Incident Investigation: Worker Pulled Into Ground by Quicksand Condition | WorkSafeBC

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  • @worksafebc
    @worksafebc  Рік тому

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  • @rreidnauer
    @rreidnauer 6 років тому +3071

    Nice to see someone didn't die for a change, in a WorkSafeBC video.

    • @ikillfh844
      @ikillfh844 5 років тому +63

      hey at least we hear reports of it... in shithole countries workers die like flies and it doesnt even get reported

    • @old_account189
      @old_account189 4 роки тому +92

      ikill fh
      We had an incident of a bridge collapsing onto 3 workers and they got thrown into the toxic river with the concrete blocks, one died and two were heavily injured and had numerous infections. Cut up from some steel wires and stuff.
      Real sad stuff when people have to risk their life for minimum wage.

    • @PuffleFuzz
      @PuffleFuzz 3 роки тому +59

      2 soles were lost!

    • @rampage3337
      @rampage3337 2 роки тому +6

      @@old_account189 i almost lost my arm working for free for a farm (1month traine/intern to test me out before they hire me) got hoodie stuck in the firewood chopper/processor. basicaly it got this spiked roller that is run on hydraligs that pull the big logs in to be cut and then chopped. the roller grabed my hoodie and started to pull me in. with pure adrenalin and muscle i held back that roller but slowly it keept sucking me in. scremed for help but nobody could hear me over the loud tractor that was running the machine via PTO. thankfully a co worker finally heard me and came running. stopped the machine just as the spikes started to penetrate my arm. was about 1min away from braking my arm in half. which is scary but not as scary as imagine having your arm broken in half and then still be stuck there and still having the machine suck me in. lost usability in the arm for 2weeks but then i was back again and i learned my lesson to walk around it. took me from 1 full load per day to 3/4 full load per day but worth it for the safety

    • @whatevernamegoeshere3644
      @whatevernamegoeshere3644 Рік тому

      You should see USCSB

  • @alaskamadness9405
    @alaskamadness9405 6 років тому +5315

    Imagine digging and just finding a random pair of boots in the ground

    • @tashkiira7838
      @tashkiira7838 5 років тому +235

      Went digging once myself and I found an old 10-ounce can of Coke. that was a WTF moment, I was a kid then and didn't know Coke had ever come in can sizes other than 12-ounce/355 mL.

    • @DonDutch-bm2iq
      @DonDutch-bm2iq 4 роки тому +7

      internets says time travel explained

    • @toastii7769
      @toastii7769 4 роки тому +63

      Well Free boots

    • @logynskibeeski6061
      @logynskibeeski6061 4 роки тому +87

      Everybody gangsta until jim begins to sink into the ground

    • @Travisdud
      @Travisdud 4 роки тому +14

      And you keep digging.........

  • @jennylover456
    @jennylover456 6 років тому +5947

    "His boots remain underground to this day" never forget....

    • @royrached6668
      @royrached6668 6 років тому +202

      RIP boots :(

    • @glockamole7128
      @glockamole7128 6 років тому +306

      One day a new worker will sprout from those boots and that lucky worker will become a father... That is how it works right?

    • @MarcillaSmith
      @MarcillaSmith 6 років тому +121

      @@glockamole7128 When a pair of boots love each other very much, they share a special kiss...

    • @Debbiebabe69
      @Debbiebabe69 5 років тому +35

      I wonder if the worker got kicked off the site and fired without pay for not having steel toes on?

    • @normdeeploom5945
      @normdeeploom5945 5 років тому +22

      Do you know when the memorial will be completed? I think many other Australian’s would like to go on a pilgrimage to see where the boots were lost. Never forget......

  • @JPLToyExperience
    @JPLToyExperience 4 роки тому +4053

    Delta P has reached the ground

    • @julisod
      @julisod 4 роки тому +369

      Delta P will haunt us forever...

    • @JE9SE
      @JE9SE 4 роки тому +610

      When it’s got ya, it’s got ya.

    • @DudeUnperfect21
      @DudeUnperfect21 4 роки тому +75

      Underrated

    • @Splugsyy
      @Splugsyy 3 роки тому +53

      May god help us all

    • @bensartakamcas1n126
      @bensartakamcas1n126 3 роки тому +27

      That's a lot of pressure yer giving me

  • @marks6663
    @marks6663 5 років тому +13013

    This tragic accident claimed two soles.

