Man Struck, Killed By Falling Tape Measure

A freak accident at a construction site on Monday involved a common construction tool, something you probably have in your kitchen. CBS2's Steve Langford reports.
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[@abzghl]

Imagine being the person who's tape measure fell from their belt and killed the man. The amount of guilt that would be felt is insane.

[@MikeLaRock88]

So true. Even logically, I would know it's not my fault. But I would always think "if I had only strapped that thing tighter" and "why would this happen to such a person?" forever.

[@d3athreaper100]

Its just life stuff happens

[@afroman5531]

Id rationalize it down to gravity

[@abzghl]

@@MikeLaRock88 exactly

[@Gunny85973]

Its all part of the plan. God called him home early, so there is no guilt to be had.

[@smpopov]

In Russia there is a saying that loosely tarnslates to "Every word in the safety handbook is written in human blood". He should have worn the safety hat.

[@numbaoneg101]

Sad but true.

[@-SUM1-]

That's not a Russian saying but rather a global one, which I believe arose out of the American aviation industry.

[@smpopov]

@@-SUM1- oh yes, American, of course! Proof?

[@Airblader]

@@smpopov Where was your proof it was Russian? It's not like such a saying can't independently arise in multiple nations...

[@smpopov]

@@Airblader If you re-read my post I never claimed the saying originated in Russia, and there alone. I'm am stating the fact - in Russia there is a saying that I quoted, and it's pretty wide spread. SUM1 has pointed to the supposed origin, claiming the authorship to be of American origin - hence I wonder, where is the source for this claim?

[@zachsonne8734]

Imagine living your whole 58 years of life, starting a family, getting a job, and then doing something that you probably do daily, just to get taken out by a fallen tape measure. Life is brutal, RIP.

[@bloodlove93]

i can't imagine being almost twice my age and being so inbred and dense that i neglect safety equipment. especially in favor of a myhtical magical sky daddy....what a joke.

[@thanumgaming]

While uttering the words "God is great."

[@JackRR15]

Yep, a good reminder to follow safety instructions. There's a reason they exist and it helps make life much less brutal.

[@motifx6719]

With a tape measure though was it a big kind or special kind?

[@gregs7519]

A buddy of mine in college was in construction and almost died because a hard hat fell off of a passing truck and bounced on the ground and hit him in the face and sent him to the hospital and nearly killed him. So hard hats themselves can do damage and even kill too.

[@PainWrld]

Ofc a hardhat would if a tape measure did

[@coda_7976]

Talk about irony

[@ThatGuy-zw4le]

Put a tape measure on next time to prevent hard hat from hittin you

[@nczioox1116]

How? Unless that truck was doing 200 mph...

[@beautiful10381]

@@ThatGuy-zw4le lool

[@ivocosic976]

Crazy how it bounced before it struck him and still managed to kill him, can never expect the unexpected. Rip.

[@OlderG0ds]

Yea but people are assuming it bounced upwards instead of a glancing blow that didn’t take much velocity away

[@listenhere1623]

Like something from final destination

[@Icotheus]

I imagine it bouncing actually gave it more speed, things can only fall a certain speed (Terminal Velocity) so if it bounces on the side of something it could cause the item to gain speed instead of lose it.

[@kaliking8628]

@I'm ?

[@starryyknight]

@@Icotheus bruh as something falls its potential energy decreases. Its kinetic energy increases until it hits terminal velocity. The moment it reaches the ground it has no potential energy, only kinetic. And a collision CANT create more energy. And since the mass of the tape measure doesn’t change, and since the earth is effectively still, the tape can’t get any energy from the kinetic energy of the earth. You can look at the equation for kinetic energy (k=0.5*mass*velocity^2) you can see that every method of increasing the velocity, as I explained above, is not possible.

[@JohnStax98]

Its so cruel, I would understand a hammer or a sharp object, but a tape measure makes it that much worse, that plus the fact that it actually bounced before striking the worker.

[@seanmurphy4465]

So has invisible cute little 🦑 corona virus.

[@kimbaldun]

@Tony sabroso Small wang damages your spirit Big wang shatters your body

[@katoloniable]

Jokes are nice, but not this time 😞

[@nc4125]

Always wear your hard hat!

[@kevinkelly6479]

Some stupid people on this thread

[@trulyjahir1112]

That is insane. As a carpenter I can’t even begging to tell you how common it is for that thing to fall out

[@BGatts666]

Thanks

[@kweavis9312]

I’m trying to not laugh

[@n40tom]

Most dropped tool of all

[@Gitterdone]

Between the tape and nail puller idk which ends up on the ground more

[@eltoeknee]

“A construction tool... you probably have in your own kitchen”🤨

[@mijbell9496]

What's confusing about that?

[@deepdriedbeans-6618]

I do actually have one in my kitchen drawer

[@Goosetavula]

A series of words that make perfect sense, quoted by a person with no comprehension of a simple concept.

[@stephenbirks6458]

For what .? Measuring those sausages ?

[@FreeStyle786]

Was looking for this comment... who keeps a tape measure in the kitchen specifically?... they should of said “...you probably have in your home.” Instead

[@supadigga]

Those “Hard Hat Area” signs are no joke! From 50 floors up almost anything falling could be deadly!

