depth
2:20 Dewatering system - three other elements
2:55 Day of the incident - worker pulled into quicksand condition
4:11 What led to the incident?
4:51 Potential mechanisms causing quicksand condition
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[@marks6663]

This tragic accident claimed two soles.

[@R33Racer]

What?! Nobody died you fool!

[@dougdiplacido2406]

I think Mark was referring to the soles of the workers boots. Soles-not souls.@@R33Racer

[@Cscuile]

@@R33Racer /r/woooosh

[@TeekoMartin]

Solvalou lol souls and soles...

[@larrythecat4296]

Solvalou r/woosh

[@JPLToyExperience]

Delta P has reached the ground

[@julisod]

Delta P will haunt us forever...

[@JE9SE]

When it’s got ya, it’s got ya.

[@DudeUnperfect21]

Underrated

[@d00tslayer34]

May god help us all

[@bensartakamcas1n126]

That's a lot of pressure yer giving me

[@russellwalker3830]

Even digging a damn hole is complicated. I hate life

[@opsoc777]

I love the complexity of life. It gives the depth necessary for some people to excel where others don't want to.

[@reggier2343]

damn

[@castirondude]

Especially with all this metric nonsense :(

[@FlameDarkfire]

Digging a hole isn’t a problem. It’s when you want to put something IN the hole that it gets complicated.

[@00tohsaka9]

FlameDarkfire If there’s a hole, there’s a way

[@alaskamadness9405]

Imagine digging and just finding a random pair of boots in the ground

[@tashkiira7838]

Went digging once myself and I found an old 10-ounce can of Coke. that was a WTF moment, I was a kid then and didn't know Coke had ever come in can sizes other than 12-ounce/355 mL.

[@DonDutch-bm2iq]

internets says time travel explained

[@toastii7769]

Well Free boots

[@logynskibeeski6061]

Everybody gangsta until jim begins to sink into the ground

[@Travisdud]

And you keep digging.........

[@jennylover456]

"His boots remain underground to this day" never forget....

[@royrached6668]

RIP boots :(

[@glockamole7128]

One day a new worker will sprout from those boots and that lucky worker will become a father... That is how it works right?

[@MarcillaSmith]

@@glockamole7128 When a pair of boots love each other very much, they share a special kiss...

[@Debbiebabe69]

I wonder if the worker got kicked off the site and fired without pay for not having steel toes on?

[@normdeeploom5945]

Do you know when the memorial will be completed? I think many other Australian’s would like to go on a pilgrimage to see where the boots were lost. Never forget......

[@rreidnauer]

Nice to see someone didn't die for a change, in a WorkSafeBC video.

[@ikillfh844]

hey at least we hear reports of it... in shithole countries workers die like flies and it doesnt even get reported

[@old_account189]

ikill fh We had an incident of a bridge collapsing onto 3 workers and they got thrown into the toxic river with the concrete blocks, one died and two were heavily injured and had numerous infections. Cut up from some steel wires and stuff. Real sad stuff when people have to risk their life for minimum wage.

[@PuffleFuzz]

2 soles were lost!

[@rampage3337]

@@old_account189 i almost lost my arm working for free for a farm (1month traine/intern to test me out before they hire me) got hoodie stuck in the firewood chopper/processor. basicaly it got this spiked roller that is run on hydraligs that pull the big logs in to be cut and then chopped. the roller grabed my hoodie and started to pull me in. with pure adrenalin and muscle i held back that roller but slowly it keept sucking me in. scremed for help but nobody could hear me over the loud tractor that was running the machine via PTO. thankfully a co worker finally heard me and came running. stopped the machine just as the spikes started to penetrate my arm. was about 1min away from braking my arm in half. which is scary but not as scary as imagine having your arm broken in half and then still be stuck there and still having the machine suck me in. lost usability in the arm for 2weeks but then i was back again and i learned my lesson to walk around it. took me from 1 full load per day to 3/4 full load per day but worth it for the safety

[@whatevernamegoeshere3644]

You should see USCSB

[@nivedlaxsea8114]

Me, a financial analyst who never even goes outside for work: “bore holes have to be deep enough to provide adequate data for proper dewatering. Noted.”

[@jaysant6958]

Lol

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

Remember to dig them around the work area as well, so you can note the difference in height of the layers.