    • @R33Racer
      @R33Racer 5 років тому +163

      What?! Nobody died you fool!

    • @dougdiplacido2406
      @dougdiplacido2406 5 років тому +1969

      I think Mark was referring to the soles of the workers boots. Soles-not souls.@@R33Racer

    • @Cscuile
      @Cscuile 5 років тому +1074

      @@R33Racer /r/woooosh

    • @TeekoMartin
      @TeekoMartin 5 років тому +222

      Solvalou lol souls and soles...

    • @larrythecat4296
      @larrythecat4296 5 років тому +134

      Solvalou r/woosh

  • @jeffmoncalieri7491
    @jeffmoncalieri7491 4 роки тому +2568

    It's amazing just how complex some of these projects can be despite them appearing so simple.

    • @jaysant6958
      @jaysant6958 3 роки тому +24

      For reals.

    • @SoulTransient
      @SoulTransient 3 роки тому +37

      Tbh they are very simple until shtf

    • @flowerofash4439
      @flowerofash4439 2 роки тому +11

      Nothing simple about digging unusually deep large hole

    • @michaelg8642
      @michaelg8642 2 роки тому +9

      its amazing how complex a simple project becomes when government contract money is involved

    • @SillyPuddy2012
      @SillyPuddy2012 2 роки тому +5

      Yeah, especially when you factor in all the hanging out and riding the clock, adding up all the unearned overtime gets very complex.

  • @nivedlaxsea8114
    @nivedlaxsea8114 3 роки тому +3556

    Me, a financial analyst who never even goes outside for work: “bore holes have to be deep enough to provide adequate data for proper dewatering. Noted.”

    • @jaysant6958
      @jaysant6958 3 роки тому +25

      Lol

    • @LuizAlexPhoenix
      @LuizAlexPhoenix 3 роки тому +122

      Remember to dig them around the work area as well, so you can note the difference in height of the layers.

    • @EliteChingon
      @EliteChingon 3 роки тому +5

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @ianbell9041
      @ianbell9041 3 роки тому +84

      Well now you know to be wary if the cost assessment seems cheap and only accounts for a limited number of bores. Then you can wave a red flag for further review 😉

    • @adamt7694
      @adamt7694 2 роки тому

      You sound hella boring

  • @russelltalker
    @russelltalker 5 років тому +8841

    Even digging a damn hole is complicated. I hate life

    • @opsoc777
      @opsoc777 4 роки тому +706

      I love the complexity of life. It gives the depth necessary for some people to excel where others don't want to.

    • @reggier2343
      @reggier2343 4 роки тому +40

      damn

    • @castirondude
      @castirondude 4 роки тому +114

      Especially with all this metric nonsense :(

    • @FlameDarkfire
      @FlameDarkfire 4 роки тому +233

      Digging a hole isn’t a problem. It’s when you want to put something IN the hole that it gets complicated.

    • @00tohsaka9
      @00tohsaka9 4 роки тому +96

      FlameDarkfire If there’s a hole, there’s a way

  • @gloomyblackfur399
    @gloomyblackfur399 6 років тому +2648

    He was lucky. Not just because his coworkers were there, but because that large pipe was there. His coworkers would not have been strong enough to hold him on their own.

    • @Goabnb94
      @Goabnb94 6 років тому +220

      Regular quicksand (ie not from excavation) would require about the same force to free one's self as it would take to lift a small car. And while its conceivable enough workers could manage it, its not practical considering they'd all risk falling in themselves.

    • @ferguson20diesel49
      @ferguson20diesel49 6 років тому +28

      Goabnb94 could have just used the bucket of the digger and put the strap around that

    • @cooliobob1274
      @cooliobob1274 6 років тому +16

      @@ferguson20diesel49
      Exactly what I was thinking.

    • @TheTinkle1
      @TheTinkle1 6 років тому +36

      Def Misanthrope I guarantee they wouldn’t have just sat their and watched him get pulled under I would’ve attached a longer strap to a tree or whatever the hell was around before I let someone die

    • @categoryfreedomglobal5636
      @categoryfreedomglobal5636 6 років тому +242

      Using power equipment to pull people out of situations like this can be deadly. When enough force is exerted in a situation, something must give. Sometimes the person gives before the materials holding them.

