[AT] OT Darwin

[HaliganBar at aol.com]

Boy, that was a nasty accident. I have to admit I'm kinda torn as to who owns 
the blame for this one. On one hand my nine year old knows that it takes more 
than a single 3/8" chain to secure 23,000lbs on the back of a truck. On the 
other hand I realize that a good portion of the workforce has no common sense 
and you need to hold their hand for the most basic of tasks. Unfortunately, 
these rules are in place to protect the "lowest common denominator" in the 
workforce...clearly this guy was one of them. Thanks for posting the link Dave!

Karl

In a message dated 10/7/05 10:55:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
deereman1000 at hotmail.com writes:

> I just came across a pretty unanimous Darwin winner from a few years ago on 
> 
> >a govt mining site...
> >
> >Picture - http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/1997/FAB97C26.HTM
> >Report - http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/1997/FTL97C26.HTM
> >
> >...anybody have the load rating for a single 3/8" chain?
> >
> >In typical govt fashion, the company was cited...
> >
> >
> >Dave Merchant
> >kosh at nesys.com
> >nesys_com at ameritech.net