@niallluxie Thanks for the response. I actually saw one of these drilling rigs a few days ago in my city, and when it was travelling forwards the dill does seem to sway forwards and backwards quite a lot. As you said, if the hammer was in motion it would no doubt add to this affect and topple the whole rig.
You are absolutely correct. You should never jump out of a piece of heavy equipment if it tips. According to eye witnesses this rig fell slowly; at least slow enough to give the operator to exit the cab. You can see from the frames that it fell over a 2 minute period. I still think it was a bad idea and should have been against company policy. DO NOT JUMP FROM HEAVY EQUIPMENT ~ EVER!! and ALWAYS USE YOUR SEATBELT.
Its a Bauer RTG telescopic leader rig. using and Auger mounted into the jaws of a circa 5 ton vibro. An incredible amount of weight very high up the mast! No wonder it went over :-S
Jumping from any heavy equipment while it's falling over can be fatal. The operator compartments are manufactured with this in mind. The safest place for an operator is buckled into the seat.
I've seen a boom lift do the same thing. Not good, fortunately no one was hurt. It was a big mess. OSHA was quick to roll up on the site and pass out a few citations.
@macchesney If it has a seatbelt osha requires you to wear one. That goes for forklifts etc. The weight of these can turn over so fast and predicting what will crush you that jumping out and getting out of the way is more dangerous. Get certified and see what you think you know. And if you notice the cab is fine.
Maybe, but this was a huge tracked rig, I'm not sure it has outriggers or jacks. I think he tried to move it without towering down. That's what happens when you try to cut corners.
correct term would be "boring rig" i think. and if you think that is bad, look up the Shand incident where a crane building a power plant fell over and landed on an occupied crew shack!
The filmer had the intelegence to set up his camera because he could sense that there was something wrong with the picture he was seeing. It was obviously too windy to operate that crain on that day
It's one of the most dangerous jobs there is. Things DO break, and even if it doesn't roll over, the parts fly off at great velocity. Hard hats are a necessity and sometimes that is not enough.
Looks like he had too much downpressure and wasnt paying attention. the drill rod pushed down too hard and picked up the rig, then the weight of the rig bent the rod and it tipped over
@highway445 huh?that doesn't make any sense.i work with drill rigs.we do piling and caisons.usually if piles are going into the ground they are driven with a crane and a vibratory,not a drill rig.maybe pre-drilled and then driven with the hammer by the crane.
Most pile hydraulic pile driving rigs I've seen turn over were not on mats. These rigs are very top heavy with the hammer and pile in the air. These rigs also need to close to level.
These are the easiest machines to fall as extremely top heavy, seems to me he had the boom to far forward at the top as he was travelling & when he stopped the weight took over pulling him forward.
"Luckily the operator was able to leap from the falling drill rig and no one was seriously injured" Talk about 'luck' leaping from equipment when it tips is the worst thing you can do. The cabs are designed to keep the operator safe and leaping you take the risk of being crushed to death. Even equipment as little as warehouse forklifts can crush and kill a operator.
@snedie69er it is hard to say it looks like he tracked foward as he was drawing up the hammer and with the weight of the hammer rising so fast the foward motion would be enough to send it over,but its hard to say.that is the best ans i can come up with from watching it over and over again.regards niall
Ha! Ha! I think he tried to go down that incline you mention at 1.00 but he should have been towered down. You can get away with driving towered up on flat ground...but its still dangerous. If you go on an incline towered up, you are just asking fall over. Thanks for the analysis.
Something like this rig is very stable especially on flat ground! Looks like the driller tried to tram (walk) with the rear out rigger still in place! I tell you he waon't be doing this again.