  • @Hank..
    @Hank.. 3 роки тому +343

    props to the quick thinking and action of those other workers. Their help was the difference between a lost pair of shoes and a lost life.

    • @snippykeegan
      @snippykeegan Рік тому +2

      i bet the shoes would've gotten lost either way. RIP

    • @bsgfan1
      @bsgfan1 Рік тому

      Lost soles vs a lost soul

  • @PracticalEngineeringChannel
    @PracticalEngineeringChannel 6 років тому +4101

    Great summary

    • @samuelpetrina1517
      @samuelpetrina1517 6 років тому +222

      Didn't expect to see you here

    • @TomOConnor-BlobOpera
      @TomOConnor-BlobOpera 6 років тому +228

      I was literally just thinking, "Hey, I understand this because of Practical Engineering's videos"

    • @mattmccoy2410
      @mattmccoy2410 6 років тому +29

      This is a story I'd expect from you.

    • @TaxPayingContributor
      @TaxPayingContributor 6 років тому +11

      Add another thing to watch out for..

    • @ryannayr140
      @ryannayr140 6 років тому +8

      I thought it was impossible to drown in quick sand? What did he have lead weights strapped to his boots?

  • @deedeeandfamily8678
    @deedeeandfamily8678 3 роки тому +215

    Hats off to the quick-thinking coworkers for saving that man from a horrible fate.

    • @JordanBeagle
      @JordanBeagle 2 роки тому +11

      Good thing that pipe was the exact right spot, although I guess they could've used a piece of lumber as well

  • @ekb9845
    @ekb9845 6 років тому +2391

    Shit that would have been terrifying. I'm glad everyone survived

    • @tashkiira7838
      @tashkiira7838 5 років тому +89

      This is one of the lucky incidents. Most of these sorts of videos are written in blood, much like the US Chemical Safety Board's videos. Dude's lucky it only cost him his boots. the city in question had a lot of explaining to do..

    • @geoh7777
      @geoh7777 4 роки тому +26

      @@tashkiira7838 Cost him his boots and an estimated ten years off the far end of his life. I would have lost more than a pair of boots in that hole.

    • @desmondcayce
      @desmondcayce 3 роки тому +14

      Genuinely imagine just working on your job and you just start sinking into the ground.

    • @cwill2127
      @cwill2127 3 роки тому +6

      yeah that would be terrifying.

    • @orlandovega6958
      @orlandovega6958 2 роки тому +1

      My brother in law passed two years ago last month, buried alive on the job, he was in the hole. Fiancé has lost brother, sister and mother within 2 years.

  • @ZionPattersonsprofile
    @ZionPattersonsprofile 3 роки тому +843

    Every time they get to talking about "worker one" I'm always like "oh shit man be careful you have the mark"

    • @buddyclem7328
      @buddyclem7328 2 роки тому +15

      Red Shirt #1, and it's not Scotty!

    • @donutves
      @donutves 2 роки тому +57

      I wouldn't put all the blame on him, Firm A seems to be a little notorious for these kind of accidents

    • @smee5437
      @smee5437 2 роки тому +1

      Ah, the equivalent to the red shirt guy.

    • @eveningstar6700
      @eveningstar6700 2 роки тому

      awwwwe! xD

    • @cairosilver2932
      @cairosilver2932 2 роки тому +5

      @@donutves lol why don't they shut down Firm A!?

  • @_scions
    @_scions 4 роки тому +531

    "Groundwater Lowering and Construction: A Practical Guide" Now that sounds like some good bathroom reading right there.

  • @Sandwich420
    @Sandwich420 6 років тому +162

    Quick thinking and well trained workers saved his life. Bravo!

  • @tacai24
    @tacai24 Рік тому +19

    As a safety professional, these are some of the best videos of what can go wrong. Thank you for posting and so happy this worker survied. Shout out the fast thinking workers that put straps under his arms to pull him up.

  • @ernst_junger
    @ernst_junger 4 роки тому +835

    "His boots remain underground to this day"
    the saddest part of this tragedy

    • @mercoid
      @mercoid 4 роки тому +7

      I want them boots 🥾!

