Had a scare today!

[Ferguson K]

I've seen hay bales do nasty things.

 

[Baymule]

Unfortunately I don't think training will help. I don't think the bale was stacked as it should...

In my 20's I worked as a machine operator for a company making oil field equipment. A stack of I-beams were stacked incorrectly and they fell over-on a man walking by. We all ran to help, getting overhead cranes to lift them off, but he lost his legs. The shop superintendent came by my work station later and remarked, "Kill a mule, buy one. Kill a man, hire one." I never forgot that.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well the thing about it is this...a trailer can be loaded properly, but as soon as a truck is connected to it and the driver moves it....the 'Arrival' of that load is determined by many Factors....the driver, the equipment, and most importantly the conditions of the road....many 'Issues' along the way can 'Shift' any portion or all of the load....but, it seems to me that a 'Portable Dock' and a forklift would and could avoid the unloading of those heavy bales by hand and the risk of injury....or the use of a flatbed trailer with soft sides would allow for that too....the main factor is 'Care' by all concerned....but, therein lies the real Problem today....one's Care for another seems to be a 'Dying Breed' cause most just Leave it for another to 'Deal With and Figure Out'....just as Bay says....just Hire another....been There and Done that....not many Care much anymore for others...just themselves....really a Sad situation.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Well I really don't think that was the case.

 

[Baymule]

I am just glad that the worker was not hurt.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Same!