[@joan-lisa-smith]

Yes and from that height the helmet wouldn't have saved him the speed it was going.

[@philyamascunt7518]

HEADACHEEEEEEEE!

[@YouTubeDeletesComments]

@@joan-lisa-smith If it bounced, it would have slowed.

[@Mockduck2020]

I penny probably would have gone through him.

[@badman4304]

@@Mockduck2020 not enough weight.

[@firstgendres]

I’m foreman at a tree cutting company and I can’t stress enough to my guys that a hard hat is the difference from getting a head ache and getting killed

[@mindyabusinesses649]

I’m 21 and grew up doing tree cutting also cause of my father’s company and we never worn a helmet once 🤷🏽‍♂️ we call out our cuts and make sure everyone’s always paying attention looking up. I understand they help but you just gotta be aware at all times. My dads ran that company before I was born and never had an accident

[@SFforlife]

Absolutely. I had a dock leveler fall off of a forklift as I was standing underneath it for maintenance. My hard hat was the difference between a broken and nearly ripped off nose and possibly having my head smashed. Wear your helmets, guys. Mine might’ve saved my life.

[@lifewithfelipe7288]

Oh cool my dad used do that for a living until one day he fall lucky there were people below and caught him

[@troy9327]

That's true. Anyone who acts like you can avoid every single accident hasn't been doing it long enough. Crazy stuff happens, I've cut down big old trees and seen pieces of limbs weighing well over a hundred pounds bouncing 30+ feet in the air when the tree hits the ground. And old limbs giving way while your dropping the tree. Any of that hits you without a hard hat you're done. I didn't wear one either when I was young and dumb

[@joan-lisa-smith]

From 50 stories up a helmet wouldn't have saved him.

[@vciq]

I’m sure he was a good man with a good heart bless him and his family

[@techleson9198]

What if he wasn't

[@BrownBearKHAN]

I’d like to think he is in heaven especially since his last words were “God is Good”. It’s got to have earned him some brownie points with the big guy.

[@thisismyname1701]

Nah he got a sweet blissfull black nothingness. After all if you exist forever inside what you consider is heaven wont it eventually become hell. The show The Good Place captures this well. Anyways his pain is gone and hopefully he had life insurance so his family is taken care of.

[@sfwgsteiny1422]

Nah, god is actually bad and doesn't want to be called good ...

[@u7s9i74]

@@thisismyname1701 u sound dumb af

[@BillyMcBean.]

@@thisismyname1701 u become one with all again heavens an illusion but if u think after death u still retain your ego and thoughts or its black like closing your eyes ur just like every other kid mad at their simple minded religious parents and think life is just terrible death is all there is boo hoo

[@bilalrahim2076]

are u plain stupid?

[@henryanaya90]

Damn all these people making fun of this man is just heartless he probably had kids and a family and y'all are just laughing imagine if this happened to you or your loved one all while trying to provide for your family. may this man rest in peace 🕊️

[@elena6516]

people are fucked man

[@koibitothescrublord4977]

"he probably had a wife and kids." Seriel killers have wife and kids should we cry for them too?

[@jvon3885]

@@koibitothescrublord4977 you are about as dumb as they come.

[@poison1666]

@@koibitothescrublord4977 karma is a bitch bro is coming to you

[@OneSvT]

@@koibitothescrublord4977 how is that even a relevant comparison?

[@kirkcardoso6137]

I was walking out of a jobsite in bigsky Montana. A crew was cutting a hole from the interior to exterior 4 floors up. As I was walking out of the building a hot metal disc fell onto my upper arm creating a deep wide cut. You can be a safe a possible and something, anything can still happen. I had my hard hat on but that didn't help my arm. I'm sure this godly man is in the arms of the lord. God rest his soul.

[@JSalonsky]

holy crap

[@johnfitzgeraldkennedy5265]

How’s your arm?

[@tincanforacup2745]

U wasn’t to being to damn safe....U walked under it.....you were not paying attn....

[@__1201]

The difference is your alive and he's dead. If it would have hit your hard hat, you would probably still be alive.

[@99Flu]

Rather your arm than your head friend

[@BigDaddyTony24]

1:30 that’s what they all say to me after I rock their world

[@BHP_farm]

Hahahhaa

[@etee1984]

Brahh

[@Jonathan-uc7do]

The guilt felt from whoever dropped it must be beyond measure!

[@rayray8687]

There’s no reason for the person to feel guilt. The guy wasn’t wearing a hard hat and this is exactly the reason it’s mandatory - no one to blame but the victim himself.

[@vengefulbeauty]

My high school was two stories and had an open design, meaning when you went outside a classroom, you were literally outside. The science classes were on the second floor which only had a cement railing with wide horizontal openings to keep you from falling off. Once we were outside doing some experiment with cylinder weights. A five pound weight fell over and started rolling to the edge of the railing just as the lunch bell rung. So the hall below us was starting to fill with kids. I've never seen a teacher move as fast as mine did to catch that weight from falling over the edge just in time. I can't imagine what would've happen had it gone over and struck a kid. Scary.