[@EliteChingon]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ianbell9041]

Well now you know to be wary if the cost assessment seems cheap and only accounts for a limited number of bores. Then you can wave a red flag for further review 😉

[@adamt7694]

You sound hella boring

[@jeffmoncalieri7491]

It's amazing just how complex some of these projects can be despite them appearing so simple.

[@jaysant6958]

For reals.

[@SoulTransient]

Tbh they are very simple until shtf

[@flowerofash4439]

Nothing simple about digging unusually deep large hole

[@michaelg8642]

its amazing how complex a simple project becomes when government contract money is involved

[@SillyPuddy2012]

Yeah, especially when you factor in all the hanging out and riding the clock, adding up all the unearned overtime gets very complex.

[@gloomyblackfur399]

He was lucky. Not just because his coworkers were there, but because that large pipe was there. His coworkers would not have been strong enough to hold him on their own.

[@Goabnb94]

Regular quicksand (ie not from excavation) would require about the same force to free one's self as it would take to lift a small car. And while its conceivable enough workers could manage it, its not practical considering they'd all risk falling in themselves.

[@ferguson20diesel49]

Goabnb94 could have just used the bucket of the digger and put the strap around that

[@cooliobob1274]

@@ferguson20diesel49 Exactly what I was thinking.

[@TheTinkle1]

Def Misanthrope I guarantee they wouldn’t have just sat their and watched him get pulled under I would’ve attached a longer strap to a tree or whatever the hell was around before I let someone die

[@categoryfreedomglobal5636]

Using power equipment to pull people out of situations like this can be deadly. When enough force is exerted in a situation, something must give. Sometimes the person gives before the materials holding them.

[@ekb9845]

Shit that would have been terrifying. I'm glad everyone survived

[@tashkiira7838]

This is one of the lucky incidents. Most of these sorts of videos are written in blood, much like the US Chemical Safety Board's videos. Dude's lucky it only cost him his boots. the city in question had a lot of explaining to do..

[@geoh7777]

@@tashkiira7838 Cost him his boots and an estimated ten years off the far end of his life. I would have lost more than a pair of boots in that hole.

[@desmondcayce]

Genuinely imagine just working on your job and you just start sinking into the ground.

[@cwill2127]

yeah that would be terrifying.

[@orlandovega6958]

My brother in law passed two years ago last month, buried alive on the job, he was in the hole. Fiancé has lost brother, sister and mother within 2 years.

[@deedeeandfamily8678]

Hats off to the quick-thinking coworkers for saving that man from a horrible fate.

[@JordanBeagle]

Good thing that pipe was the exact right spot, although I guess they could've used a piece of lumber as well

[@Hank..]

props to the quick thinking and action of those other workers. Their help was the difference between a lost pair of shoes and a lost life.

[@snippykeegan]

i bet the shoes would've gotten lost either way. RIP

[@bsgfan1]

Lost soles vs a lost soul

[@PracticalEngineeringChannel]

Great summary

[@samuelpetrina1517]

Didn't expect to see you here

[@TomOConnor-BlobOpera]

I was literally just thinking, "Hey, I understand this because of Practical Engineering's videos"

[@mattmccoy2410]

This is a story I'd expect from you.

[@TaxPayingContributor]

Add another thing to watch out for..

[@ryannayr140]

I thought it was impossible to drown in quick sand? What did he have lead weights strapped to his boots?

[@ZionPattersonsprofile]

Every time they get to talking about "worker one" I'm always like "oh shit man be careful you have the mark"

[@buddyclem7328]

Red Shirt #1, and it's not Scotty!

[@donutves]

I wouldn't put all the blame on him, Firm A seems to be a little notorious for these kind of accidents

[@smee5437]

Ah, the equivalent to the red shirt guy.

[@eveningstar6700]

awwwwe! xD

[@cairosilver2932]

@@donutves lol why don't they shut down Firm A!?

[@_scions]

"Groundwater Lowering and Construction: A Practical Guide" Now that sounds like some good bathroom reading right there.

[@calanon534]

I would legit read that, though.

[@bethanydavis9023]

Would be so useful

[@stanleybochenek1862]

lol

[@ernst_junger]

"His boots remain underground to this day" the saddest part of this tragedy

[@mercoid]

I want them boots 🥾!

[@pinchpeak5203]

pair of $400 fkn redwings

[@xman666soad]

And I’m ok with that.

