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This Group Is All About People Ignoring Safety As If They’re Immortal, Here Are 40 Of The Worst (New Pics)
Depending on what your job is, workplace safety can range from getting a stiff wrist to all sorts of daily life and death situations. Fortunately, at least if you are in the US, there is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to make sure your employer does their utmost to prevent any injury. However, just because there is a rule doesn’t mean all employers actually follow it.
The “r/OSHA” online is dedicated to documenting the most atrocious, random and grimly hilarious workplace safety violations. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
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#1
The More You Look The Worse It Gets
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#2
Is This Structurally Sound?
#3
Safety Standards In 1960
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
If you ask some of us older folks we'll tell you many a tale of the "old days" when this sort of thing was the norm.
Sad Panda 1 year ago (edited)
The view behind it makes it look higher than it actually is. In reality, they are only about 2 meters off the ground.
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ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
The picture is deceptive. It’s been on a zillion websites in the last 30 years. It’s really not that far off the ground, but the angle of the photograph makes it look like it is.
Jrog 1 year ago (edited)
https://www.boredpanda.com/lost-in-history-twitter/ "Photo taken in Snow King Resort, Jackson, WY. Operational between 1951 and 1978, it replaced a similar single seater arrangement operational since 1946, that reused posts and cables from an ore tram built in the '30s for a mine close by. It was replaced in 1981 be a modern Doppelmayr Garaventa double chair lift. Removed in 2014. There are several photos like this floating around because this was taken in a spot that was specifically designed for touristic photos, to give impression of being at height, while in reality the seat was barely 3 meters from the ground for the whole run. The uncropped photos show the bushes/small trees just below. It was not exactly safe, but forced perspective is the main factor here."
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Schmebulock 1 year ago
This is a perfect example of where we should be using billionaires to test safety.
Id row 1 year ago
When I was in middle school, we had a telephone pole that leaned over a ditch filled with gravel. They put a rope on it and that was our play ground. The object was not to fall 6 feet into the gravel when you swung out. Kind of like the 80's version of Survivor. I also survived the game that should not be named - dodge jarts. Gen-x was given a gauntlet and those of us who made it out the other side, well, let's just say it explains why we're a little shell shocked and checked out. It's why we've been left out of the generational wars, neither side knows how we'll react if targeted, lol. We're a wildcard. Disaster-g...a34394.jpg 
StrangeOne 1 year ago
Oh hell no. Just a strong enough wind is all it would take to slide off.
David 1 year ago
I've ridden on similar. Usually over snow for skiing so if you fall the snow will mostly break your fall. (less so over groomed areas). I remember riding on something like this one time over not snow - like off season as these folks are doing but I can't remember where. It was many years ago.
WindySwede 1 year ago
They have the security bar to grab onto, for dear life! 🙈
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Barbara Wilcock 1 year ago
Sorry, but this is fake. Seen it with different people and kids in it
Itsmeagain 1 year ago
This was quite normal back in the '60's I went up a mountain in Austria like this waaay back in 1969, thought nothing of it.
Biserka Pavlov 1 year ago
In 1965, I remember going up on Vesuvius in just such seats, although there was a metal bar across as a safety precaution.
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Safety standards in the 1960's?? To the best of my recollection, there weren't any.
Phil Green 1 year ago
I went on one of these, just like it in Austria in the 70s. As long as you don't muck about it's safe.
Kim Karlotta 1 year ago (edited)
Reminds me of this ski lift in Slovenia. There may be one bar more but it feels exactly the same way the original picture looks like: people-rid...AHHCPD.jpg 
Laughing otter 1 year ago
I rode a chairlift like this throughout my childhood. Incidentally, people fall off of chairlifts that have a safety bar all the time. They’re not safer.
Nitka Tsar 1 year ago
This is just perspective. What do you think the fotographer is standing on? And look at the trees! They are maybe like 3 meters above ground. If they wanted, they could just jump off without any difficulty.
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
From the site: "This pic was taken at Snow King above the town of Jackson, Wyoming"
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Bob Brooce 1 year ago
Depends on where you are, I guess. Safety bars are far less common in the western US than in the eastern US.