[@thommysides4616]

Bad designed building.

[@alexapexgod4643]

@@thommysides4616 no he’s just built different

[@OPEK.]

@@alexapexgod4643 the building do be built different tho sometimes

[@joe.limbus]

Ngl you didnt even have to tell that story unless somebody got hit😅

[@Bookish1995]

@@joe.limbus you are sadistic

[@danielbargas3377]

I’m an arborist, we can’t stress enough helmet protection and falling hazard protection. I had a climbing accident about 2 years ago, was knocked out, got 32 stitches in my leg and my helmet was almost split in half. It saved my life though. The people who over look it have not witnessed it or been part of an accident

[@gabrielb.6297]

Hope you're doing good now, Daniel...

[@MikeBarbarossa]

But they said this was very near a pack train station- are they supposed to wear helmets? Seems like a lot of safety errors here. But toy our point- yes the workers need helmets

[@2prize]

abortion is murder!!!

[@SubliminalSociety]

@@2prize wait what. That has nothing to do with the comment

[@2prize]

@@SubliminalSociety hes an abortionist😡

[@ashenwolf3846]

It just goes to show you that your life can end at any given moment and you should live it to the fullest.

[@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549]

Yelp

[@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549]

Let's just he had a good life keep on trucking

[@bluesummers5051]

I remember being scolded as a teen for this exact reason by a worker for walking through a construction site. Dude even offered me a job but I refused. Life really was looking out for me in so many ways but I was too much of an idiot to realize it.

[@Since_84]

Construction tape measures are pretty damn heavy. They're made to withstand a fall like that. What's crazy is it bounced off something and then hit the man. God bless him and his loved ones.🙏🏿

[@svasianfilipiname6603]

From what you're saying (implying), it may have been his time to go! 😟

[@Since_84]

@@svasianfilipiname6603 If u go, then it's obviously your time...

[@Shiro_Sora]

It was his Final Destination ☠️

[@maxrshelltrack7443]

@@Shiro_Sora someone should've intervened and disrupted the order.

[@coryb8432]

There's no tape measure on this planet that's built to survive a 50 story fall

[@tonyphoto8413]

When ever some one gets hurt on a contruction site, that person almost always gets the blame mainly because the company does not want to be liable. Also workers working high up near the edge are suppose to wear on each tool a Safety Line Rope Lanyard which would have prevented such things happening.

[@veetwo3255]

Stay away from the construction site.

[@charliej8104]

Vee Two I like how you live life

[@cenahater5002]

Foreman’s are for the most part cheap and many large building jobs are micromanaged by crappy companies like Clark and Whiting Turner who try to do everything as fast as possible

[@elischultes6587]

You can’t lanyard everything in your tool bags.

[@virgilio6349]

@Hagmire84 It didn't bounce off anything. Measuring tape isn't exactly aerodynamic and doesn't hold on to energy very well. The moment it would've hit anything it would loose a ton of energy and maybe even be destroyed. The tape hit him with full force from a terminal velocity fall on his head. A helmet would've definitely saved his life.

[@Trash-Beats]

Rip his las words was “God is good” he surely is I know u in a better place now, God bless

[@rogueraccoon1840]

Isn't that qoute from slum dog millionaire

[@theg35project50]

The most concerning thing I heard in this video is that someone thinks it's normal to keep a tape measure In The kitchen 🤣🤣🤣

[@dontrustwhiteyevery1]

She's a woman. She probably thinking of a sewing tape measure. Totally different.

[@wesleybrown6974]

@J exactly, it’s more common than not to have a utility drawer in the kitchen.

[@josephjackman3252]

6 years later: KZbin “you’re born again”

[@Socal-Cowboy]

Shit I'm for sure wearing my hard hat

[@LosDjango007]

I won’t type it.

[@Dweller415]

Yeah what the heck?

[@fatonyalmitchell3281]

😏

[@chuckwaardenburg496]

@Abraham Morrison We are off to a good start 1st comment I read laughed my ass off..

[@Typing.._]

Construction site lawyers are like : “ he didn’t have his hat on “

[@scottysecretlyloveschrysle1417]

They wouldn’t be wrong! Anytime you enter the yard you need your hard hat and PPE

[@Joseph-yt8ft]

Something called PPE, could save your life

[@matthewhetes9965]

Whelp theres not much more they can say, I mean even the wind could've blown the measure off

[@tasintevin2429]

Unfortunate event. However, PPE is like a construction site’s Bible. God be with his family

[@cwatson42785]

And they would be right and this man would still be on this earth.

[@lastlaplogistics8512]

"Something so small can cause so much damage" is an extremely underrated comment

[@loganjohnson8010]

The amount of tragedy is unmeasurable.

[@Jokerbrielle]

Bless his soul. We are fragile beings at our simplest.

[@Mrbfgray]

He was blessed for saying "God is good" in the only way god ever blesses anyone, killing them. Can't blame God, would be annoying hearing that cowardly patronizing crap all the time.

[@Mrbfgray]

@Nina Tote You've been so steeped in BS indoctrination your mind is pickled. Sad.

