The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Forklifts, and sleeping on the job - they don't mix
A forklift operator at a major grocery store chain's HUGE distribution center in Richmond, CA ran his lift too high down the paper goods aisle. The lift hit an overhead light fixture, which fell and ignited the TONS of toilet paper under it. The resulting fire burned for TWO WEEKS, completely destroying the distribution center! The last time I passed that fire, there was a huge pile of glowing coals in the middle of it. Yup; that was what was left of the charcoal briquet aisle... ...Single point of failure...
Good thing that fella didn't get killed - though at that point he may have wished he had been . . .
ReplyDeleteNot a forklift - floor sweeper.
ReplyDeleteA forklift operator at a major grocery store chain's HUGE distribution center in Richmond, CA ran his lift too high down the paper goods aisle. The lift hit an overhead light fixture, which fell and ignited the TONS of toilet paper under it. The resulting fire burned for TWO WEEKS, completely destroying the distribution center! The last time I passed that fire, there was a huge pile of glowing coals in the middle of it. Yup; that was what was left of the charcoal briquet aisle... ...Single point of failure...
ReplyDeleteSingle points of failure: Putting all your eggs in one basket is putting all your begs in one ask it...
ReplyDeleteSeemed like such a small bump, too...
ReplyDeleteOK, not forklift - large powered pallet jack.
ReplyDelete5 o'clock in the morning, that's a tough shift for some. Maybe his next job will have a better shift?
ReplyDeleteHey Peter;
ReplyDelete"Can you say "Drug Test....." before the termination hearing.
OY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI was off the day someone managed to knock over a rack at the plastics plant, but I still kinda wish I'd been in the building for it.
ReplyDeleteWasn't product, or supplies.
A rack full of *steel molds* to make parts.
I expect that that would have been well audible over the machinery and hearing protection.