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The most dangerous thing here is the possibility that the riders are stupid. On the off chance that it stops abruptly the rider and seat will go in the same direction. Untitled-6...nsored.jpg 
Nikole 1 year ago
No… The rider would continue moving forward because of momentum.
Load More Replies...While most countries have their own equivalent, OSHA (The Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has become the catch-all method of discussing workplace safety or lack thereof. Founded in 1970 by Richard Nixon, its task was by no means simple.
The agency was designed to “"assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance." After all, in many jobs, bad days happen, but there are “best practices” that can be put in place to limit just how often workers end up falling off ladders.
#4
Covered In Stainless Steel Dust With No Face Masks Or Respirators
Like polishing a cybertruck wasn’t already dumb enough…
#5
Fuel Spill Clean-Up
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
It's her having a lit cigarette while working near spilt gasoline that's the problem.
#6
We All Like A Little Bit Of Shade Right?
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
I'm sure somebody slapped it and said, "That ain't going nowhere." and they were almost certainly right.
If you are surprised by the late date of OSHA’s founding, it’s worth pointing out that the US already had some job safety regulations and oversight since the 1930s, put in place by the Bureau of Labor Standards of the Department of Labor. Even this seems shockingly “late” given the prevalence of heavy industry in the US, but it’s better than nothing.
#7
The Lock Is To Prevent The Fire Escaping
#8
Construction Workers At Epcot, Disneyworld, Early 1980s
#9
Hired A Company To Remove A Tree. Came Home To This:
However, OSHA isn’t some all-knowing and all-seeing organization, it really does need people to report violations. As these images show, many job sites are unsafe because managers are lazy or want to cut costs. While the worst that might happen to some of us is a sore wrist or bad-posture-induced pain, in certain jobs something going wrong can lead to significantly worse outcomes.
#10
Huh, So That Is Why They Told Me To X-Ray The Ground First
#11
Shockingly Dumb Placement
#12
I Mean If The Grabber Is Closed Before Getting In I Don't See The Harm
#13
This Is How My Great Grandpa Stored His Dynamite, Passed Away, And Left Me To Deal With It Christmas Eve
#14
Chained And Locked Fire Exit
#15
Pure Waste
#16
That Should Do It
#17
What My Grandpa Was Using To Change Photos Above The Stairs
#18
At Least He Let His Wife Drive
#19
Grandpa’s Asbestos Tin
He uses it to anneal metal.
#20
Only A Matter Of Time Until Maximizing Profits. Bankrupts The Whole Company
100s of racks damaged way beyond being safe. It’s a game of Jenga stacking 1000s of pounds up in overstock. Just a matter of time until something horrible happens.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
Don't stack anything on it. Leave it all in the yard, take everything down. Let the upper mgmt and CEO deal with it. It's not worth the risk.
#21
From A Power Washer Advertisement: Look How Easy It Cuts Through Soft Material!
#22
Totally Safe, It's A Load-Bearing Dumpster
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
On some of these I would like to see the scene being set. Just how DO they get this in place?
#23
New Ceiling Lights In My Workplace Are Powered By Putting 220v Mains Voltage Into Metal Railing With Scissor Clips. The Ceilings Are Low Enough That I Could Touch The Railings If I Stretch Enough. They Were Done This Way For "Aesthetics"
#24
Drinking Coffee While Working With Isotopes At Lab
#25
Saw This Outside My Office Today, What A Lovely Place To Relax Before Starting The Job
#26
I Get Really Nervous When Adam Savage Wears His Watch (And Ring) While Machining. Shouldn't He Consider Removing These Items Before Machining?
#27
What's The Fastest Way To Get Workers On A Roof?
#28
Removing Lead Paint With A Blowtorch Without A Mask
#29
Saw This At A Bar I Deliver To
#30
My Guys' Sense Of Humor When I Point Out Three Uncovered Hole Hazards On A Job Site
#31
Got Canned Yesterday For Pointing Out This Massive Violation
#32
Invisible Forklift
#33
We Carried 50 Beds, 50 Cupboards, 50 Sideboards And 50 Wall Cabinets Over That Pitfall
#34
Suggested Friend. This Is His Facebook Picture
#35
It’s A Fun Day When Nothing Is Locked Out!
