barbaraw47•1mo agoProlific Poster

Stumbled on a stat that said crane accidents dropped 40% after the 2010 OSHA updates, never knew it was that big of a swing

I was just poking around some old trade newsletters online last night, the ones from like 2011 or so. And there it was, a little bar graph showing the accident rates before and after those load capacity rules got tightened. I always figured the changes helped some, but 40%? That's huge. Makes you wonder how many guys we lost before that just because of sketchy paperwork and no one checking the math. You guys ever dig into the old incident reports from back then? It's wild reading through them.

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nina_jenkins1mo agoTop Commenter

Notice its the same pattern everywhere - back in 2008 when restaurants started posting calorie counts you saw portion sizes shrink and people started actually knowing what they were eating. Paperwork and transparency just force people to stop winging it.

troyreed1mo ago

That 40% stat hits different when you think about the math. OSHA basically forced companies to actually verify their load calculations instead of just eyeballing it. The old incident reports are full of "we thought it was fine" language. Funny how proper paperwork literally saves lives.

karen_perry381mo agoMost Upvoted

Hold on a second, I'm not sure it's really THAT serious. OSHA has a history of overreacting to stuff and pushing new rules that cost companies a TON of money for very little actual gain. I see people on job sites all the time who work around loads every day and they know what they're doing. That 40% number could just be from a few really bad cases that messed up the average. I'd need to see more proof before I start saying paperwork is the big hero here.