Yeah right thanks - not worked around those or seen one b4. Yeah it's weird how he went over but I bet he shiiiiit himself lol! Just seems strange that even walking the rig it was counter weighted, or seems like it wasn't. Thanks mate.
would need a better look at the mast but saying that it looks like a pile driver how ever i do note it has a 300 diameter CFA attached to the side of the mast most probable to pre drill for the pile to be driven into.another i noticed how at the start of the video the cat head was lifting as he was driving the hammer this should not have happened and if this was the case it most probably caused the acc as with the hammer there is no foot at the end of the mast to support it.
Its feed from a security camera you dolt, thats why it always lists the time and date in the corner, and is looking almost completely at a parking lot.
Yah, the music is by a friend of mine's band called The Whores of Tijuana. The song is called Trip Manhattan.
@niallluxie
Thanks for the response. I actually saw one of these drilling rigs a few days ago in my city, and when it was travelling forwards the dill does seem to sway forwards and backwards quite a lot.
As you said, if the hammer was in motion it would no doubt add to this affect and topple the whole rig.
nice to know that no one died
You are absolutely correct. You should never jump out of a piece of heavy equipment if it tips. According to eye witnesses this rig fell slowly; at least slow enough to give the operator to exit the cab. You can see from the frames that it fell over a 2 minute period. I still think it was a bad idea and should have been against company policy. DO NOT JUMP FROM HEAVY EQUIPMENT ~ EVER!! and ALWAYS USE YOUR SEATBELT.
Anytime you jump from the cab of a falling piece of heavy equipment you are almost killed. He should have had his seat belt on and stayed inside.
Its a Bauer RTG telescopic leader rig. using and Auger mounted into the jaws of a circa 5 ton vibro. An incredible amount of weight very high up the mast! No wonder it went over :-S
Jumping from any heavy equipment while it's falling over can be fatal. The operator compartments are manufactured with this in mind. The safest place for an operator is buckled into the seat.
look at sec. 1.0... you can see a slight incline. At my company we have to tower down even if we want to move a foot.
as a piling rig driver myself i think its a good video and high lights not every one can drive them thank god thats not me trying explane that.
I've seen a boom lift do the same thing. Not good, fortunately no one was hurt. It was a big mess. OSHA was quick to roll up on the site and pass out a few citations.
@macchesney
If it has a seatbelt osha requires you to wear one. That goes for forklifts etc. The weight of these can turn over so fast and predicting what will crush you that jumping out and getting out of the way is more dangerous. Get certified and see what you think you know. And if you notice the cab is fine.
Maybe, but this was a huge tracked rig, I'm not sure it has outriggers or jacks. I think he tried to move it without towering down. That's what happens when you try to cut corners.
Yeah but those rtg bauer dont drill dirt out of the ground the continuos auger just loosens the soil for the beam to be able to go into the ground
correct term would be "boring rig" i think. and if you think that is bad, look up the Shand incident where a crane building a power plant fell over and landed on an occupied crew shack!
the music is like what the ppl in france and germany think is rock.
Thats a Bauer RG rig with Vibrator and pre-drill...
What ever rig it was, the driver wasn't nearly killed, his cab wasn't even scratched!
The filmer had the intelegence to set up his camera because he could sense that there was something wrong with the picture he was seeing. It was obviously too windy to operate that crain on that day
It's one of the most dangerous jobs there is. Things DO break, and even if it doesn't roll over, the parts fly off at great velocity. Hard hats are a necessity and sometimes that is not enough.
at the start of the vid i had no idea wtf i was suppose to be watching
Drillers are crazy.
Shell & Auger...worked on one last year..
this is why you always tram boomed down.unless you aren't travelling far and the terrain isn't crazy uneven.
Looks like he had too much downpressure and wasnt paying attention. the drill rod pushed down too hard and picked up the rig, then the weight of the rig bent the rod and it tipped over
How do you topple a drill rig on flat ground??
@highway445 huh?that doesn't make any sense.i work with drill rigs.we do piling and caisons.usually if piles are going into the ground they are driven with a crane and a vibratory,not a drill rig.maybe pre-drilled and then driven with the hammer by the crane.
