Comments on: Oklahoma Crane Accident Kills Onlooker

Elderly Man Watching Church Steeple Raising Crushed In Car, Wife Injured By Collapse

[misssuzq]

Way too many crane accidents - here''s a clue - stop building such tall buildings!

[txgrouch2006]

stupidrules3 wrote
Common sense sure isn''''t very common.
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Who needs common sense when there are so many trial lawyers willing to work on a contingency fee. Why exercise caution when you can blame someone else - and get PAID for it???

[stupidrules3]

The crane operator should have made sure the area in the fall zone was clear before he lifted anything off the ground. No bystander should have been close enough to get squished if anything went wrong. OSHA will have a field day with this one. It is amazing that people do not have enough sense to stay well clear of the work area. I have had many walk directly underneath me (ignoring the caution tape) while I have worked on a boom and could have accidently dropped something on them. Common sense sure isn''t very common.

[kansas1946]

What the heck. Is this the Chinese year of the "crane", or what??? How many crane accidents does that make this year. I think two in NY, was there one in Houston? And now Oklahoma.

[credibility2]

Recent collapsing crane incidents, with deadly results, has been occurring too frequently. Either those operating them aren''t properly qualified and/or trained, or the fabrication and quality of construction needs to be looked at for possible defects, including whether or not using imported steel from overseas that isn''t up to normal standards may have been used to cut manufacturing costs. Or, maybe there is a point of diminishing returns in terms of trying to use these behemoths to haul objects that are too heavy, and/or using them at a vertical height that causes the collapse because of gravitational pull.

[slim1h2o]

So! Don''''t just ''''hang'''' around a Church, either go in and pray or go away and help somebody.

Posted by ToolMangler at 05:54 PM : Jul 24, 2008

Most people don''t understand the concept of "helping" people. Most want to stand around criticizing or making fun of others. What a world we live in, eh?

[toolmangler-2009]

Where was god?
Posted by adasher1 at 04:52 PM : Jul 24, 2008


Be careful what and how you ask, you might just find out.

[toolmangler-2009]

My 25 yr old cousin just died in a freak accident. I would never question as to why God took him at such a young age b/c I believe God was ready for my cousin to be by his side. It''''s still hard to believe he''''s gone, but at least I know where he is. And I can still talk to him. He was such a joy to have around and I just figured God wanted him with him.

Posted by susieq_13 at 05:40 PM : Jul 24, 2008



Not trying to be a smartalec but you should remember Satan (the devil) can kill people also. Its not fair for people to blame GOD for everything that harms them.

[toolmangler-2009]

Just illustrates the dangers of hanging around churches.
Posted by Winslowe1 at 05:43 PM : Jul 24, 2008



So! Don''t just ''hang'' around a Church, either go in and pray or go away and help somebody.

[winslowe1]

Just illustrates the dangers of hanging around churches.

[susieq_13]

notso9...I totally agree with you. My 25 yr old cousin just died in a freak accident. I would never question as to why God took him at such a young age b/c I believe God was ready for my cousin to be by his side. It''s still hard to believe he''s gone, but at least I know where he is. And I can still talk to him. He was such a joy to have around and I just figured God wanted him with him.

[txgrouch2006]

adasher1 wrote
Where was god?
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The question is, where is he NOW?

HE''S RIGHT BEHIND YOU, AND HE''S GOT A BIG STICK!

LOOK OUT!!!!

LOL! you looked.

[notso9]

Where was god?
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Posted by adasher1 at 04:52 PM : Jul 24, 2008

Just because God didn''t stop the accident from happening doesn''t mean he was not there. This was a faithful man, and God was ready for him to be by his side. Only God knows when, where, or how we are going to die. This being such a freak accident, i.e. the crane could have fallen about 355 degrees any direction and not hit this car, it was his time to go, and his wife was in good condition, meaning it wasn''t her time. You athiests out there better get it together. There really is a God and I praise him every day for what he does for me, even though I don''t deserve it.

[txgrouch2006]

jetlizhan wrote
he shouldn''''t have been that close to the crane
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Bingo. I think that''s the clue for the reason for all these crane accidents. LACK OF ADHERENCE TO SAFETY PRACTICES. A.k.a. CUTTING CORNERS TO SAVE MONEY.

In this "do whatever it takes" "lean and mean" "be more competitive" world, usually quality and SAFETY suffer.

[haoli25]

''And verily he said unto them, I will smite thee from above, religious nuts. Behold the power of my holy crane. And it was good.''

[adasher1]

Where was god?

[setumstrt9]

Obama will make a speach tonight on Crane Change.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[mythoughtsr]

What is is with cranes? That''s all you hear about are cranes falling down and killing people. Goodness. You''d think that something would be done by now but apparently NOT!

[newtagagain]

How much do they save after paying the wrongful death lawsuits?

Posted by SistaTee

Less and less it would seem.

[jetlizhan]

i''m surprised that there wasn''t some authority figure there preventing the man from getting too close to the construction. he shouldn''t have been that close to the crane. what a tragedy. i''m so sorry for him and his wife.