tl;dr - Guy was wearing fall protection gear that was set to protect from a 55 foot fall.

He broke through the roof of a storage tank, fell 42 feet, and died.

Oregon law requires fall protection for more than 6 feet.

  • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    My fall arrester back in the day was called a “screamer” and it was kind of folded bungee/webbing. When you hit the end of the tether it unfolded and let you fall more slowly. So definitely did not stop immediately.