Worker loses balance on ladder - GIF

[Altair]

Worker loses balance on ladder.




Previously:

Air conditioner lifting fail - GIF
Air conditioner install on ladder fail - GIF
Almost falling while hanging lights - GIF
Worker carrying I-beam climbing ladder - GIF
Man falls from improperly set up ladder - GIF

[Ralphxyz]

It's not so much he lost his balance, it's that the ladder was not positioned correctly so it started to move on him.

Ralph

[Frank S]

It's not so much he lost his balance, it's that the ladder was not positioned correctly so it started to move on him.

Ralph

correct, the ladder had too much lean to it allowing the feet to slip, watching the bottom even though you can't see the feet of the ladder you can see it slip backwards.

[Toolmaker51]

Up 10'-12' away from two points barely 2' apart; in that crosswind + off centered load didn't help either.

Later that day;

[schuylergrace]

I think it was mostly the gale force wind! Did you see how much he was blowing up top? Add that to the extra area of the A/C unit and the crappy ladder setup, and he's wondering if the boss is gonna take the A/C out of his paycheck. And the ladder bonked him on the head, too, just to pound home the point.

[piper184]

The wind pressure on the surface area of his load was more than he expected.

Of course I don't know how he expected to secure that condenser unit to the wall while standing on a ladder anyway.

The things you (should) learn from doing it wrong the first time....

[Frank S]

The wind pressure on the surface area of his load was more than he expected.

Of course I don't know how he expected to secure that condenser unit to the wall while standing on a ladder anyway.

The things you (should) learn from doing it wrong the first time....

As long as you live not to make the same mistake again.

[Toolmaker51]

I think it was mostly the gale force wind! Did you see how much he was blowing up top? Add that to the extra area of the A/C unit and the crappy ladder setup, and he's wondering if the boss is gonna take the A/C out of his paycheck. And the ladder bonked him on the head, too, just to pound home the point.

Yes, the ladder taught a series of lessons, in steps . . .

[Elizabeth Greene]

Up 10'-12' away from two points barely 2' apart; in that crosswind + off centered load didn't help either.

Later that day;

Derailing the thread a bit, but I have a question about this. I had to solve this problem (working drywall above a stairwell) before and my solution was to put an extension ladder from the stairs to the adjacent wall and place a 2x12 on the ladder for improvised scaffolding. Is there a better way to do this? That felt super sketchy at the time.

From the picture it looks like those are open steps so that wouldn't have worked at all, unless they made a special box to hold the ladder in place.

[Toolmaker51]

Derailing the thread a bit, but I have a question about this. I had to solve this problem (working drywall above a stairwell) before and my solution was to put an extension ladder from the stairs to the adjacent wall and place a 2x12 on the ladder for improvised scaffolding. Is there a better way to do this? That felt super sketchy at the time.

From the picture it looks like those are open steps so that wouldn't have worked at all, unless they made a special box to hold the ladder in place.

a] There are rare occurrences of derailing a thread, we all have entirely different circumstances and resources, continually.
b] If it felt sketchy, it was. If it felt super sketchy, you are lucky.
c] That you were able to scale it, work and finish job, is good.
d] That you're open to remedies is best of all.

I see painters and drywallers use ladder jacks all the time, but the ladders are parallel. Stuck into the steps, probably equal strength, I'd add cleats to the back side of plank to prevent shifting. Mudding joints, standing on planks is one thing. Raising sheets of material off to side or overhead, no way. Likely end up like guy with the AC unit.

In pic I posted, the decent solution would lag a 2x6+ 'rail' to floor where the ladder feet are blocked from moving. It could be entire length of landing, for the sheet joints and corner.