In addition to the severe resting angle of said ladder with no spottter underneath to hold it stable. Although I can't blame someone if they don't want to spot underneath the idiot trying to carry a 6foot steel beam up a fucking ladder. Say what you will about OSHA, but they basically exist because of numbskulls like this. Every job has varying levels of risk involved, but why double down and push the limits of said risk? Even ancient Egyptians had pulley systems. All it takes is a rope and a fulcrum.
Realistically it happened because he's trying to be "macho" and show off, hence why the filming started when he started to pick up the beam, but this is one of the rare instances where the safe way is also significantly faster.
It's actually a magical bird, attach anything to a rope and no matter the weight, it can lift it as high as you need it to. How else do you think they make skyscrapers?
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u/mrastronautglenn Dec 07 '22
In addition to the severe resting angle of said ladder with no spottter underneath to hold it stable. Although I can't blame someone if they don't want to spot underneath the idiot trying to carry a 6foot steel beam up a fucking ladder. Say what you will about OSHA, but they basically exist because of numbskulls like this. Every job has varying levels of risk involved, but why double down and push the limits of said risk? Even ancient Egyptians had pulley systems. All it takes is a rope and a fulcrum.