#36
I Found An Electrician Wearing This
#37
Bro Forgot To Use The Volt Cutters
#38
There Is An Osha Violation, And Than There Is Pure Madness
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
OSHA doesn't regulate people engaged in recreation, especially in Russia. I'm sure there's at least one YT video of this guy doing far more dangerous stuff, and maybe even a video of the last time he did something dangerous.
#39
Saw On My Facebook.. Dude Grinding Right Into The Produce
#40
Road Out Front My Parents’ Place In Rural West Getting Re-Paved
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
People b***h about OSHA and other regulating agencies, but they forget that there was a reason these agencies came into being.
#41
Look, I Don’t Wanna Be “That Guy”or Nothin, But This Feels A Tad Dangerous
#42
I’m Hoping The Oil From The Fryer Is At Least Cold When They Try This…
StrangeOne 1 year ago
I hope the employees walk out when they see this. But I also wonder what else is "improvised".
#43
Youtuber Testing A Unsecured Ceiling Fan With Sharpened Blades While Standing Underneath It And Using His Hands
#44
Post-It: The Traditional Way To Mitigate Workplace Danger
#45
In Spain, We Attach The Fire Extinguisher To The Flammable Items, Like Gas Cylinders
#46
Great Grandpa Electrical Work In The 60s
#47
Got Those Cables In, Boss, Hell Of A Job
#48
Is This Safe? They Tell Me 'It's Fine'. Been This Way For Years
María Hermida 1 year ago
When my granny was in hospital, I saw a maintenance idiot drop an oxygen cylinder. The thing fell on the valve, and it was like a missile. It crossed all the corridor at top speed, perhaps 40 metres, and crashed into a brick wall, where it made a big hole as if the wall had been cardboard. Just as well it didn't catch anybody!
#49
Got It👍
#50
Big Debate About New Pallet Slide At Work
Somebody fell down the stairs while removing a pallet from the platform so they decided to install a slide..
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
That's a new one on me. I'm trying to figure out why they had a pallet up there anyway.
#51
Is This Bad
#52
The "Stairs" Im Expected To Climb Daily
#53
There’s A Lot To Unpack Here Past The Cellphone
Well this is the factory tonight. Dumb award goes to this stupid bastard for being on his phone when the press was running. It's 9:30. And they will be here till tomorrow. If you are wondering that is high temp gasket sealer. Not gonna be easy.
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
The number one violation here is for the fellow on the left's fashion sense when it comes to his choice of under pantaloons.
#54
Local Utility Company Posted This On Social Media
#55
We're Expecting Some Cold Weather And The Building I Work In Put A Faucet Cover Over The Sprinkler By The Door
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
If the sprinkler goes off, it will blow that cover off in half a second.
#56
Since The Top Post Right Now Is Worried About Adam's Lathe Practices, Please Allow Me To Introduce "Ididathing". And Yes, It's On
#58
This Company Does This On A Daily. They Have Shoring Equipment But It’s Not Convenient
#59
Staples (Hazlet Nj) Blocked Fire Exit And No Restrooms
#60
I Wish This Was Fake, Saw This At A Guy's House While Doing A Marketplace Deal
Jay 1 year ago
I remember having this conversation with a former coworker: Me - "Hey, are you going to wear a face shield, to cut that metal plate? Because, these cutting wheels tend to break sometimes." Him - Looking at me, debating, but hesitantly wearing the face shield. 30 seconds into him cutting the plate... OH SHT... are you ok? Ohh wow, that shield saved your face!!! Basically, cutting wheel broke, a piece flew off, and broke a hole right through the shield. Luckily, it stopped it enough, that he was just nicked, and his face wasn't obliterated! Lesson - YOUR BRAIN, IS YOUR BEST PPE... Use it wisely!!
#61
I've Been In Construction 13 Years And I've Never Seen This. Anybody Have An Explanation...?
