Re: Seat Belts - Can use be more dangerous

Posted by Wayne on July 08, 2004 at 20:45:27 from (64.12.117.10):

In Reply to: Seat Belts - Can use be more dangerous posted by Terry on July 08, 2004 at 17:58:10:

Dad watched a guy roll a 260 Fiat scraper 360 degrees back in the early 70s. It was just after they had pretty much mandated ROPS on all new equipment and the guy happened to be wearing his seatbelt. Dad said when he went to dump he cut the machine sideways to quick and over he went spilling the load out the top. Funny thing was he went a complete 360 and wound up back on the wheels and never let off it. The forman ran out trying to stop him hollering "What the He-- are you doing" to which the guy replied "I lost that load boss, I'm headed back for another one". Dad said as bit as a 260 scraper is it all happened within just a couple of seconds. If the guy hadn't had on a seatbelt I know he would have been thrown out and crushed by the machine. This would have made a dangerous but humerous outcome into a horrible tragedy. Wear the seatbelt. True it may kill you in one instance and in another it might save you, but the odds it will save you are far greater...and it don't pay to play the odds when they aren't in your favor.

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