As an operator lies critically injured, we offer our take on the possible causes.
No news is good news, according to the old adage; and that’s certainly the case where accidents are involved. Frankly, we would gladly forego the volume of news we generate on a daily basis if it meant that we never had to report on another accident.
Sadly, this weekend saw another involving a high reach excavator operator though to be 53-year old Gil Olson. It is too early to say exactly what went wrong, but we have put our initial thoughts in the following (and brief) audio:
