Bedlam
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wow excavator over and down
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Mousefield
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WOW! That went down a ways and looks like it rolled a few times. Hopefully the operator was OK.
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Yikes..hope operator okay.
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Apparently he wasn't paying attention when the camera operator said "ahi bajas" (it drops off there).
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dave1949
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Very nasty. Is that some kind of rockslide or volcanic rock he is on?
Dave
Dave
dmccarty
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There is a "scream" you can hear twice towards the end of the video. Can't tell if it is from the excavator or some one watching. The sound is a good distance from the camera.
The brakes did not work?
Hard to believe he would have survived that thing rolling over that many times. It looks like the door flies off at one point. If he did not have a seat belt on I don't see how he could have stayed in the cab. Or the cabs designed to be have the machine roll on top of the cab?
YIKES
Later,
Dan
The brakes did not work?
Hard to believe he would have survived that thing rolling over that many times. It looks like the door flies off at one point. If he did not have a seat belt on I don't see how he could have stayed in the cab. Or the cabs designed to be have the machine roll on top of the cab?
YIKES
Later,
Dan
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If he was belted in, there is a chance he could have lived. Yeah, the cab is like a ROPS on a tractor, pretty heavy duty.
Toyboy
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It looks more like he was trying to dig into something that would not move and pulled himself off the edge. And yes, ROPS are built into the cabs and tested for survivability in accidents just like this guy had....push a brand new machine off a steep grade w/dozer and let it flop around. If he was belted in he should have survived but hard to tell how badly injured. You never know what they keep in the cabs with them and a lot of times that is what gets them not the roll over.
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No two ways about it.... that hurt ! One would think a little more common sense would be displayed that close to the edge of the world. The way the engine sounds that was a well used machine. Didn't look like he could stop once it decided to continue down grade. Hope there was a happy ending.
dqdave1
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Reading the posts after the you tube video; operator did not survive.
