Posted by Lefty on February 02, 2011 at 16:57:24 from (174.124.37.89):
In Reply to: Re: Filling silos posted by Ky Hauler on February 02, 2011 at 11:40:16:
Bout 70,had a crew there building us a new 18'x60' concrete stave silo.Weekend was comin and crew decided to work late and get the roof on before quitting.As we started milking,a noise not unlike a bad car crash came from the feedroom and we ran,to find total destruction inside the new silo...the centerpole scaffold bearing 3 man crew and all the sheet metal roof sections,scaffolding planks,tools etc had collapsed.After what seemed an eternity the 3 men crawled outta the wreckage with non life threatening injuries which Mom(an RN) dealt with quickly and 1 fella needed a few stitches at the hospital.18yoa"greenie"on the crew had driven 80 mi to the job that day,was sufferin so badly from mental shock that Ma tool his keys and sequestered him to the spare bedroom overnight. Apparently a stop pin shook out of the scaffold pole,and when the went to add last section,the lift cable snapped at the hook,giving them a helluva 60 ft ride. :(
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