[@Mrbfgray]

@Nina Tote Get a purpose Child. The more you prattle on the more you demonstrate your mindlessness.

[@svasianfilipiname6603]

@Nina Tote Lol dude wtf just because he doesn't share the same opinion on religion as you does not mean you get to insult him and say a lot of insulting uncalled for things! If you're indeed a practicing believer then act like it for Christ sakes lol. I'm not (I am agnostic) but everyone has a right to believe what they want to believe is my philosophy! It's called having respect for different people and different values! Anyway bye.

[@CueLash]

@Nina Tote Nah the person you’re replying to is right. You’re in the wrong for what you said, and from what I understand even though i’m not religious; God is merciful but doesn’t turn a blind eye to arrogance and hatefulness. You’re wrong for how you spoke. Period.

[@KatetheGreat3689]

A woman in Boston was just walking by a building and a piece of plywood flew off and killed her. You can even be outside the areas of caution and still get hurt. Crazy 🙏🏻 may he Rest In Peace

[@kimbaldun]

You can say the last part again about 2021

[@KatetheGreat3689]

@@kimbaldun true lol

[@corners3755]

That happened in the tunnel to Logan, big piece of concrete ceiling fell on a car

[@ryzenryne8747]

Oh God. That's unfortunate

[@drakeclifton5625]

Wow, man, that is horribly sad.. Construction sites are no joke. Always be safe and don't cut corners.

[@jonwhick3073]

My old boss has this video downloaded on this phone everytime a truck driver or visitor cried about a hardhat he'd show them this just came in my suggestion video and noticed it right away

[@adamofblastworks1517]

Good on your boss. I would not be surprised if his insistence has actually saved lives.

[@tonyoneal5269]

Side of truck says 'owned by god' Me: 'Tony don't make that joke'.

[@clintanthony9081]

I hope people will one day look back at my death, whenever that is, and laugh.

[@The_Stumbler]

The truck is owned, the driver didn't sell his soul... Wait...

[@Paxmax]

*wheeze* that tape measure incident is ready to claim more ppl! I laughed so uncontrollably breadcrumbs was heading for my lungs. That truck side print is just.... Its just that joke we shouldn't.

[@BestKCL]

@@Paxmax Satan has a sick sense of humor lol

[@Laughy-Flaaffy]

You should all be ashamed by these jokes. Do yourself a favor and read some Scripture before leaving a bad joke. Here’s a good one that came to mind: _He who is without sin cast the first tape measure_

[@tradersendeavors]

Life is so fragile :(, being born, learning about the world and years in school, make many experience and memories and this guy had it all ended with a measuring tape, hopefully there is an afterlife

[@DZviDZ.]

So well put

[@metalmellie4371]

There is heaven, a throne room, and most importantly all mighty God!!

[@itsfredo8501]

We’re all one the universe created us just as other beings to observe itself

[@tripakastayw6872]

I hope there's no afterlife, for me at least i would still be depressed

[@tradersendeavors]

@@tripakastayw6872 according to those afterlifes, youll have happiness that you never thought was possible, :/ who knows

[@DoubleClutchAutoReviews]

It’s just tragic, really. Only a few years from retirement… He sounds like a good, hard-working man. RIP to this gentleman.

[@Based_Face]

The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not the length. . - Martin Luther King Jr. -

[@foxmacnamara8809]

The delivery guys NEVER wear PPE. Those dudes show up in shorts and sandals, definitely no hard hats.

[@Navajowelder505]

True dats, when you tell them they don't comply. Above safety but that's not good for anyone.

[@voltrondefenderoftheuniver8658]

@HahThatsWhatSheSaid Even you don't believe that.

[@talaverajr391]

@@everythangtexas you think you know. Because in reality those guys many times come out naked.

[@yoshi450gmail]

@HahThatsWhatSheSaid now that’s true faith! I can only aspire to have those be my last words, thanks for the inspiration. Luckily he didn’t believe in some invisible man in the sky who never existed and hopefully didn’t believe that asteroids collided then became a planet with plants, an atmosphere with water and somehow didn’t kill these mystery bacteria that became fish or monkeys that slowly evolved into people cause that’d be foolish. Some would even say that would take an astronomical amount of faith to believe almost like its own religion but I digress because that’s just crazy talk.

[@Proverbs3_5]

@@yoshi450gmail Amen. It would take more than faith to believe in that. By such logic, what need is there of construction crews, when you can simply gather all the building materials and use dynamite to cause a big bang, so that edifices may construct themselves.

[@jvalenzuela92020]

Rest In Peace brother. You are definitely a reminder on why we need to wear our PPE at ALL TIMES!

[@elvisammo]

You are also a reminder of why we need The Christ! I’ll see you one day.

[@nevaswitchupp]

@@elvisammo god isn’t real

[@bigpat414]

I don't know they said he mentioned his name and homie showed up

[@RadicalEdward_115]

@The Barefoot Kid ikr, some people also think the world is round 🤣 #jesusforlife

[@nevaswitchupp]

@The Barefoot Kid only a fool would believe a fairytale from a book

[@brandonestrada2791]

I have a story about construction helmets: I used to work in construction was at the bottom floor looking up a window through the scaffolds waiting if they needed any more supplies from the bottom, well I guess I poked my head out a bit to much cuz a brick from the 5th story ended up falling on my head and breaking in half. Luckily I had the helmet so I deadass just felt like if someone tapped my helmet

[@mustbemeech]

Helmets save lives, literally

[@The_Bomb627]

I honestly thought this was an Onion news report by the headline.

