Man dies in waste disposal truck incident in Dublin

RayCon

Jesus ... :eek: ... what a tragic accident ...

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1004/man-dies-in-waste-disposal-truck-incident.html

dmigsy

Fromthetrees wrote: »

It's a rubbish waste of life alright.

You're sound.

Tipsy McSwagger

Fromthetrees wrote: »

It's a rubbish waste of life alright.

Not funny, the man died in a horrible way doing a very underappreciated job.

FueledbyCoffee

Jaysus that's horrible - poor fella

That's awful sad

Pal

Fromthetrees wrote: »

It's a rubbish waste of life alright.

pathetic

Duggy747

That would've been a pretty bad way to die, he was probably crushed, the poor guy.

peepsinho

Fromthetrees wrote: »

It's a rubbish waste of life alright.

really no place for jokes.... this man suffered a horrendous death. he was a foreign guy working hard for his family back in his country. may he Rest in Peace.

Internet Hero

Fromthetrees wrote: »

It's a rubbish waste of life alright.

Thread is now about slaggin for that comment ha

Papillon!

so so sad. RIP

super_furry

Got to be one of the worst ways to go. Just thinking about it is terrifying.

Inbox

Some of them guys operate by themselves. I think there should be a minimum 2 people working with those machines.

CruelCoin

Duggy747 wrote: »

That would've been a pretty bad way to die, he was probably crushed, the poor guy.

Snap, Crackle and Pop?

Sorry...

Terrible accident.

GavRedKing

Horrible way to go, so sad.

Internet Hero

CruelCoin wrote: »

Snap, Crackle and Pop?

Sorry...

Terrible accident.

Thats even worse than the other lads comment

working fool

Inbox wrote: »

Some of them guys operate by themselves. I think there should be a minimum 2 people working with those machines.

I worked on one of them trucks a few years ago .
The system was automated normally 2 guys work on them .
Apparently a passer by hit the safety button when he heard the guy inside

johnwest288

One of the most lethal machines that one could use. The power of these hydraulic machines is unreal. Shocking stuff. What in the name of bejeebus was he doing up inside that machine! There are a lot of questions to be answered here!

CruelCoin

Internet Hero wrote: »

Thats even worse than the other lads comment

Sowwy....."looks at feet + scuffs ground"

Bruthal

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Not funny, the man died in a horrible way

Definitely true.

Its a pity its not consistent in this forum though. As seen here

The_Kew_Tour

Went to school with guy that died in similar accident about 8 years ago now.

RIP to that poor man

CruelCoin

johnwest288 wrote: »

One of the most lethal machines that one could use. The power of these hydraulic machines is unreal. Shocking stuff. What in the name of bejeebus was he doing up inside that machine! There are a lot of questions to be answered here!

Likely a piece of metal jammed and he was freeing it?

Mind you, you'd imagine there would be some sort of safety feature whereby the machine is deactivated when you're inside.
If there is such a feature, maybe he forgot to activate it?

seamus

Very tragic way to go.

There's not a whole lot you can do in the way of safety systems if someone is standing in the back of one of these things. It's probably something he did a million times before.
Maybe some kind of weight sensor switch that the system will shut down if the load suddenly increases by 40kg or more.

FearDark

Fromthetrees wrote: »

It's a rubbish waste of life alright.

For the sake of the ban I'll get.

You sir are a complete cunt.

gobnaitolunacy

robbie7730 wrote: »

Definitely true.

Its a pity its not consistent in this forum though. As seen here

Seems if he's far far away in another country and/or non-Irish its ok to have a laugh. Like the guy in the US with the pigs :rolleyes:

Bruthal

CruelCoin wrote: »

Likely a piece of metal jammed and he was freeing it?

Mind you, you'd imagine there would be some sort of safety feature whereby the machine is deactivated when you're inside.
If there is such a feature, maybe he forgot to activate it?

Maybe he fell into it. Leaning in for some reason.

There are stop buttons on the machine which disable it.

xzanti

Some real slime balls in this forum..

RIP to the poor man.. Horrific way to go.

Emeraldy Pebbles

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Not funny, the man died in a horrible way doing a very underappreciated job.

And his body is probably barely cold.

In poor taste.

Fishooks12

Fromthetrees wrote: »

It's a rubbish waste of life alright.

Hope you're ashamed of yourself after that

disgusting

Bruthal

seamus wrote: »

Very tragic way to go.

There's not a whole lot you can do in the way of safety systems if someone is standing in the back of one of these things. It's probably something he did a million times before.
Maybe some kind of weight sensor switch that the system will shut down if the load suddenly increases by 40kg or more.

The weight change of a person falling in would likely be too small to reliably work in a hydraulic compactor.

Some type of sensor like whats used for security in shop doorways to detect items stolen when they pass the sensors, might be a possibility.

Calibos

xzanti wrote: »

Some real slime balls in this forum..

RIP to the poor man.. Horrific way to go.

Ah, but sure they're only havin' a laugh like.
We should lighten up.
Sure it's after hours.
If we didn't want to read it we shouldn't have opened the thread, after all, one should expect sick humour in ah.

Personally I am currently trying to think of a great pun that'll get a few laughs and thanks from fellow troglodytes. I need a witty play on words related to child abduction, rape and murder. Should get some great laughs.

seamus

robbie7730 wrote: »

The weight change of a person falling in would likely be too small to reliably work in a hydraulic compactor.

Possibly, but considering how sensitive the scales on those self-service checkouts are, I don't see why a compactor couldn't be fitted with one that can detect a 40kg jump in weight. Notwithstanding that they could be carrying 5,000kg already, it should be possible though it might be quite expensive.

Some type of sensor like whats used for security in shop doorways to detect items stolen when they pass the sensors, might be a possibility.

