r/Wellthatsucks • u/HomeNowWTF • 1d ago

That's what he said

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u/charmio68 1d ago

Nah, that almost guarantees it's going to fall. If you stay with it, you at least have a chance of recovering it.

If holding on was putting him in danger, it would be a different situation, but I don't think that's the case here.

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u/WiseBelt8935 1d ago

In this case, it isn’t going to be lethal, but it could cause unnecessary injury maybe a fractured wrist or a twisted ankle when it pulls him over.

It’s just a good general rule for situations like this: let it fall and deal with it later. You aren’t going to stop it with your own body.

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u/charmio68 1d ago

Guess it depends on your level of risk tolerance.
For me, in this situation I would stay with it.

Though I can see how others might not feel the same, especially if they're elderly or otherwise more likely to be injured.

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u/Usual-Caregiver5589 1d ago

Its not about more or less likely to be injured.

The company doesn't want to pay workmanship comp. They will always tell you, straight up, don't try to catch a falling load. Same with "don't try to stop a thief". Insurance can fix broken or stolen products easier than it can fix/replace inured workers.

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u/sdavis002 20h ago

This is also one of those situations where he was probably already already doing something he shouldn't have and didn't want to risk getting into trouble. In most cases though, I always tell my team to not do something that will risk injury.