[@chrisbarber5920]

no i dont keep my tape measure in my kitchen

[@completebilingual]

😊

[@DaBrute]

Like who keeps their tape in the kitchen??😂

[@thisorthat7626]

@@DaBrute I do. In the junk drawer with extension cords, screwdrivers and hammers. It works for me.

[@glocktaviousbrown5420]

@@DaBrute Me all my household tools are in a bottom drawer in my kitchen

[@OIII-IOOO]

i do. i keep one in my junk drawer. not so strange.

[@WillieDuitt1]

About 35 years ago I read a story about 2 teenage girls that were killed in NYC when a concrete facade fell off an old building. I thought about those 2 going about their lives and bang, they had no idea......Life is short and you never know when you will go. Like they used to say "today is a good day to die"

[@louise3088]

Here in Boston they finally stopped replacing certain glass panels of the John Hancock building because they kept falling out.It's a beautiful building, but when I walk by, I always sort of wonder......

[@jvanstyn]

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[@patrickm5217]

@@jvanstyn Wow I cant believe you linked this video from Poland, I was a kid on Vacation there with my mom and brother and remember this storm. We were visiting the Wieliczka salt mine in Krakow, when we came out of the ground there was a HUGE tree that had been uprooted while we were underground. We were in the salt mine for about 2 hours and had no idea the storm was happening above

[@markg999]

I had a auto claim..and one that really sticks out is a father and son in a truck and a tree fell over on its own and killed the passenger...beleive father. Yea you never know when its your last day.

[@soulassassin0g]

"I never knew something so small could do so much damage?" Me: "That's what she said..... Oh, wait."

[@tammmurphy8054]

Gary was my neighbor his wife and family were a blessing to be neighbors with I wish he was still here with us God takes the young & good first.

[@InLohmansTerms]

1:30 "That's what she said..." Sorry, Gary.

[@mikkiloco]

You wild. But thankyou lol R.I.P GARY

[@edicreynaga5368]

Hahahahaha ☹️ Hahahahaha 🤭 Rip Gary

[@brian.c3539]

Relatable Rip Gary

[@MrPAULONEAL]

I bet he heard that many times before this happened....

[@georgesuzuki7040]

I’m an Asian male😂

[@dimasbeltran866]

May his soul rest in peace !

[@Josh-hi2ti]

A whole new meaning to "owned by god"

[@Mateo-kl2nn]

The sign “owned by god” appeared only after the man died

[@gamergameplay8379]

You're so lucky I was going to say it but good job though

[@reubenj.cogburn8546]

This is the way life works. It's delicate and there are no promises about your time here.

[@DonaldDump2024]

Exactly. The promise of a better afterlife if you believe enough (and fill the coffers) is baloney. No one has ever proven an afterlife. All we know for sure is this life, this world. Make the best of it and preserve the world for future generations.

[@mgreg8134]

@@DonaldDump2024 No one has proven otherwise either.

[@DonaldDump2024]

@@mgreg8134 No one has proven there’s no Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus either so what’s your point?

[@mgreg8134]

@@DonaldDump2024 But we know who Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy are so there is no need to disprove them.

[@DonaldDump2024]

@@mgreg8134 I went to sleep with my tooth under my pillow and woke up to a quarter in its place! I wanted a fire truck and low and behold, I got a fire truck for Christmas! I believe in miracles. Okaaaay.... 😂😂

[@EricFortuneJr.]

I’ve both worked and hauled dump loads for construction sites and I always wore my hard hat and high visibility for this reason. Things happen. A small tool falling 30+ stories is missile and everything is constantly moving.

[@tywanjames4427]

"missile"

[@onamoo06]

My wife tells me that all the time, “How something so small can cause Damage.”

[@philmakak3332]

Tell her a small brain can destroy and damage our relationship. Lol

[@Dodgerblue-md3wv]

“I didnt know something so small could do so much damage.” This lady apparently has never held a measuring tape before

[@ELCAPATAZ]

She was probably thinking of a tailor's measuring tape..

[@TWBlack]

I ALWAYS carried a hard hat in my truck. Thankfully most of the "dangerous" places I went absolutely required hard hats, you didn't get in if you didn't have one!!!

[@doyourworseneatme]

Thats what I was always told. We couldn't step on the edge of the site without a helmet no matter who you were or what you were there for.

[@lsswapeverything2518]

everywhere i've worked has had this rule. Even if people are working on the ceiling of a warehouse....if you didn't have a hardhat you stayed 50ft away from the people working overhead. Most sites if you show up without a hardhat they'll tear your ass apart once you cross the line without it on.

