30 Examples of Jobs and Workplaces Where Safety Was Never Considered

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Safety is very important in most workplaces, especially those that deal with heavy machinery, or lofty construction. These people from r/OSHA however didn't need your precious "safety" and decided to get things done the old fashioned way.

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I hope the ER has a 2 for 1 special.

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He told me, “The boss said this is how we always do it.”

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3 persons = 6 feet; 6 feet.

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Forklifts do not win against concrete pillars.

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At least they’re wearing high-vis gear. Just don’t look down.

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Speaking of forklifts vs. concrete pillars, luckily they only hit the air pipe and not the 480 V box.

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This ladder on my job site that is held together with a strip of house wrap & a strap.

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Thanks to the store owners’ refusal to spend any money until the last minute, we now have load bearing cardboard boxes.

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This is safe? Right?

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Wanna play dominoes?

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Padlocked fire exit during office renovation.

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That should do it . . .

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Just a man on a stack of pallets raised by a forklift changing the bulb on a street light.

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New bossfight?

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The ol’ safety squints for eye protection! (It was on a company’s website!)

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Why yes, that is a ladder tied to ammonia piping.

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This was being used to tow a kubota backhoe. 5,500-9,500 lbs.

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You ever just feel like lounging in a wood chipper?

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Apparently these are legal to sell?

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House nearly toppled over by high winds.

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Don’t worry, I won’t.

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Stairway to Heaven?

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Introducing Donkey Kong arcade level scaffolding.

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Just a small jump and it’ll move again, nothing to worry about Jim.

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Safety 100.

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New OSHA certified self-greasing outlets. You’ll never have to worry about struggling to pull out again!

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Labor foreman didn’t feel like moving the lift, so this is how he wants us to unload.

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New guy (somehow still here), had a bit too much fun.

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Ladder is on truck bumper.

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This safety violation still made me smile.