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<blockquote data-quote="wage EARNER" data-source="post: 1319935" data-attributes="member: 49286"><p>According to the story I heard, someone was climbing down one of these ladders one day when the hook at the end of the chain snagged their belt. The employee then lost his footing on the ladder and fell, only to be caught by the hook and chain. This was a rather large and heavy employee, so the fire department had to come out and unhook him from the ladder. Do to the position in which he was left hanging until the fire department arrived, he suffered severe injuries from the 'wedgie' and brought a lawsuit against the company. Which resulted in a safety audit and gates being installed to comply with OSHA.</p><p></p><p>I believe the issue of not properly training employees on the use of the 'thumb' hook was a story management spread to avoid the embarrassment regarding the injury and lawsuit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wage EARNER, post: 1319935, member: 49286"] According to the story I heard, someone was climbing down one of these ladders one day when the hook at the end of the chain snagged their belt. The employee then lost his footing on the ladder and fell, only to be caught by the hook and chain. This was a rather large and heavy employee, so the fire department had to come out and unhook him from the ladder. Do to the position in which he was left hanging until the fire department arrived, he suffered severe injuries from the 'wedgie' and brought a lawsuit against the company. Which resulted in a safety audit and gates being installed to comply with OSHA. I believe the issue of not properly training employees on the use of the 'thumb' hook was a story management spread to avoid the embarrassment regarding the injury and lawsuit. [/QUOTE]
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