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We have absolutely nothing to indicate it is with knowledge and acceptance of the risk, as opposed to someone thinking “this is how I do it on a flat surface, surely it’ll work the same on a slope”
If it’s a mistake or incompetence, that IS an oops. The only thing making it not an oops would be recognizing the danger and doing it anyway, which we have no indication of here. This looks no different than some home mechanic jacking up their car on a sloped driveway because they don’t recognize the risk.
Is that a serious question? Sure, it would be deadly to anyone under it. It would also be potentially deadly to anyone further down the street in the event that it fell and began to roll. Given that it’s a crane, it would also bs potentially deadly to anyone under or around whatever load it is lifting, as well as the boom arm, and if it were lifting a basket, to anyone inside. Further, if it falls, it isn’t likely to fall straight and even, so it could be deadly to anyone in the surrounding area, or anyone in buildings or cars in the surrounding area, given that this appears to be at best next to a building, at worst in the middle of a city. That’s plenty of potential for deaths, as far as I’m concerned.
We’ve literally acknowledged that it was likely done as a mistake or due to incompetence, and that it is, in fact, deadly. That meets every bit of criteria you and the mods have laid out. Absolutely nothing you’ve said negates or disproves any of that. You can say it’s wrong all you want, but you’ve done nothing to actually explain why or how it is wrong. Instead, you’ve resorted to simply ignoring or brushing off the explanations I’ve given. We can agree to disagree,
Maybe they’re craning something light like a couch.. my google search results show larger truck mounted cranes setup on inclines similarly to how this one is but instead of small bricks they use much larger blocks of wood. They all appeared scary to me..
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Damn, at first I thought 'that's one strong safety cone!'
One walk around Mexico City with a camera could fill this sub forever.
Same here in Juarez
Not really an "Oops that's deadly"
More like a "Stop it right now or you'll have deaths on your hands"
If it’s likely to cause deaths, how is that not deadly?
There is no "oops"
It is entirely with knowledge and disregard for the risk.
We have absolutely nothing to indicate it is with knowledge and acceptance of the risk, as opposed to someone thinking “this is how I do it on a flat surface, surely it’ll work the same on a slope”
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That’s not the proper way to rig a crane on an incline. I’d argue that is 100% an example of a mistake or incompetence that is deadly
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If it’s a mistake or incompetence, that IS an oops. The only thing making it not an oops would be recognizing the danger and doing it anyway, which we have no indication of here. This looks no different than some home mechanic jacking up their car on a sloped driveway because they don’t recognize the risk.
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Is that a serious question? Sure, it would be deadly to anyone under it. It would also be potentially deadly to anyone further down the street in the event that it fell and began to roll. Given that it’s a crane, it would also bs potentially deadly to anyone under or around whatever load it is lifting, as well as the boom arm, and if it were lifting a basket, to anyone inside. Further, if it falls, it isn’t likely to fall straight and even, so it could be deadly to anyone in the surrounding area, or anyone in buildings or cars in the surrounding area, given that this appears to be at best next to a building, at worst in the middle of a city. That’s plenty of potential for deaths, as far as I’m concerned.
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We’ve literally acknowledged that it was likely done as a mistake or due to incompetence, and that it is, in fact, deadly. That meets every bit of criteria you and the mods have laid out. Absolutely nothing you’ve said negates or disproves any of that. You can say it’s wrong all you want, but you’ve done nothing to actually explain why or how it is wrong. Instead, you’ve resorted to simply ignoring or brushing off the explanations I’ve given. We can agree to disagree,
Theres outriggers, I'd doubt the tires are doing much.
Looks good to me?
The wooden blocks are called "cribbing".
The crane has to have a level base to operate safely.
This is how this is done - it's not unsafe.
Does this sub ever display actual danger or just the ignorance of inexperienced plebes?
KJJK “Elevaciones”
I first thought one wheel was on the traffic cone, then I saw the concrete blocks and thought "well that's much safer"
Is pretty safe, they use JJK cursed energy
Size of the rigger blocking bricks seems about right for a 2 or 3 ton Nissan Atlas.
Serious question. If the mobile crane needs to work on an incline, how would it be set up?
Maybe they’re craning something light like a couch.. my google search results show larger truck mounted cranes setup on inclines similarly to how this one is but instead of small bricks they use much larger blocks of wood. They all appeared scary to me..
Doesn’t fit.
No "oops"
Eh. The image is intentionally tilted to make it look worse than it is.
The window looks tilted to the right... That means the road is even more tilted to the left than what the picture shows.
Also if the road was flat or near flat there wouldn't be a need to level the crane to begin with...
I mean, yes? The fact that the road is tilted, means they had to level the crane. That's what the jacks and cribbing are for.
At least they're using wood...
They could at least have placed the bricks on the sloped part of the wood
That's what annoys me the most. Would make a flat surface, drastically lowering the chances of a blowout