[@mississippimud7046]

If you are entering a hard hat zone area and it's posted PLEASE BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS. STAY SAFE EVERYONE

[@geekergriffin8600]

Right but regardless most of them on the ground don’t wear hard hats steady (depending onna task) Nd nevertheless he probably ain’t foreshadow a fucking tape measure falling 50 sum stories n going into his sht 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[@diegodelgado9764]

They said it bounced before it hit him maybe the hardhat wouldn’t of helped

[@ThomasBomb45]

@@MUCKFOOT⁶⁶⁶ The guy died due to a preventable accident. All construction sites should be very strict on PPE and safety

[@donwilliams6170]

So sad, my prayers go out to his family.

[@lXUS]

Dude preached so hard Satan was like STFU!!

[@jasonlancaster3281]

The man's job on Earth was done.. he's home now

[@giantreaveraloadae8229]

Earth and home are kinda the same thing so this only works metaphorically I guess? Like his consciousness not existing before is what he has returned to.

[@AWFishy]

Damn I've been keeping my measuring tape in my garage. I had no idea that's supposed to be in the kitchen 🙃 0:06

[@Jerekul]

It's probably more for people who don't have a garage. I live in an apartment and I keep a toolkit under the cabinets in my kitchen and have a few tools in a junk drawer like screwdrivers, pliers, and a tape measure.

[@BigAych]

You gotta have 3. One in garage . One in house tool box. One in kitchen for the wife 😂

[@adamofblastworks1517]

@@Jerekul my family has a garage separate from the house, a shed built off of that, a whole third separate workshop building, and we still have tape measures in the kitchen.

[@zacharydutton2068]

Why would I have a tape measured in my kitchen? To measure pizzas???

[@TheMonteCarlo]

*WHEN WILL WE HAVE COMMON SENSE TAPE MEASURER CONTROL*

[@Templar144]

"There should be a capacity limit on those high capacity weapons, 25ft should be out of the question"

[@gunners4129]

Him: "God is good" God: "You are ready my son"

[@gunners4129]

Think what you want, but realize that means others can as well.

[@bluebird2807]

When its your day, it's your day. Can't avoid that.

[@seanmurphy4465]

Uh yes you can. Wear a hard hat... a seat belt.... get vaccinated.

[@brianledbetter2333]

Anything falling from that height is a vicious weapon.

[@NadorFootage]

The things we imagine from reading the title are amazing 😂

[@louiscypher7090]

Should've had netting around the floors being worked on. OSHA is gonna have a field day.

[@thegreatjackson6762]

Happened 6 years ago

[@mexital1159]

Those are new regs. They started that about 5 yrs ago. Hmm, maybe this accident had something to do with it?

[@Yhormungandr]

Him not wearing a helmet in an area requiring a helmet was one of the factors though.

[@sluggou812beotch]

I had a tool fall on me when I was walking down a sidewalk in Spokane WA. It barely touched me and I picked up that tool and carried it into my attorneys office across the street who happened to see the incident occur. He suggested we sue but since the crew happened to drink at the same bar I hung out at I just used that tool to get free drinks for the next week. The kid that dropped it never lived it down but the most important thing that happened here was after the incident the sidewalk was barricaded. Bud Kerr, a water tank painter was the foreman who made the kid buy me drinks for a week. Me and Bud used to paint tanks together.

[@michaelyork7844]

Well that lawyer just showed again the gold diggers they are mostly

[@nedread6700]

I almost got hit by a falling tape measure recently, I came within inches of losing my life. 😂😂

[@billyjones9045]

If it is your dad to go then it is your day to go. RIP Gary

[@ThorSon23]

Something about this doesn’t measure up

[@greggordy6024]

He was inches away from danger

[@6legend]

Ba dum *_TSSSSSSSsssss_* sssss

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

🤣😂😂😂😂

[@dnegel9546]

Bruhhhh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm going to hell 😒

[@jrmc530]

I worked for Comcast and when we would go to a job sites like this to run cable, I would always put my hard hat on! I’d always be Scared of something like this happening...

[@mopargaming7465]

Those are the best words he could of muttered right before he died.

[@Jcoughlan]

I’ve seen close calls on building sites many times that could have ended in fatalities. I guess every now and again they do.

[@saturn722]

Maybe God lets some people live a little longer so they will open their minds and look for Him.

[@sigmaballs93]

Man: "God is Good" God: "Bet"

[@willymederosbeats]

Lmao 😂

[@zuzusangry7129]

Yes, I do keep a tape measure in my kitchen and egg beater in the garage.

[@rickjordan6573]

Lol 😆

[@jeremiahff329]

XD oh lord you sir have won best comment in my books. Lol

[@katienovota8870]

I had to watch it again, I missed that. She's reading a teleprompter too, someone actually took time making that comparison.

[@stevegallant3395]

The newscaster is a liberated woman so she has never been in a kitchen

[@Ponderosa303]

I keep my tape measure in the junk drawer of my kitchen. Always have even when I had a garage. So do most people I know. Lol.

[@Yasir-dz7cx]

Something so small can do so much damage? Those tape measures are heavy as well

[@billythegoat6669]

So we all back here huh... 6 years later

[@ATLFUNKCARTEL]

Woman: I had no idea something so small could do so much damage! Bullets: Am I a joke to you?

