On a fairly large construction job, a helper gets in the pit of an elevator to do something. He hits the stop switch before entering, with a 24' extension ladder propped up against the rail, facing away from the side counterweight.

As he's at the top of the ladder, he notices the car coming down on him. He screams on the radio at the adjustor, who is in the machine room, putting the car through it's paces. After momentary confusion, the proper mainline is turned off, just in time to take out the top few steps of the extension ladder. The car would have killed him for sure.

So much wrong here...No communication before entering the pit, adjustor didn't verify the safety circuit before getting the car up to speed, etc, etc.

Last edited by Vic; 05/14/12 04:17 AM.