Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Many lawyers have been able to afford beachfront property thanks to that sort of thinking. We have even had employees who have managed to get themselves struck. They don't always die, though. At least not right away. Take the case of the triple amputee we had back in the 90s. The weight of the equipment sealed his wounds so he didn't bleed out. He was found alive sometime after the accident by someone working the next trick. Don't know whatever happened to him down the road. Another "classic" was the grade crossing accident in Ohio where the driver was decapitated due to the force of the impact with his car.
Not to go OT but we had an employee (where I used to work) that was cut in half so cleanly his credit cards looked like they were cut with scissors. . But at least he had an excuse as he was working the cars. The engineer misheard his command when coupling cars and he fell onto the tracks. Trains are very dangerous even for professionals.
When i was on tour in Italy we had to cross non signal protected crossings a couple of times. My buddy would just cross and not look. I yelled at him telling him he needs to look. He told me he would be able to hear the train. I told him that if you hear it, it will likely be too late. He still didn't listen.