I like the idea, but a big problem with any safety system is the human element. The collectors could wear a tag on their clothing which shuts down the compactor when it crosses the threshold, but then the collectors get wise to this and start removing their jackets so they can jump in the back and clear a blockage.

Ideally any safety system does not have any scope to be bypassed. If it can be bypassed, then you may as well not have it.

clappyhappy

what a horrific way to die, poor guy trying to do an honest days work. RIP.

mike65

Awful and one imagines quite preventable.

(off topic Bin lorry used to be the common term, when did we move to America?)

KilOit

Just imagine the last few seconds of his life, poor guy knew he was a goner. I've looked into those machines before and imagined falling in �� seen some video recently of a compacter that grinds up a whole car! Frighning stuff to fall into one! You won't die instantly but you will realise you're going to die in the next few short seconds. R.i.p

charlemont

Lousy. Poor man.

Bruthal

seamus wrote: »

Possibly, but considering how sensitive the scales on those self-service checkouts are, I don't see why a compactor couldn't be fitted with one that can detect a 40kg jump in weight. Notwithstanding that they could be carrying 5,000kg already

It is possible, just hard to make reliable. Sensitivity is not the problem, its the very small weight change required compared to the dynamics of a working compactor. If you monitor the weight of the entire compacting unit, its movement will certainly cause weight changes well in excess of the sensitivity needed. If you just weigh with a sensor on the bottom of the compactor, a person falling onto the waste in the compactor will have their weight spread out rather than focused on the scales, waste jammed against sides etc.

Im not saying it would,t work by any means, It would just be tricky to have reliable.

it should be possible though it might be quite expensive.I like the idea, but a big problem with any safety system is the human element. The collectors could wear a tag on their clothing which shuts down the compactor when it crosses the threshold, but then the collectors get wise to this and start removing their jackets so they can jump in the back and clear a blockage.

Ideally any safety system does not have any scope to be bypassed. If it can be bypassed, then you may as well not have it.

Yes no doubt there is that which I was expecting you would rightly mention.

Maybe a weight sensor on the bottom rim of the entrance to the compactor, like a moving bar. It would be hard to fall in without pressing down on the edge of the Entrance opening. Or on the actual back step, so only standing on the left and right hand ends does not stop the compactor, but standing on it to climb into compactor operates the stop loop.

There are possibilities, but it will possibly be looked upon as a freak accident needing no safety changes to the machines.

SEPT 23 1989

I hope the company looks after his family

RIP

Scanlas The 2nd

robbie7730 wrote: »

seamus wrote: »

Very tragic way to go.

There's not a whole lot you can do in the way of safety systems if someone is standing in the back of one of these things. It's probably something he did a million times before.
Maybe some kind of weight sensor switch that the system will shut down if the load suddenly increases by 40kg or more.

The weight change of a person falling in would likely be too small to reliably work in a hydraulic compactor.

Some type of sensor like whats used for security in shop doorways to detect items stolen when they pass the sensors, might be a possibility.

Perhaps if they wore a tag which rendered the compacter unoperational if it is detected inside.

PizzamanIRL

Deaths like this get joked about but in other cases like Jill Meagher, that same person joking will be all sympathetic.

Bruthal

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Perhaps if they wore a tag which rendered the compacted unoperational if it is detected inside.

Yea thats what I was suggesting, but as seamus said, they would not have to wear them.

msg11

We have a medium size compactor in work. If it got stuck midway there is no way in hell you would see me inside it trying to free it up, your asking for trouble. I would be calling an engineer out to fix it.

Tragic incident , but what the how the hell did he end up inside the machine ?

Fromthetrees

FearDark wrote: »

For the sake of the ban I'll get.

You sir are a complete cunt.

They're just words written on an internet forum, no need to get your knickers in a twist, get over yourself.

ColeTrain

Glad to see there aren't many stupid puns on this thread.

Compare it to this thread however. Some posters wouldn't have the balls to make a joke because this poor man was from Ireland, no problem though if it happens in China.

Calibos

Fromthetrees wrote: »

They're just words written on an internet forum, no need to get your knickers in a twist, get over yourself.

So you'd be ok if I made a joke about one of your family members with cancer.....cause it's just words on an Internet forum after all.

Fishooks12

Fromthetrees wrote: »

They're just words written on an internet forum, no need to get your knickers in a twist, get over yourself.

You made a horrible and cowardly unfunny joke about a poor man who lost his life doing an honest days work

Maybe you should have a look in the mirror

Tragic, was doing a job nobody even cares about.
That makes him worth the time to think about.

Vicar in a tutu

Just because your behind the mask of an internet forum doesnt make it acceptable to joke about these things, Its tragic news, the poor mans family must be absolutely heartbroken. Horrible way to go too.

shampooman

Very Sad. Poor guy and as another poster mentioned I hope his family are looked after.

In relation to the "joke" I think you are free to post whatever you wish but I also feel it's a good idea to think about how you would feel if the shoe was on the other foot and it was a member of your family that perished. More than likely the people who post these puns are not actually bad people but just fail to think about how impacting their words can be. If you wouldnt sign your real name to a post then your best bet would probably be not to hit the reply button.

Anyways and more importantly my thoughts are with the guy and his family.

thomasj

Fromthetrees wrote: »

It's a rubbish waste of life alright.

What a waste of a post.

bbam

This is very sad. Unfortunately people, including myself get complacent dealing with large equipment in their jobs, maybe he'd been in the back clearing blockages a hundered times or maybe this was his first attempt.
Poor man, to think of it makes me shudder to the bone.

FutureGuy

Poor guy. RIP

I always read these threads. They allow me to pay the respects and also to spot the members of this site that are subhuman.