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Noticed a lot of guys skipping daily crane inspections
I was out on a job in Houston last Tuesday and saw this operator just hop in and start lifting. No walk around, no check of the wire rope, nothing. I told him that a cracked sheave almost took my finger off back in 2019 because I skipped a morning look over. He shrugged it off like it was no big deal. Has anyone else run into guys who think the pre-shift walk is optional?
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troyknight2d ago
Yeah I skipped mine once and a bird had nested in the boom. Not my finest moment.
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wren2302d ago
Oh man, I used to be one of those guys who'd skip the walk around and just go. I figured if the crane ran fine yesterday, it'd be fine today, you know? But then my buddy had a hoist line let go right in front of him because of a chunk of metal caught in the drum, and I saw how fast that wire unraveled. That moment totally flipped my thinking. Now I do the full circle every single morning, even if it feels like a waste of time. It's just not worth rolling the dice over five minutes of your day.
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