Posted on Jun 28, 2025
Big Rig Clips Bucket Truck Leaving Worker Dangling For Dear Life
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technician servicing a traffic light had a horrible day at work this week when a semi-truck thwacked the bucket they were suspended over an intersection in, leaving them dangling upside-down over the pavement. Somebody’s dash cam captured the scene perfectly. The worker was lucky enough to escape without major physical harm, but I doubt they’ll be excited to go back up in one of those buckets after this. The video clip is pretty dramatic.
The incident occurred in Denham Springs, Louisiana, which is a little east of Baton Rouge. The clip has been uploaded to all kinds of YouTube channels and Facebook groups, apparently originally uploaded to Facebook by Bill Atkinson:
The incident occurred in Denham Springs, Louisiana, which is a little east of Baton Rouge. The clip has been uploaded to all kinds of YouTube channels and Facebook groups, apparently originally uploaded to Facebook by Bill Atkinson:
Big Rig Clips Bucket Truck Leaving Worker Dangling For Dear Life
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Lt Col Charlie Brown My wife showed me that clip yesterday. Immediately what came to my mind is an intersection about three miles from my home where I could see this happening!
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While this might sounds like 'victim blaming', after seeing the video my first two questions were:
• Why wasn't the lane below the workman not blocked? Safety 101.
• If the lane was not going to be blocked (too much of an impediment to traffic at that time, etc.), why was the bucket at such a low level? The maximum legal height for trucks in most states is 13'6" (just checked, and it's that in Louisiana) and, judging by the video, the bottom of the bucket was around 2' below that.
• Why wasn't the lane below the workman not blocked? Safety 101.
• If the lane was not going to be blocked (too much of an impediment to traffic at that time, etc.), why was the bucket at such a low level? The maximum legal height for trucks in most states is 13'6" (just checked, and it's that in Louisiana) and, judging by the video, the bottom of the bucket was around 2' below that.
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MSG Thomas Currie
I've never seen work like that done without closing AT LEAST the one lane. A lot of places do that kind of work at night or during periods of less traffic.
It seems that the guy on the ground was supposed to be directing traffic and didn't recognize the problem until just before the truck hit the bucket.
It seems that the guy on the ground was supposed to be directing traffic and didn't recognize the problem until just before the truck hit the bucket.
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There's plenty of blame to go around. The road was not marked correctly and if you look the driver didn't use all the space he had to make the turn.
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