[@DawnKellyMedia]

I laughed and now I feel guilty!

[@ileryon4019]

...

[@pulaski1]

She's also probably thinking of a 6ft, 1/2" tape, not a 25ft, 1" construction tape.

[@bushy9780]

Covid 19 molecules: hey dont forget about me! I've been hard at work too. PLUS I nearly toppled a world economy and am about to start WW3 with china

[@Clutchyourcrutches]

Bro people are stupid af

[@jvanstyn]

We had a similar accident at Holmes Hospital when there was an annex being built. A construction worker dropped a wrench and yelled, "Lookout below!" A man, with his helmet on, looked up to see what was falling and the wrench hit him on the forehead, killing him. It was only a 4 story building to the roof. Happened in the early 70s.

[@Mikey-uj3dc]

Wow

[@jimwerther]

So looking up killed him?

[@jvanstyn]

@@jimwerther No. The construction worker who yelled, "Look out below!" killed him, or at least caused his death. If he would have kept his mouth shut when he dropped the wrench, the hard-hat wearing man down on the ground wouldn't have looked up and the wrench would have hit his hard hat or shoulder instead of hitting his forehead. If the wrench had hit his shoulder, he would have been injured but not dead. Then again, if the man on the ground would have run for cover and not looked up, he would have been uninjured. If man on the ground had been hit on the shoulder because the construction worker on the forth floor roof of that building because there was no alarm called out. Like, "Look out below!" he would have probably been pissed and the construction site foreman would have probably fired him. Who knows. Knowing this, will you call out, "Look out below!" if you drop a wrench off a 4 story building? Will you have your wrench tied off to your tool belt to make it virtually impossible to drop if you find yourself high up in the air with a wrench or a hammer?

[@ARedMotorcycle]

They should change the wording to "look below" so they keep their heads down and helmets up.

[@jvanstyn]

@@ARedMotorcycle Maybe if said, "Run!!"

[@jeffm6651]

I think people forget how heavy those industrial tape measures can be.

[@cum_as_you_are]

Damn, we should ban measuring tapes

[@toytoy3900]

Sending condolences to this incredible God fearing man’s family, May he Rest In Peace ❤️

[@movingforward.]

I think I would like to go while praising god.I don't want to go in sin!

[@Tat2Dragons]

@@movingforward. lol 🤣

[@luisl3501]

Me too

[@devins7457]

He apparently didn't fear enough

[@Tat2Dragons]

@@devins7457 Yeah

[@ffjsb]

Whoever let him into the site should've made sure he had a helmet on. Most likely a semi driver wouldn't have had one with him, so the construction company may be liable. And when you're working that high up, your tools should be tethered so they can't fall and kill someone.

[@Ponderosa303]

Unfortunately that’s not how it works. Truck drivers who make these deliveries do usually have hard hats in their cabs. And no, the general contractor(GC) might not necessarily be liable. As long as signs are posted, it is every individual’s responsibility to wear the proper PPE while they are on site. Even if the person at the gate did say something about a hard hat, how are they going to make sure everyone keeps it on? Typically, if you’re in the truck you don’t even have to put it on until you step out. GC’s are required to have safety personnel on site who can remove people from the site, issue citations, etc. But even then, they can’t be everywhere 100% of the time. Therefore, when you are on a construction site, everyone including you is considered “the safety guy”. A lot of projects(big ones like this, not usually the small ones) even require you to go through their safety training before you can step foot on site. Even if you’re just making a delivery and will only be there for 5 minutes. So as tragic and really horrible as this story is, it’s not really the GC’s fault unless there’s a specific rule about tethering equipment at that height that was violated. Which by the way, is an excellent point. My last jobsite did require tethered equipment, but only for workers who were doing work on the outside or within 6ft of the edge of the building. There was no tethering requirement if you were doing work 6ft or further from the edge. So in this case, if a worker was 10 ft from the edge and dropped a tape measure which then slid or was accidentally kicked off, no rules were broken but that doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous. When you’re on a job site it’s not enough to assume everything will go great and that nothing will happen. You always step foot on site as if tools are falling from the top floor.

[@DJDisalwaysright]

I didn’t read through shoemaker’s dissertation but I’m guessing the summary is it’s not someone else’s fault. It was an accident that could have ended without death if he followed standard safety rules. God is good, but he will kill you in a second. And, you can’t tether all your tools to yourself, that’s just insane.

[@sindyalefebre7858]

Absolutely right. Company are getting used to by pass the rules to blame the.victim then. Disgusting

[@ffjsb]

@@DJDisalwaysright I've actually worked security for a large foundry, and you had to have safety equipment before you were allowed in. Same when I used to deliver to a lot of manufacturing companies. If someone can sue because they spilled hot coffee in their lap from the drive through, they can sue and win for this...

[@ffjsb]

@@Ponderosa303 Just because you have signs up, that doesn't make you immune from being sued. Every place that I've visited that required hard hats won't let you go in until you have one on. Foundries, quarries, manufacturing plants etc.

[@KaizerHuter]

When I saw the title and thumbnail, for some reason, I expected the man in the thumbnail to get struck by a falling tape measure, mid interview.