    • @pinchpeak5203
      @pinchpeak5203 3 роки тому +15

      pair of $400 fkn redwings

    • @xman666soad
      @xman666soad 3 роки тому +3

      And I’m ok with that.

    • @Kayrim_Borlan
      @Kayrim_Borlan 2 роки тому

      Good

    • @buddyclem7328
      @buddyclem7328 2 роки тому +2

      Legend has it that 3 years hence, the worker's boots still remain underground, to this day.

  • @avocado_circle
    @avocado_circle 6 років тому +335

    Glad to know this guy made it out.

  • @dankoch5357
    @dankoch5357 3 роки тому +47

    This man's coworkers literally saved his life, good on them for their quick thinking and brave efforts.

  • @jonvancil4431
    @jonvancil4431 5 років тому +865

    First, I watched the USCSB videos.
    Now onwards to WorksafeBC
    🤨Why am I drawn to disaster? Thankful this worker survived.

    • @dsandoval9396
      @dsandoval9396 5 років тому +46

      I re-binge watch USCSB videos because they're so damn interesting.

    • @TWBIAP
      @TWBIAP 4 роки тому +34

      Maybe it's your subconscious gathering data on all the things to watch out for.

    • @lillanakitten
      @lillanakitten 4 роки тому +2

      Same

    • @fuzzybuzzy3159
      @fuzzybuzzy3159 4 роки тому +8

      Up next, Horror Stories

    • @Gunshinzero
      @Gunshinzero 4 роки тому +14

      Watch them or be in them I guess. I know a lot of things to avoid now.

  • @NimishP
    @NimishP 4 роки тому +31

    Very informative. Never realized that a simple excavation warrants such a detailed ground survey.

  • @amandagardner565
    @amandagardner565 6 років тому +216

    great to see the guy survived.
    i've experienced liquefied soil, but luckily it was only a foot deep, you sink so fast you have no time to think.

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Рік тому +1

      Normal 'quicksand' won't suck you under the surface, once you sink a certain amount(considerably less than in water, apparently usually about waist deep, as it's denser than water) you're buoyant. I suppose it is possible some people drown from normal quicksand, but indirectly - getting stuck and then the tide coming in or something similar.
      In this case, actual suction had been created by the conditions.

  • @bryanphillips6666
    @bryanphillips6666 4 роки тому +34

    All of the workers on top who assisted the man who was sinking were heroes! They were well trained for sure. Great video

  • @marcosmota1094
    @marcosmota1094 6 років тому +156

    Oh shit, a 'Delta P' situation! Gotcha! I love WorkSafeBC, you guys and gals do great work. Thanks for keeping folks safe and for the great analyses that you do. Goes to show that learning is the only constant!

    • @obits3
      @obits3 6 років тому +68

      When it’s gotcha, it’s gotcha! [crab killing intensifies]

    • @MyCatInABox
      @MyCatInABox 5 років тому +8

      Yep....them pressure differentials will kill you quicker than you can realize that your "being killed".

    • @dsandoval9396
      @dsandoval9396 5 років тому +16

      LMAO!!!!!!! I was thinking the same thing when I saw him go into the ground!
      But for reals, that Delta P video is effin scary.

    • @m2heavyindustries378
      @m2heavyindustries378 4 роки тому +1

      @KimuTone Shit

    • @Mega-P71
      @Mega-P71 3 роки тому +6

      I just came here from that video. Probably watched it 3 times over lol

  • @craiglist187
    @craiglist187 2 роки тому +5

    Props to the professional response of his coworkers. True heros

  • @AlkalineGamingHD
    @AlkalineGamingHD 6 років тому +156

    I thought he had died up until 4 minutes in! suspense!

  • @monteclark1115
    @monteclark1115 5 років тому +31

    Good thing his coworkers were able to think fast in a split second.

  • @DogInATaco
    @DogInATaco 2 роки тому +5

    Whoever the genius worker was that saw the present danger of the situation and tied the lifting strap to the pipe and up under his arms very likely saved his coworker's life.

  • @mrmuchacoman5539
    @mrmuchacoman5539 3 роки тому +1

    This is my favorite work safety channel to watch at midnight.

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 6 років тому +13

    Absolutely fascinating. I don't know much about groundwater or engineering, but your explanation was very clear.

