I legit watched a kid that was working with his dad fall off of a tower attempting a gin pull jump. The tool used for stacking towers, it’s a huge trellis that is fixed to the top of a newly applied tower section, used to pull the next piece up to repeat the process. Most towers are around 900ft on towers those things are applicable for. So, one of the spooky things we told all green horns, is that if you fucking fall, DO NOT scream. Because it can really scare other teammates and possibly cause a second accident. 2010 in October I think, anyways, this company owners kid, fucking missed his jump, when he thought he had a tie point set on his descender. Homie, I watched him do it, he didn’t scream…….
His father was never the same. Hell none of us were. It’s dangerous fucking work man. And that kid, was a fucking hotshot. Chew on that shit. Scaffolding and rigging is something that demands respect. Do your job right, literal lives depend on it.
Crazy story. That shit has fucked me up for years now……..
SMILE MOTHERFUCKERS
Sorry if that story was a drag……