No matter what we do, safety usually comes first. In cartoons and movies, we often see risky or unrealistic actions that we know wouldn’t work in real life. They’re exaggerated and meant for entertainment only.
But in the real world, some people actually take these risks. They approach dangerous situations casually, often acting as if nothing could go wrong. This kind of behavior is most commonly seen in the construction industry, where ignoring safety rules can lead to serious consequences.
Below are real examples that show just how risky some of these situations can be. Scroll down to see them.
#1 Yikes
#2 When I was doing construction I was apparently featured in a “safety fails” site on Pinterest.
#3 Found a suicide cable
#4 If only there was some sort of moveable elevating basket he could use, instead of balancing on this thing…
#5 No way this could go wrong.
#6 First thing I seen when I pulled up onsite ..
#7 Took this photo a few years ago… Think it belongs here
#8 Where did it come from, where does it go? What does it power? Nobody knows.
#9 Maybe too much for a pickup truck?
#10 One of my guys sent me this today…….
#11 Found of an old photo of us in Iraq. Needless to say there are no OSHA regulations there.
#12 Necessity – the mother of invention.
#13 Cameramen filming before we had drones
#14 I think I’ll just tie off right here.
#15 I think this belongs here.
#16 I can’t figure out how either of them got there…
#17 Lawncranemower
#18 Just a few more inches, almost got it
#19 Holding up a 4-storey scaffolding in Amsterdam
#20 Log Lift (Oregon, 1973)
#21 I see we are doing stilts and planks pictures
#22 OSHA, meet Romania
#23 This picture makes me so nervous.
#24 Level 99 ladder skill
#25 Posted this on r/idiotsincars but thought this community would appreciate this sight I stumbled on the way back to work today.
#26 Bring your kid to work day in the Ozarks is a hands on experience.
#27 Counter-balance solved.
#28 They didn’t even need the fourth ladder
#29 happened a few years back, supervisor of these guys said he had done this technique for years…
#30 When you got a lunch break on a crane but you’re too lazy to go down