  • @frankthespank
    @frankthespank 2 роки тому +5

    Thank God! The worker that thought about using straps to hold the guy’s head above water is a genius and a hero! Nice work man 😎

  • @michealadams1206
    @michealadams1206 5 років тому +10

    Very interesting & informative, thank you. And more importantly, I'm so happy to hear that this worker's life was saved!

  • @CannabisTechLife
    @CannabisTechLife 4 роки тому +17

    I'm so so glad to hear that everyone got out alive. Typically with these videos it never ends well.

  • @viking8781
    @viking8781 3 роки тому +24

    He had some good coworkers with him. The strap saved his life

  • @evilsharkey8954
    @evilsharkey8954 2 роки тому +2

    Thank God he was actually saved. So many of these industrial accident videos have unhappy endings.

  • @gregorykillen4564
    @gregorykillen4564 4 роки тому +139

    "His boots remain underground to this day" ..............As does a large portion of the contents of his bowels too !!!!!!!!!

  • @Who_Am_I_d.i.y.ryanpanana1349
    @Who_Am_I_d.i.y.ryanpanana1349 5 років тому +50

    Shout out to his co workers for being quick on their feet to help him. Most people might have let him down under pressure.

    • @barrywiseman8274
      @barrywiseman8274 2 роки тому +5

      Shout out to his boots for being quick off his feet!

  • @davidchristensen6908
    @davidchristensen6908 5 років тому +8

    I installed 6 of these over a 10 period working in the underground utilities industry. The one step we always did was to pile sand as high and the casing will be deep. So if we are sinking a casing 20 feet 120 days before th job starts we start dewatering and we would pile sand 20 feet high on top of the sight. This is sir charging. Just the weights of the sand alone would drop compact the ground 2 to 5 feet. As the water is removed it would compact the ground more. We remover the sand and start the casing. We live where sand is cheap and plentiful. Some areas this is not an option. It sure firmed up the soil under the project. After removal the sand you could see a huge dent in the ground from all the weight of the sand. Stay safe.

  • @beakt
    @beakt 4 роки тому +1

    These WorkSafeBC videos are terrific dramatic entertainment. I'm so glad the guy survived.

  • @waynerainey2606
    @waynerainey2606 5 років тому +42

    This happened once by my house, except it wasn't a person that sank but the ass end of a car. Basically something very similar happened the city was replacing sewer pipe down the center of a 4 lane wide street right through the middle of historic "Old Town". They had an excavator with a breaker and a 24" clay spade on it. We were sitting at an outside table at the coffee house and we noticed that as the breaker/clay spade was thumping the back of the car at the side of the street was sinking into a depression in the street that was forming. it was little enough to start (1-3 inches) and we thought it funny, but 5 mins later a 5' sink hole opened under the car and we ran over to help the guy who was in the Dry cleaners....
    He said "Let it sink, nothing of importance in there and that car was a lemon"... 5 minutes later it was almost completly covered with silty sand at the bottom of a 15ft deep hole.

  • @jordanbjorklund2559
    @jordanbjorklund2559 3 роки тому +31

    i love these video because they give me such a greater understanding and respect for construction workers. Sadly, its often a job that's demeaned by Americans, so its humbling to see all the safety precautions that need to be considered when doing a job even as easy as routine as this one. Even if you're not in charge of the planning, you are still putting your life at risk every day on the job.

  • @EyeOnTheTV
    @EyeOnTheTV 6 років тому +209

    " He took a step and..." That escalated relatively quickly. LOL

    • @bryanmartinez6600
      @bryanmartinez6600 6 років тому +39

      I guess you could say
      That excavated quickly

    • @tashkiira7838
      @tashkiira7838 5 років тому +3

      quicksand happens fast.

    • @fractal6321
      @fractal6321 3 роки тому +1

      I love everything in these responses, from the escalation to the excavation. Cheers!

    • @bagnome
      @bagnome 3 роки тому +6

      I think he de-escalated relatively quickly. haha

    • @devlintaylor9520
      @devlintaylor9520 2 роки тому +1

      @@tashkiira7838 I thought it didn't work fast at all, I thought it was as fast as deep mud

  • @bigt1877
    @bigt1877 2 роки тому

    I’m not in construction so idk why I watch these. A lot of this goes over my head. But I’m happy the worker lived.

