• fulcrummed@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Pretty sure that’s an Australian LOTO tag made by AAA printing. Which means it definitely says “cock”. Only thing that’s surprising about this on an Aussie mine site is that the word used doesn’t start with “cu…”

    For additional evidence look at previous L and Cs written on the tag. Def Cs.

    My guess is that someone either went to repair it and couldn’t find the issue so this additional helpful tag was added. Or similarly maybe a muppet thought it was still ok to use and again, this helpful tag was added for reinforcement.

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      3 months ago

      nah, my bet is that’s a machine that’s like visibly exploded to pieces. some manager walked by and reprimanded them for not tagging the broken gear. writer of tag argued back that “it’s obviously fucked, i mean look at it. have a think about it for a second”. manager said it doesn’t matter, protocol. tag writer writes sarcastic tag.

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        3 months ago

        I like your take way better than mine, I think that’s exactly what happened! Still reckon it’s an Aussie ;)

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        3 months ago

        I’m imagining obvious fire damage and a chalk outline of intern Redshirt in front of the machine…

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          3 months ago

          you know, i bet it’s literally missing its primary control surface. like a tractor with the entire cab missing and some higher up was concerned someone would try to use it and hurt themselves.

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            3 months ago

            Genuinely wouldn’t be surprised if someone did try to use it, but also don’t see why anyone would think a little red tag would prevent such a person from trying anyway.

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              The red tag isn’t to stop it, it’s to document the stupidity. Now when it goes to court/WCB, there’s documented proof that they tried to ensure even amoron would understand it’s not safe to use

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                3 months ago

                yeah, it’s likely for insurance or regulatory reasons.

                insurance will find any reason possible to deny your claim. even if that is a failure to remove the keys from the ignition after the car burst into flames.

                regulators shouldn’t allow slack. with any company in a regulatory situation they will to exactly as much as they’re allowed to get away with. give them an inch, they take a Mile. letting hazard tags slide based on judgement creates space for corruption and abuse. following procedures to the letter with strict documentation can help curtail that.

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      3 months ago

      Only thing that’s surprising about this on an Aussie mine site is that the word used doesn’t start with “cu…”

      Cuck.

    • dan@upvote.au
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      3 months ago

      As an Aussie, I can confirm that this looks like a tag an Aussie would write.