A horrifying video has been widespread online for showing a man hanging off the end of a crane.
While the video may, at first, appear like Mary Poppins is swooping down to teach a lesson to some naughty children, the panic-stricken screams for the crane to stop convey the severity of the incident which unfolded in a construction site earlier this week in Toronto.
A construction labourer accidentally experienced the feeling of flying when his hand 'got caught in the tag line' and he was dragged upwards into the sky by a crane.
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If you're acrophobic then look away now.
The video was sent to the Instagram account of workplace health and safety consulting service S1.
On Wednesday, 6 July, a member of S1 named Phillip Ferreira told the Toronto Sun: "The worker got his arm caught up or tangled in a tag line — a tag line is a rope that is secured to a load that helps prevent it from unnecessary movement.
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"And when the crane operator raised the load, that worker went for a ride, unfortunately all the way up to the 23rd floor."
The post has amassed tens of thousands of views, with social media users have flocked to the comments in shock over how such an incident could have possibly occurred.
One said: "How does this happen … I’ve been in construction for 12 years and can’t figure out how he ended up there."
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"We need more info. That’s messed up bro!" another commented.
A third questioned: "How is this not on the news."
A spokesperson for the company who manages the site, PCL Construction, stated: "The rigger who got entangled with a tagline after hooking a load [...] was safely lowered to the work surface and not seriously injured."
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Ferreira also confirmed the worker is fortunately doing okay.
"So the worker sustained injuries to his arm.
"Obviously, any injuries he sustained there is better than the worst-case scenario. He survived," he said.
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Ferreira has 'investigated a lot of critical injuries, fatalities and incidents that have happened on construction sites' across the seven years he's been working at S1.
He explained how many 'workers send [S1] a lot of videos in terms of health and safety' anonymously.
However, the health and safety officer - who has 20 years experience in the field - resolved he's 'never seen anything like this'.
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On Tuesday, the Ministry of Labour were made aware of the incident and sent an inspector to investigate.
The incident is still 'currently under investigation' and PCL stated it has been working 'with the relevant authorities'.
UNILAD has contacted PCL Construction for comment.
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Topics: Social Media, Viral, Canada
Poppy Bilderbeck