  • @landomt8138
    @landomt8138 4 роки тому +21

    Every time I go to the bathroom I’m going to say I’m “dewatering”

  • @-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-
    @-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.- 3 роки тому +3

    Those two workers are heroes! Nicely done!

  • @KalelAvila8185
    @KalelAvila8185 3 роки тому +19

    He was lucky his coworkers weren't on break when he was sinking.

  • @RingoBuns
    @RingoBuns 2 роки тому

    Honestly, every time I’m recommended one of these videos it’s a little treat

  • @dominus124
    @dominus124 6 років тому +4

    Thank you for the time and effort to inform us.

  • @protonjones54
    @protonjones54 5 років тому +65

    earth: embrace the _SUCC_
    Nigel: how about no?

  • @levelintent
    @levelintent 2 роки тому +3

    Finally a worksafe video that doesn't end in horror!

  • @intentionzunlikely
    @intentionzunlikely 2 роки тому

    Those coworkers are worth their weight in gold for not giving up and letting him go.

  • @Kuzyapso
    @Kuzyapso 5 років тому +72

    The csb has made the following recommendations

    • @Scofari
      @Scofari 4 роки тому +4

      Can't blame the city, only private contractors

    • @joseaca1010
      @joseaca1010 3 роки тому

      @@Scofari didnt the city fail to provide the third ground report?

    • @Detector2002
      @Detector2002 3 роки тому

      Recommendation one. "Loosen workboots"

  • @michaelcostello6991
    @michaelcostello6991 2 роки тому

    Very informative. These videos will save lives

  • @1EpicMusic
    @1EpicMusic 4 роки тому +15

    Damn i was so relieved that the worker managed to escape

  • @norlanderduwallis9074
    @norlanderduwallis9074 6 років тому +1

    I don't know why but these are genuinely entertaining and thought provoking

  • @DoubleRBlaxican
    @DoubleRBlaxican 3 роки тому +15

    I have been looking through a lot of these safety videos lately. It is crazy all the things that can kill you.

    • @vendomnu
      @vendomnu 2 роки тому +4

      Worker 1 was watching UA-cam videos on his mobile...

  • @peadar02
    @peadar02 3 роки тому +1

    Great video.. very informative. .. From Civil Engineer in Ireland.

  • @mostlikelysmarterthanyou5031
    @mostlikelysmarterthanyou5031 Рік тому +3

    Why do I keep getting recommended work safety videos and why do I keep watching them

  • @huntertoledo8989
    @huntertoledo8989 3 роки тому +1

    Great on the spot thinking by his coworkers. The idea to attach the strap most definitely saved his life.

  • @Quadrenaro
    @Quadrenaro 6 років тому +86

    My father-in-law saw someone he was friends with die like this when he was a young engineer. It was in a major US city, and the city was afraid he'd sue because his team had really bad data for the job, so he got a promotion to a 40 dollar an hour desk job.

    • @DomSCOTLANDD
      @DomSCOTLANDD 6 років тому +10

      Seems legit

    • @cecil4485
      @cecil4485 6 років тому +24

      Way to sell out on his buddy

    • @meklowthelemur861
      @meklowthelemur861 6 років тому +24

      @@cecil4485 You really don't understand how this system works yet do you. You either keep shut, fight if you have the money, or hope they throw you a bone...because the government is the system, and the system owns you. If you choose to fight prepare to have 100's of millions of dollars as what would be needed to fight a city case.

    • @cecil4485
      @cecil4485 6 років тому +1

      Meklow The Lemur I start you think the earth is flat as well. The press would jump at chance to publish a story about people being paid off to cover up a death.

    • @Thomas-cu5hp
      @Thomas-cu5hp 6 років тому +3

      @@cecil4485 At least form coherent sentences if you're going to call someone names.

  • @User0000000000000004
    @User0000000000000004 5 років тому +2

    I was on the edge of my seat! I thought this story was going to have a sad ending. Thank science!

  • @wjnahuy
    @wjnahuy 5 років тому +40

    I been in the ground up to my waist when a kid with my bycicle alone in the woods it was fun untill I tried to get out it took an hour and I finally used my bike to climb into then retrieved my bike and left the 12 ft round area of quick dirt. The mud on my jeans was like thick concrete. I had to walk my bike uphill before I got home safe.