[@Kayrim_Borlan]

Good

[@buddyclem7328]

Legend has it that 3 years hence, the worker's boots still remain underground, to this day.

[@jonvancil4431]

First, I watched the USCSB videos. Now onwards to WorksafeBC 🤨Why am I drawn to disaster? Thankful this worker survived.

[@dsandoval9396]

I re-binge watch USCSB videos because they're so damn interesting.

[@crazyturd143]

Maybe it's your subconscious gathering data on all the things to watch out for.

[@lillanakitten]

Same

[@fuzzybuzzy3159]

Up next, Horror Stories

[@Gunshinzero]

Watch them or be in them I guess. I know a lot of things to avoid now.

[@avocado_circle]

Glad to know this guy made it out.

[@dankoch5357]

This man's coworkers literally saved his life, good on them for their quick thinking and brave efforts.

[@tacai24]

As a safety professional, these are some of the best videos of what can go wrong. Thank you for posting and so happy this worker survied. Shout out the fast thinking workers that put straps under his arms to pull him up.

[@Sandwich420]

Quick thinking and well trained workers saved his life. Bravo!

[@downfromthereeefters]

Lol Tucker’s face

[@DogInATaco]

Whoever the genius worker was that saw the present danger of the situation and tied the lifting strap to the pipe and up under his arms very likely saved his coworker's life.

[@monteclark1115]

Good thing his coworkers were able to think fast in a split second.

[@NimishP]

Very informative. Never realized that a simple excavation warrants such a detailed ground survey.

[@amandagardner565]

great to see the guy survived. i've experienced liquefied soil, but luckily it was only a foot deep, you sink so fast you have no time to think.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Normal 'quicksand' won't suck you under the surface, once you sink a certain amount(considerably less than in water, apparently usually about waist deep, as it's denser than water) you're buoyant. I suppose it is possible some people drown from normal quicksand, but indirectly - getting stuck and then the tide coming in or something similar. In this case, actual suction had been created by the conditions.

[@AlkalineGamingHD]

I thought he had died up until 4 minutes in! suspense!

[@viking8781]

He had some good coworkers with him. The strap saved his life

[@Who_Am_I_d.i.y.ryanpanana1349]

Shout out to his co workers for being quick on their feet to help him. Most people might have let him down under pressure.

[@barrywiseman8274]

Shout out to his boots for being quick off his feet!

[@marcosmota1094]

Oh shit, a 'Delta P' situation! Gotcha! I love WorkSafeBC, you guys and gals do great work. Thanks for keeping folks safe and for the great analyses that you do. Goes to show that learning is the only constant!

[@obits3]

When it’s gotcha, it’s gotcha! [crab killing intensifies]

[@MyCatInABox]

Yep....them pressure differentials will kill you quicker than you can realize that your "being killed".

[@dsandoval9396]

LMAO!!!!!!! I was thinking the same thing when I saw him go into the ground! But for reals, that Delta P video is effin scary.

[@m2heavyindustries378]

@KimuTone Shit

[@countercuIture]

I just came here from that video. Probably watched it 3 times over lol

[@bryanphillips6666]

All of the workers on top who assisted the man who was sinking were heroes! They were well trained for sure. Great video

[@estebanavila2217]

He was lucky his coworkers weren't on break when he was sinking.

[@frankthespank]

Thank God! The worker that thought about using straps to hold the guy’s head above water is a genius and a hero! Nice work man 😎

[@waynerainey2606]

This happened once by my house, except it wasn't a person that sank but the ass end of a car. Basically something very similar happened the city was replacing sewer pipe down the center of a 4 lane wide street right through the middle of historic "Old Town". They had an excavator with a breaker and a 24" clay spade on it. We were sitting at an outside table at the coffee house and we noticed that as the breaker/clay spade was thumping the back of the car at the side of the street was sinking into a depression in the street that was forming. it was little enough to start (1-3 inches) and we thought it funny, but 5 mins later a 5' sink hole opened under the car and we ran over to help the guy who was in the Dry cleaners.... He said "Let it sink, nothing of importance in there and that car was a lemon"... 5 minutes later it was almost completly covered with silty sand at the bottom of a 15ft deep hole.

[@craiglist187]

Props to the professional response of his coworkers. True heros

[@CannabisTechLife]

I'm so so glad to hear that everyone got out alive. Typically with these videos it never ends well.