#62
Found A Stocker At Work Using This Broken Steak Knife To Cut Open Boxes
#63
1" Polyethylene Pipe Used For Handrail
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Mason Kronol 1 year ago
OSHA can be kind of a joke itself if you’ve ever tried turning in your own company. I never got finished with the paperwork, but my former retired boss turned some in and he didn’t even tell me until almost a year later. Everyone else was too scared and everyone assumed it would be me. So yeah, guess who got fired eventually. At least they did fix a couple of the problems. But unless someone loses an arm or leg OSHA doesn’t seem to care.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
They should title this article "Darwin Awards in the making"
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
I used to work at a steel stockholder, we would cut beams to size using an oxyacetylene torch. We had a new cutter join us who was a little lax with his connection checking. We were under strict instructions not to enter the cutting area whilst he was cutting beams. His acetylene connection was leaking at the top of the regulator, he didn’t know, he carried on cutting and the leak caught fire. He flipped out at me when I disturbed him mid cut and started to rant about safety. I got to walk away saying ‘well I won’t tell you that your bottle is on fire then….’. Fire got extinguished but the fire service attended and we got shut down until the bottle cooled down. Our proximity to Manchester Airport meant flights got a small reroute to avoid our building. Luckily no harm came to anyone or the building but our cutter got a royal rollocking. Got a plasma cutter not long after that incident 😀
BookFanatic 1 year ago
The only violation I've seen at my job is the time our snow removal company found a great place to pile a post-blizzard mess...right up against our emergency exit. Nobody noticed until--get this--a fire engine was stopped at a red light and happened to see it. Fire marshal showed up and shut us down until we got the snow taken care of. Boss asked if employees could still work. Marshal gave her a great WTF look and said um...NO.
Shaun Coleman 1 year ago
If you don't believe in natural selection, you're not paying attention!
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
Check out videos of industries in Pakistan. Guys working with molten metal wearing sandals ...... no joke !
Seadog 1 year ago
Friend is a tower crane operator. They had this one kid that just absolutely refused to tether when he was out on the catwalk. So one day this kid and another worker were out on the boom and the senior worker eases the tether on the kids harness and then starts berating him about not being tethered. Kid stands and spins and tells senior worker "you couldn't push me off here!" And off he went. Yep he pushed him off. Friend said the look on that kids face was priceless. They didn't have to tell him to tether after that.
Rhonda Danielson 1 year ago
There are a number of Darwin award candidates - does anyone know if they actually won the Darwin award?
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
OSHA can be kind of a joke itself if you’ve ever tried turning in your own company. I never got finished with the paperwork, but my former retired boss turned some in and he didn’t even tell me until almost a year later. Everyone else was too scared and everyone assumed it would be me. So yeah, guess who got fired eventually. At least they did fix a couple of the problems. But unless someone loses an arm or leg OSHA doesn’t seem to care.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
They should title this article "Darwin Awards in the making"
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
I used to work at a steel stockholder, we would cut beams to size using an oxyacetylene torch. We had a new cutter join us who was a little lax with his connection checking. We were under strict instructions not to enter the cutting area whilst he was cutting beams. His acetylene connection was leaking at the top of the regulator, he didn’t know, he carried on cutting and the leak caught fire. He flipped out at me when I disturbed him mid cut and started to rant about safety. I got to walk away saying ‘well I won’t tell you that your bottle is on fire then….’. Fire got extinguished but the fire service attended and we got shut down until the bottle cooled down. Our proximity to Manchester Airport meant flights got a small reroute to avoid our building. Luckily no harm came to anyone or the building but our cutter got a royal rollocking. Got a plasma cutter not long after that incident 😀
BookFanatic 1 year ago
The only violation I've seen at my job is the time our snow removal company found a great place to pile a post-blizzard mess...right up against our emergency exit. Nobody noticed until--get this--a fire engine was stopped at a red light and happened to see it. Fire marshal showed up and shut us down until we got the snow taken care of. Boss asked if employees could still work. Marshal gave her a great WTF look and said um...NO.
Shaun Coleman 1 year ago
If you don't believe in natural selection, you're not paying attention!
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
Check out videos of industries in Pakistan. Guys working with molten metal wearing sandals ...... no joke !
Seadog 1 year ago
Friend is a tower crane operator. They had this one kid that just absolutely refused to tether when he was out on the catwalk. So one day this kid and another worker were out on the boom and the senior worker eases the tether on the kids harness and then starts berating him about not being tethered. Kid stands and spins and tells senior worker "you couldn't push me off here!" And off he went. Yep he pushed him off. Friend said the look on that kids face was priceless. They didn't have to tell him to tether after that.
Rhonda Danielson 1 year ago
There are a number of Darwin award candidates - does anyone know if they actually won the Darwin award?
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