    • @ryanwatterson4038
      @ryanwatterson4038 4 роки тому +9

      I fell into a tiny tiny stream at a golf club that had 10s of feet of mud in it, was holding onto a bridge to stop being sucked under and luckily I was with friends who slowly pulled me up till I escaped

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Рік тому

      @@ryanwatterson4038 You won't get 'sucked under' the surface of the soil unless there's an unusual situation that creates suction, like in the video.
      Once you sink to a certain amount(typically your waist for quicksand), you're floating.

  • @jamescooley7849
    @jamescooley7849 3 роки тому +1

    I've built a few lift stations, employee number one is lucky to have coworkers that know how to react in time. He could be with his boots, they saved his life. That hydrostatic suction can pull a man in half!

  • @thejasonknightfiascoband5099
    @thejasonknightfiascoband5099 5 років тому +88

    I'm so thankful that the most dangerous thing that I'm exposed to @ work is an electric drill. Course the k-cup machine gives off negative vibes sometimes. Im Probably ok though.

    • @TreyDobe
      @TreyDobe 4 роки тому +8

      Customers were usually the most dangerous things at my work place but the store is closed to the public overnight so I guess it's relatively safe now.

  • @felixhelix6171
    @felixhelix6171 6 років тому +1

    Beautifully produced video. This is not something I was remotely interested in for YT's algo brought me here. Really nicely done.

  • @LycanWitch
    @LycanWitch 5 років тому +28

    Legend has it, those boots are still working to this day.

    • @6yjjk
      @6yjjk 5 років тому +5

      These boots were made for working, and that's all they seem to do...

  • @DigitalNeb
    @DigitalNeb 4 роки тому +1

    Man, those guys saved his life for sure. Nice job.

  • @corvettez06usa
    @corvettez06usa 6 років тому +19

    I'm so glad the worker survived.

  • @sebastiaomendonca1477
    @sebastiaomendonca1477 2 роки тому +1

    Whoever thought of attaching that strap to the worker saved his life

  • @my2cents187
    @my2cents187 3 роки тому +4

    No matter how safe you think you are. There is always that one unforeseen incident. Sadly the only way we learn to be safe is through other peoples accidents.

  • @batman_2004
    @batman_2004 5 років тому +2

    Thanks for all this informational videos!

  • @truth.speaker
    @truth.speaker 3 роки тому +3

    His colleagues were very smart
    Many workers wouldn't have worked in such a brilliant, logical order

  • @68air
    @68air 4 роки тому +1

    I was happy to hear they saved the worker. Good grief that would have been a terrible way to die.

  • @orangecrush5512
    @orangecrush5512 5 років тому +4

    He's lucky he had some coworkers that could think under pressure.

  • @Splugsyy
    @Splugsyy 3 роки тому +1

    I watched delta p once and now im damned to forever be recommended videos of people getting sucked into things

  • @Nighthawke70
    @Nighthawke70 2 роки тому +4

    QC conditions are prevalent in post-hurricane situations on coastline dig sites. Even now, the water table is 3-5 feet BELOW grade, on average. Normally the table is about 25-50 feet deeper after the wet seasons in winter. This necessitates extensive dewatering, use of caissons, and hole reinforcement. This adds time to already mangled and shredded time tables and schedules filled with sick calls and logistics issues.

  • @MrSaemichlaus
    @MrSaemichlaus Рік тому

    Excellent animations showing the actual failure mechanisms.

  • @IsraelDixon
    @IsraelDixon 5 років тому +29

    This makes me never want to tie my shoes tight ever again in case I ever end up in this situation 😂

    • @neophobicnyctophile8264
      @neophobicnyctophile8264 5 років тому +2

      Yeah, that's probably safer...

    • @ironwoodnf
      @ironwoodnf 3 роки тому +1

      @@neophobicnyctophile8264 some see a danger here and forget about one there.

    • @bappojujubes981
      @bappojujubes981 3 роки тому +2

      Sure, just be careful not to trip on your shoelaces and right into a cement mixer or something

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Рік тому

      I don't think the boots were pulling him down as such, it was likely just easier to get free once he got out of them.
      I think the pressures had almost certainly balanced out by the time he was able to wriggle free, by which point he would've just been 'floating' in the material.