[@landomt8138]

Every time I go to the bathroom I’m going to say I’m “dewatering”

[@protonjones54]

earth: embrace the _SUCC_ Nigel: how about no?

[@tom_something]

Absolutely fascinating. I don't know much about groundwater or engineering, but your explanation was very clear.

[@evilsharkey8954]

Thank God he was actually saved. So many of these industrial accident videos have unhappy endings.

[@1EpicMusic]

Damn i was so relieved that the worker managed to escape

[@DoubleRBlaxican]

I have been looking through a lot of these safety videos lately. It is crazy all the things that can kill you.

[@vendomnu]

Worker 1 was watching KZbin videos on his mobile...

[@EyeOnTheTV]

" He took a step and..." That escalated relatively quickly. LOL

[@bryanmartinez6600]

I guess you could say That excavated quickly

[@tashkiira7838]

quicksand happens fast.

[@fractal6321]

I love everything in these responses, from the escalation to the excavation. Cheers!

[@bagnome]

I think he de-escalated relatively quickly. haha

[@devlintaylor9520]

@@tashkiira7838 I thought it didn't work fast at all, I thought it was as fast as deep mud

[@levelintent]

Finally a worksafe video that doesn't end in horror!

[@gregorykillen4564]

"His boots remain underground to this day" ..............As does a large portion of the contents of his bowels too !!!!!!!!!

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

cringe

[@trollfacegaming1111]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 cringe

[@davidchristensen6908]

I installed 6 of these over a 10 period working in the underground utilities industry. The one step we always did was to pile sand as high and the casing will be deep. So if we are sinking a casing 20 feet 120 days before th job starts we start dewatering and we would pile sand 20 feet high on top of the sight. This is sir charging. Just the weights of the sand alone would drop compact the ground 2 to 5 feet. As the water is removed it would compact the ground more. We remover the sand and start the casing. We live where sand is cheap and plentiful. Some areas this is not an option. It sure firmed up the soil under the project. After removal the sand you could see a huge dent in the ground from all the weight of the sand. Stay safe.

[@Kuzyapso]

The csb has made the following recommendations

[@scottsolinko1]

Can't blame the city, only private contractors

[@joseaca1010]

@@scottsolinko1 didnt the city fail to provide the third ground report?

[@Detector2002]

Recommendation one. "Loosen workboots"

[@mrmuchacoman5539]

This is my favorite work safety channel to watch at midnight.

[@michealadams1206]

Very interesting & informative, thank you. And more importantly, I'm so happy to hear that this worker's life was saved!

[@LycanWitch]

Legend has it, those boots are still working to this day.

[@6yjjk]

These boots were made for working, and that's all they seem to do...

[@corvettez06usa]

I'm so glad the worker survived.

[@huntertoledo8989]

Great on the spot thinking by his coworkers. The idea to attach the strap most definitely saved his life.

[@beakt]

These WorkSafeBC videos are terrific dramatic entertainment. I'm so glad the guy survived.

[@wjnahuy]

I been in the ground up to my waist when a kid with my bycicle alone in the woods it was fun untill I tried to get out it took an hour and I finally used my bike to climb into then retrieved my bike and left the 12 ft round area of quick dirt. The mud on my jeans was like thick concrete. I had to walk my bike uphill before I got home safe.

[@ryanwatterson4038]

I fell into a tiny tiny stream at a golf club that had 10s of feet of mud in it, was holding onto a bridge to stop being sucked under and luckily I was with friends who slowly pulled me up till I escaped

[@DoubleMonoLR]

@@ryanwatterson4038 You won't get 'sucked under' the surface of the soil unless there's an unusual situation that creates suction, like in the video. Once you sink to a certain amount(typically your waist for quicksand), you're floating.

[@jordanbjorklund2559]

i love these video because they give me such a greater understanding and respect for construction workers. Sadly, its often a job that's demeaned by Americans, so its humbling to see all the safety precautions that need to be considered when doing a job even as easy as routine as this one. Even if you're not in charge of the planning, you are still putting your life at risk every day on the job.

[@KrGsMrNKusinagi0]

thank you for posting this stuff.. It literally takes one second to ignore basic safety in a situation for something bad to happen.. And even then sometimes random events happen.. Its sad :(

[@Quadrenaro]

My father-in-law saw someone he was friends with die like this when he was a young engineer. It was in a major US city, and the city was afraid he'd sue because his team had really bad data for the job, so he got a promotion to a 40 dollar an hour desk job.

