Question about the worst day you ever had on a job

Last Tuesday I was swapping a controller in a 20 story building downtown and the main brake relay shorted out on me. Sparks flew, fire alarm went off, and I spent 4 hours cleaning up soot with the building manager yelling at me. Anyone else have a day that went completely sideways like that?

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sagejackson11h ago

Did you check if anyone else almost got hurt too?

rosepark6h ago

Oh jeez, well, that's a good question... I'm honestly still processing what happened. I was so focused on not tripping over my own feet that I didn't really notice if anyone else was in the danger zone too. Knowing my luck, I probably narrowly avoided taking out a whole group of innocent bystanders. Classic me, making a spectacle of myself and almost causing a chain reaction disaster. At least if I'm going to be clumsy, I should probably make sure it's only me who ends up embarrassed...

the_daniel5h ago

And for real though, you should check the surveillance footage if there are cameras. My buddy runs a warehouse and someone took a header near a forklift, turned out they nearly clipped two other guys carrying heavy boxes. Nobody saw it happen until they watched the tape later. Might put your mind at ease or at least give you a good laugh at your own expense.