webfact Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Video: Smile please! Local official flattened by backhoe in photo op gone wrongImage: ThairathBANGKOK: -- It is a normal scene in Thailand. A group of officials lined up for a photo opportunity proud of the work in progress.Except this time the smiles turned to shouts of anguish as a backhoe reversed over the boss of the municipal authority.The drama happened in Pathum Thani as local executive officers inspected work at Klong Chiang Rak Noi, reported Thairath. As the group were saying cheese nobody had told the driver they were there. Prasert Khaithong, head of the Khlong Luang municipality fell under the tracks of the large digger as five others around him went to his aid.He was quickly bundled into a car and hurried off to hospital where he was found to have suffered damage to his right calf and a toe. Source: Thairath -- 2016-06-30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzJqXKn-Wxo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Role models for the youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Typical !! more concerned about photo opp than safety. Just think these clowns make decisions that affect peoples lives. Something is missing !! BRAINS !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 dumbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Another ' find who videoed this and posted it ' investigation likely ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doremifasol Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Just when I thought I'd seen everything............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzz Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Sad and funny at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybgood Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Did the driver flee the scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Must have been 20 or more people watching the approaching excavator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakk9 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Is there a special category for officialdom in the Pride of Thailand video campaign ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzz Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I guess those 25 TON VOLVO Excavators run real quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 5555555555... You can't make this Stuff up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I love living in Thailand. First row seats in the circus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Now his nice uniform has got some dirt on, just like the real workers whose labor he took credit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 All that fuse over falling down He was walking to the car so maybe his pride was hurt more than his body Will the clown want to pose foe photo's again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Safety last... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 ...stand next to 20 tonne digger for a photo....obviously motor was running and the motor sound being projected directly at the ear level of the officials.....nobody told the driver ???....achine should have been completely shut down pre-photo Absolute stupidity......you really have to wonder at the sheer brainless acts of people..........lucky he wasn't crushed to death...trust he makes a swift recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Construction site safety even more necessary when common sense in such short supply, but having worked here this doesn't surprise me at all. Even though they might have hard hat and PPE signs, that doesn't mean anybody takes any notice of them. Safety officers only exist on international projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 A perfect example of how most Thai's address Safety. That is, they will talk Safety, put up Safety First signs, maybe even wear a orange vest if forced, but basically it's all just talk (blah, blah, blah) about Safety. Their true attitude towards Safety is "nothing will happen to me, I'm not afraid, I have a half-dozen amulets hanging on my neck to protect me, etc." An attitude that permeates throughout the Thai society for construction, electrical, driving, just about everything. Safety Isn't First in Thailand....it's much further down their priority list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobiryder Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 At least once a week I see Thai technicians fixing air-conditioners a few centimeters from falling off a ledge not attached to a safety harness or anybody holding them are even anything close to being considered safe. This is in the middle of the CBD of Sathorn/Silom too. Visible to thousands, not just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winniedapu Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 (edited) Many people think Thais in general are just a tiny bit thick. I don't understand why... W Edited June 30, 2016 by Winniedapu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Did the driver flee the scene? No, he was too busy concentrating on his weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 ...stand next to 20 tonne digger for a photo....obviously motor was running and the motor sound being projected directly at the ear level of the officials.....nobody told the driver ???....achine should have been completely shut down pre-photo Absolute stupidity......you really have to wonder at the sheer brainless acts of people..........lucky he wasn't crushed to death...trust he makes a swift recovery. Why should the machine have been shut down. The operator had a job to do and a time limit. If the muppets from the district office wanted a photo op, how about standing 20 feet further away? I hope the fool with the injured leg makes a speedy recovery and can hop it back to his office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 The driver just carried on with his work...I liked the bloke at the end who said "nobody told the the driver we where there" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Many people think Thais in general are just a tiny bit thick. I don't understand why... W Probably people who find themselves superior to Thais but in reality have not done much in life themselves. You should look at stunts go wrong or just news articles in foreign newspapers and see that accidents and idiots are all over the world. However this would shatter the ego of quite a few foreigners so they rather not think about this. I believe for instance Jackass for instance are Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukeleto Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Did the driver flee the scene? Now that would have been funny to see a backhoe trundling off into the distance at 2MPH with the driver frantically looking over his shoulder. Fully within the realm of possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff56 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 A few satang holding up the baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottocus Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Hahahah....serious loss of face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animatic Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I venture he was damned lucky this was over loose dirt and not tarmac, in which case his foot would be completely crushed. I am sure the numpty driving the backhoe is in for a good reaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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