[@DomSCOTLANDD]

Seems legit

[@cecil4485]

Way to sell out on his buddy

[@meklowthelemur861]

@@cecil4485 You really don't understand how this system works yet do you. You either keep shut, fight if you have the money, or hope they throw you a bone...because the government is the system, and the system owns you. If you choose to fight prepare to have 100's of millions of dollars as what would be needed to fight a city case.

[@cecil4485]

Meklow The Lemur I start you think the earth is flat as well. The press would jump at chance to publish a story about people being paid off to cover up a death.

[@Thomas-cu5hp]

@@cecil4485 At least form coherent sentences if you're going to call someone names.

[@my2cents187]

No matter how safe you think you are. There is always that one unforeseen incident. Sadly the only way we learn to be safe is through other peoples accidents.

[@mostlikelysmarterthanyou5031]

Why do I keep getting recommended work safety videos and why do I keep watching them

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Those two workers are heroes! Nicely done!

[@pmitch00]

Great video.. very informative. .. From Civil Engineer in Ireland.

[@thejasonknightfiascoband5099]

I'm so thankful that the most dangerous thing that I'm exposed to @ work is an electric drill. Course the k-cup machine gives off negative vibes sometimes. Im Probably ok though.

[@TreyDobe]

Customers were usually the most dangerous things at my work place but the store is closed to the public overnight so I guess it's relatively safe now.

[@NOTSOSLIMJIM]

I almost died from this in Iraq. This is super scary.

[@User0000000000000004]

I was on the edge of my seat! I thought this story was going to have a sad ending. Thank science!

[@edplaysdrums8435]

Lucky there were good workmates on site who could actually help.

[@dominus124]

Thank you for the time and effort to inform us.

[@orangecrush5512]

He's lucky he had some coworkers that could think under pressure.

[@68air]

I was happy to hear they saved the worker. Good grief that would have been a terrible way to die.

[@jamescooley7849]

I've built a few lift stations, employee number one is lucky to have coworkers that know how to react in time. He could be with his boots, they saved his life. That hydrostatic suction can pull a man in half!

[@christopherstrong4119]

Wrapping him around that pipe really saved his life. Great job to everyone , He has his life because of the workers, the Hell with them boots , I'd want my life more. QUICK THINKING N SAFE TRAINING SAVED HIS LIFE

[@Nighthawke70]

QC conditions are prevalent in post-hurricane situations on coastline dig sites. Even now, the water table is 3-5 feet BELOW grade, on average. Normally the table is about 25-50 feet deeper after the wet seasons in winter. This necessitates extensive dewatering, use of caissons, and hole reinforcement. This adds time to already mangled and shredded time tables and schedules filled with sick calls and logistics issues.

[@RingoBuns]

Honestly, every time I’m recommended one of these videos it’s a little treat

[@norlanderduwallis9074]

I don't know why but these are genuinely entertaining and thought provoking

[@XANApwns]

Death by quicksand is one of my irrational fears

[@DigitalNeb]

Man, those guys saved his life for sure. Nice job.

[@batman_2004]

Thanks for all this informational videos!

[@ArchangelExile]

Man, I was dying to know the fate of his boots! I'm so glad that it was answered.

[@IsaiahSarver2]

I can watch this stuff all day

[@bigt1877]

I’m not in construction so idk why I watch these. A lot of this goes over my head. But I’m happy the worker lived.

[@wolfaviator0112]

Me: I'm tired I will go to sleep KZbin: Working quicksand accident? Me: y e s

[@truth.speaker]

His colleagues were very smart Many workers wouldn't have worked in such a brilliant, logical order

[@xMaverickFPS]

"His boots remain underground to this day" - yeah but i'm pretty sure he doesn't really care about those boots lol

[@KevinBenecke]

I guess it depends on how expesive they were.

[@d00tslayer34]

I watched delta p once and now im damned to forever be recommended videos of people getting sucked into things

[@sebastiaomendonca1477]

Whoever thought of attaching that strap to the worker saved his life

[@IsraelDixon]

This makes me never want to tie my shoes tight ever again in case I ever end up in this situation 😂

[@neophobicnyctophile8264]

Yeah, that's probably safer...

