wrenmartinez•1d ago

Noticing a cracked pin on the excavator but the boss said keep going

Fixing it would delay us half a day. I went along but now I regret not insisting.

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3 Comments

scott.alex1d ago

What?! A cracked pin and he just said keep going... that's terrifying, man. That's how awful accidents happen.

abby_brown1d ago

That's how people get killed. No job is worth that risk.

ruby4421d ago

We had a truck with a small coolant leak once. The boss said to top it off and run it just for the day's local moves. Sometimes you have to weigh a small risk against shutting down the whole job. If that pin was just a stabilizer for slow work, I can see the call. It's not always black and white out there.

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