  • @thats_soopiller
    @thats_soopiller 3 роки тому +1

    I'm not sure how I ended up here but I learned that I should never be "Worker 1"

  • @christopherstrong4119
    @christopherstrong4119 3 роки тому +4

    Wrapping him around that pipe really saved his life. Great job to everyone , He has his life because of the workers, the Hell with them boots , I'd want my life more. QUICK THINKING N SAFE TRAINING SAVED HIS LIFE

  • @Tenien77
    @Tenien77 6 місяців тому +1

    I don't work in construction, but this video was very interesting and easy to understand. Amazing work!

  • @IsaiahSarver2
    @IsaiahSarver2 6 років тому +5

    I can watch this stuff all day

  • @Ronin4614
    @Ronin4614 5 років тому +1

    Very well done. Not CGI, but you bet the point across perfectly. Thanks. 👍

  • @ArchangelExile
    @ArchangelExile 6 років тому +12

    Man, I was dying to know the fate of his boots! I'm so glad that it was answered.

  • @finnlikesplanes7110
    @finnlikesplanes7110 4 роки тому +2

    was this in kelowna?

  • @XANApwns
    @XANApwns 5 років тому +13

    Death by quicksand is one of my irrational fears

  • @sjcflawless
    @sjcflawless Рік тому +1

    6:35 is the point and summary of this video. Soil and ground water is very important when building any structure. Know before you dig!

  • @TheCrustyFry
    @TheCrustyFry 4 роки тому +3

    I believe the second scenario at 6:03 is more likely. Apparently the lower aquifer was identified in another report meaning the driller had to have located it. It would also be interesting to note that if the driller drilled down to the lower aquifer in the exact spot of the proposed lift station this would have been the cause of the boil and thus this incident.

    • @ImplantedMemories
      @ImplantedMemories 2 роки тому

      The boiling water in the steel housing was open to the atmosphere. Without heating the water, it can't boil under such conditions. It's rather possible that the other workers saw air bubbles and mistook them for boiling bubbles.
      Another point is: The other workers saw the water level rising, inside the steel housing. How to create a negative pressure, inside a partially closed steel housing, when you increase the fluid level inside the steel housing ?
      A liquid can start to boil at lower temperatures, when you have a negative pressure and the liquid is contained inside a closed (to the atmosphere) structure. Like a pressure cooker.
      If I fill a tank with water via a pump, will the water inside the tank start to boil ? No it won't

    • @Whizzo
      @Whizzo Рік тому

      ​@@ImplantedMemoriesa water boil is a term for turbulent, aerated water. We use it while kayaking/canoeing. The report is correct in calling it boiling water

  • @Mister-Chief
    @Mister-Chief 4 роки тому +1

    Why was I recommend this? I've never watch content related to this but here I am

  • @galileohumphreys466
    @galileohumphreys466 6 років тому +10

    His boots remain underground to this day...

  • @Queenskid19
    @Queenskid19 2 роки тому

    I know that some of these sites can get dangerous. Thank god this guys co workers helped him out and the guy didn't die.

  • @NOTSOSLIMJIM
    @NOTSOSLIMJIM 2 роки тому +3

    I almost died from this in Iraq. This is super scary.

  • @edplaysdrums8435
    @edplaysdrums8435 4 роки тому +1

    Lucky there were good workmates on site who could actually help.

  • @lucass5980
    @lucass5980 6 років тому +82

    Rip - Boots.
    ???? - 2018

  • @fanoflakespeed9460
    @fanoflakespeed9460 5 років тому

    My youngest daughter got in quicksand in an old parking lot behind where I worked. I jumped in ,I'm 6'4" tall ,to get her ,knowing there was solid ground below us. 911 was called and two fireman also became stuck. The only way out was use of a ladder and plywood. All 4 of us trapped eventually were pulled out. This quicksand is no joke. The suction is too strong. The more u move the quicker you sink. If you are around water soaked sand please be careful!

  • @accesser
    @accesser 6 років тому +10

    That would have been terrifying to experience please he made it out

  • @ImmortalWombat
    @ImmortalWombat 2 роки тому

    I've been watching lots of these types of videos and I didn't think he was gonna make it but I'm happy!!!

  • @vanmatlock
    @vanmatlock 4 роки тому +6

    “His boots remain underground until this day”. Man, why are these videos so interesting?!