[@ironwoodnf9128]

@@neophobicnyctophile8264 some see a danger here and forget about one there.

[@bappojujubes981]

Sure, just be careful not to trip on your shoelaces and right into a cement mixer or something

[@DoubleMonoLR]

I don't think the boots were pulling him down as such, it was likely just easier to get free once he got out of them. I think the pressures had almost certainly balanced out by the time he was able to wriggle free, by which point he would've just been 'floating' in the material.

[@accesser]

That would have been terrifying to experience please he made it out

[@felixhelix6171]

Beautifully produced video. This is not something I was remotely interested in for YT's algo brought me here. Really nicely done.

[@intentionzunlikely]

Those coworkers are worth their weight in gold for not giving up and letting him go.

[@phillipbonner5215]

Load strap was a great idea. Rest in peace boots

[@TheCrustyFry]

I believe the second scenario at 6:03 is more likely. Apparently the lower aquifer was identified in another report meaning the driller had to have located it. It would also be interesting to note that if the driller drilled down to the lower aquifer in the exact spot of the proposed lift station this would have been the cause of the boil and thus this incident.

[@ImplantedMemories]

The boiling water in the steel housing was open to the atmosphere. Without heating the water, it can't boil under such conditions. It's rather possible that the other workers saw air bubbles and mistook them for boiling bubbles. Another point is: The other workers saw the water level rising, inside the steel housing. How to create a negative pressure, inside a partially closed steel housing, when you increase the fluid level inside the steel housing ? A liquid can start to boil at lower temperatures, when you have a negative pressure and the liquid is contained inside a closed (to the atmosphere) structure. Like a pressure cooker. If I fill a tank with water via a pump, will the water inside the tank start to boil ? No it won't

[@Whizzo]

​@@ImplantedMemoriesa water boil is a term for turbulent, aerated water. We use it while kayaking/canoeing. The report is correct in calling it boiling water

[@Mister-Chief]

Why was I recommend this? I've never watch content related to this but here I am

[@gatorwing6231]

I installed a can + concrete wet well on a concrete slab in Pembroke Pines Florida. I tried 80 well points and water level would not go down. I drove 40' long pieces of AP-3 sheets with corner pieces to form a large deep hole with H-beam braces welded to the sheets at the top around the hole. We were amazed that we were able to dry the hole and installed the slab rebar. On the 3rd day we were ready to order concrete. Suddenly a corner blew out and the water came in like an oil well strike. Adding a Sloane brand 10" hydraulic submersible pump would not budge the water level. The bottom had apparently sealed itself with vibration of the vibro hammer driving the sheeting. The bottom turned to mush. Her is what I did. I had my small dragline over dig the hole about 5 feet deeper than needed. I filled that 5 feet with limestone road rock. Had welder attach 6" angle iron pieces every 2' on an extra "H" beam. I had the crew put the beam into the vibro hammer and we lowered the beam deep to below the road rock. Probing at random around the hole. The vibrations continued and we added a bit bore rock. In about 4 hours the bottom was like cement. We poured the slab above ground with heavy cables on 4 corners. The wet well & can were secured to slab. I had a diver level the bottom. I then hired a crane company to move the assembly over the hole and lower it using their spreader bar and four 40 ton cranes. I pumped water inside both the wet well & can to prevent floating. The can entrance tube was welded to the can in sections as it went down. Had diver release cables when structure in place. Then backfilled and pumped out water from can & wet well. All went well. I never want to try this again.👀

[@logynskibeeski6061]

"Those timbs costed so god damn much and now all that money is gone."

[@demilishing]

RIP boots.

[@MrSaemichlaus]

Excellent animations showing the actual failure mechanisms.

[@Queenskid19]

I know that some of these sites can get dangerous. Thank god this guys co workers helped him out and the guy didn't die.

[@vanmatlock]

“His boots remain underground until this day”. Man, why are these videos so interesting?!

[@lucass5980]

Rip - Boots. ???? - 2018

[@DavidCurryFilms]

Rest their soles!

[@MouseGoat]

Im so happy they got him out for there, quick sand has to be one of the least ideal ways to leave this life. But man, when the ground stops being ground, thats scary.

[@Ronin4614]

Very well done. Not CGI, but you bet the point across perfectly. Thanks. 👍