It was just another day on-site—until it wasn’t. Dave, our beloved but perpetually distracted co-worker, was strolling across the yard. He was blissfully unaware. Several hundred pounds of steel were making an unscheduled visit right above his head.
Cue the slow-motion moment: The crane hook swung. Dave walked. Gravity did its thing… Just as disaster loomed, someone yelled “HEADS UP!” (which, ironically, is the worst advice when something is falling).
Dave instinctively dove like a footballer avoiding a red card, landing in a pile of sawdust. The hook? Missed him by inches. The foreman? Turned three shades paler. And Dave? He got a new nickname: “Near-Miss” Dave.
Funny in hindsight? Maybe. A serious safety reminder?