[@carbonmolecules4504]

Oh wow the irony of the company’s name and logo is amazing

[@slickjohnc1]

Imagine seeing someone saying "God is good", then they get struck dead by a falling tape measure!

[@_SamDoesStuff_]

God's love is immeasurable I guess.

[@slickjohnc1]

@@_SamDoesStuff_ 👌

[@Romans-10-9-13]

God is good. We all are going to die someday, God is using this incident to call people to Himself. The man who died is in heaven and is grateful that his story is being used by God to glorify Himself. Where will you be when you die? Only way to heaven is through Jesus. John 14:6, Romans 10:9-13.

[@alexapexgod4643]

Sright to heaven

[@ieatslag5947]

I bet your ass whoever was listening to him had strong disbeliefs about god after that

[@Ironface53]

This just screams irony

[@ethereal1257]

The irony you are seeing is meant to get your attention by God. Doubt has kept many ppl from stepping into faith but I tell you God is real without a doubt! Beyond the scriptures I am sure you might have heard I have experienced real things and encounters that are not something I think is God but with proof and without a doubt know it is. Ask Him. Just pray and ask God to show you He is real and to help you understand who He is. Say in Jesus name Amen and see what happens.

[@reiner5593]

That's why new buildings have those green bags around it.

[@nilionth]

You know what else I have in my kitchen? A knife.

[@charmikaking8125]

I pray that his soul continues to rest in heavenly peace.

[@davidscott1340]

Biblical god is an egomaniacal bloodthirsty monster. If you're gullible enough to believe a book created to control weak minded fools thousands of years ago should stop cherry picking the less than 200 nice verses and actually read all thirty two thousand plus verses.

[@tabushka292]

@@davidscott1340 I don't necessarily disagree but arguing about religion on this particular video's comment isn't exactly the most appropriate place for it. The Christian will say "I pray that his soul continues to rest in heavenly peace." the Buddhist will say "I hope he will have better luck in the next life" and the atheist will say "I hope he didn't suffer too much". But in the end, they all mean to say the same thing. They just want to extend their compassion to a fellow human who died. Meanwhile your comment is just uncalled for here.

[@davidscott1340]

@@tabushka292 anywhere religion is pushed it needs to be pushed back. It's 2021 and the age of make believe are long gone. Stop making excuses for bullshit to be spread.

[@emmanuelsoto2476]

He already dead. Praying for a dead man doesn't do anything but condemn yourself. Pray correctly for the living not for those whose destiny has been sealed. Catholic Church nonsense is making many people perish, don't perish like them follow Jesus get understanding.

[@davidscott1340]

@@emmanuelsoto2476 Lmao that's funny because your gid is an all knowing god who sees and knows everything. Why pray? Your prayers would only challenge said god because you think you know better than them.

[@TimeWatch5]

Wtf

[@legendcity7171]

Right

[@diegococ409]

Right

[@GramCracker77]

Incredible!

[@worldwar4tank962]

Me six years later- That's why I said to my dad after my roof fall. I ain't gonna work to die on the job cus I got lucky many times and that made me not work for others anymore. If you work to live why do you work till you die. Then do something that you can be in peace with

[@BigDaddyMacc]

Hope the worker that lost the tape is doing ok. Rest in peace

[@timperez9805]

Is nobody going to talk about how the news reporter literally said Inc instead of LLC?

[@mikejohn0088]

Simply ill informed of the difference.

[@BigBadJohn1892]

I saw it as well also they say the truck driver said God is good the Arabic translation to that is allahu Akbar. Just pointing that out because this subthread is pointing out possible perceived abnormalities that were previously not seen in this 6 year old video. So keep it on topic

[@BigBadJohn1892]

Also sheetrock is believed by many to be a subpar building material

[@flamingtp4947]

Man killed by falling tape measure. Man that's a good one Onion....oh.

[@RogerThat787]

Steve Langford is a national treasure!!!!

[@narata1541]

Worker: I don't need a helmet. Jesus Christ will protect me! Tape measure:

[@galaxiax3284]

You ever heard of everlasting life? This world is owned by satan .

[@sickology831]

Tape Mesure: I’m about to end this mans whole career

[@narata1541]

@@galaxiax3284 Yes, the tape measure gave the person everlasting life. Sadly, the tape measure never got me, so I have to live in this world.

[@galaxiax3284]

@@narata1541 idiots always think they are smart in fact Jesus Christ is everlasting life but of course the indignant thinks a measuring tape is what we are talking about, continue your self righteous life it’s yours to live and allow others to live theirs.

[@narata1541]

@@galaxiax3284 I agree. The tape measure and Jesus can give everlasting life. Even my puppy as well as everyone is happy with her! Yup! She's adorable!

[@6legend]

1:29 i had no idea that something so small could do do much damage. Bullets: Am i a joke to you?

[@seanmurphy4465]

Corona virus; 🔴 hold my pinya colada 🍹

[@zerkingpro]

Imagine having 2 tape measures that day and not knowing, one bounces out your bags kills someone and you check you stil have yours and think thank god

[@loh1110]

Rest in Peace.