Thats just the way i see it....whats the music ?
it is a camera, set to take a photo every 2 minutes. you really thought the clouds could move that fast?
Most pile hydraulic pile driving rigs I've seen turn over were not on mats. These rigs are very top heavy with the hammer and pile in the air. These rigs also need to close to level.
wow i didnt even new that happened and i live right next to there
These are the easiest machines to fall as extremely top heavy, seems to me he had the boom to far forward at the top as he was travelling & when he stopped the weight took over pulling him forward.
Isn't this Manhattan Beach CA. ????
@niallluxie
So any insights in to what actually made this happen?
Good call
I'm pretty sure OSHA never even heard about this one!!
Alrighty. Next video, a dog sleeping. Stayed tuned for more action...
I think because they tried to move it while towered up.
Anyone know who the tunes were written by?
@krrrruptidsoless i find it unlikely that the operator would be required to wear a seat belt while operating the machine,
"Luckily the operator was able to leap from the falling drill rig and no one was seriously injured"
Talk about 'luck' leaping from equipment when it tips is the worst thing you can do. The cabs are designed to keep the operator safe and leaping you take the risk of being crushed to death. Even equipment as little as warehouse forklifts can crush and kill a operator.
@snedie69er it is hard to say it looks like he tracked foward as he was drawing up the hammer and with the weight of the hammer rising so fast the foward motion would be enough to send it over,but its hard to say.that is the best ans i can come up with from watching it over and over again.regards niall
Small pile driver... RTG25 is 80+ tons...
Ha! Ha! I think he tried to go down that incline you mention at 1.00 but he should have been towered down. You can get away with driving towered up on flat ground...but its still dangerous. If you go on an incline towered up, you are just asking fall over.
Thanks for the analysis.
youtube is for videos not a picture slide show
you got to be kidding me?
**it happens...sometimes
What a name of this song?
Thats a Bauer RTG rig with a Vibrator, Actually its easy to do. Believe me ive been there......
Something like this rig is very stable especially on flat ground! Looks like the driller tried to tram (walk) with the rear out rigger still in place!
I tell you he waon't be doing this again.
@freddyah Honestly... it's like a Powerpoint.
the big drilling rigs in NM & Texas r dangerous this huy got his head chopped off. my bros fingers almost got chopped off.
Yeah right thanks - not worked around those or seen one b4. Yeah it's weird how he went over but I bet he shiiiiit himself lol! Just seems strange that even walking the rig it was counter weighted, or seems like it wasn't.
Thanks mate.
@Dibby59 ..right on....just lower your boom when you move....or lower it half way......he learned the hard way....learning curve...lol
Thats not a drill rig its a beam driver
would need a better look at the mast but saying that it looks like a pile driver how ever i do note it has a 300 diameter CFA attached to the side of the mast most probable to pre drill for the pile to be driven into.another i noticed how at the start of the video the cat head was lifting as he was driving the hammer this should not have happened and if this was the case it most probably caused the acc as with the hammer there is no foot at the end of the mast to support it.
He was driving it when it went over, not driller anything.,
@tanishatania i'm aware of what it is,like i said i work with drill rigs.what does that have anything too do with what i said?
Its feed from a security camera you dolt, thats why it always lists the time and date in the corner, and is looking almost completely at a parking lot.
it wasnt laggy its cause its not a video its loads of pictures
IT fell into a rabbit hole & fell over!! So simple.
@LocalDogRescue cant wait
huh, there's your problem, if you zoom in it says "made in china" underneath it.
@jamariogoon Me neither... After the 253.658.973rd repeat i understand what was happened...
ground 1 pile driver 0
maybe he jumped because he didnt have time to close the door or pt not the seat belt? :0
Pile driver
Thats a carton.lol
@bvsgnova hahaha so true
LAWL FUNNY SHIT!!
LOL
nice slide show!
lol vid FAILS!
gay
@darryldelay i kiss his mother with my mouth
ha ha ahahah but its a fake...