Quick disconnect: Stay clear of an excavator’s attachments and swing area

Equipment World Staff (EQW)
Apr 11, 2014
Updated Apr 14, 2014
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The accident: A utility contractor was using an excavator with a lifting eye connected to the bucket to load concrete manhole sections. A coworker on the ground connected the sections to the excavator and then disconnected them once the sections were placed on a truck….

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