Anonymous067
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So today me and my lx op were hanging lights for an upcoming show today, and we had a little incident in the house right ante pro...
So my lx op was hanging lights in the left ante pro, and I was in the right. We were hanging six lights in each one, and were top and bottom hanging lights. I usually don't hang lights, but take the chance when I can because I enjoy it. I was on my third (and final) light I had to hang above the bar (arguably more difficult because you have to support the light above the bar while you tighten). As I went to swing it up before tightening the clamp down, I noticed I forgot to put on my safety cable first, so I went to swing it back down. I didn't want to have the light floating around w/o the cable.
Might I add as a tangent, hanging lights (at least in our aniprobes) is a PITA! You have to stand in such a weird position, about 12 feet up, and then try to use hands to work on the light. So I was leaning into the bars with one foot on the built in ladder and one on the bar below the lights.
Back to story-but...it was too late. The safety cable wasn't attached yet. I swung the light back down, and as I did, I ended up leaning backwards. Apparently I leaned too far back, and the light was already teetering on the bar (still with no cable). In a split second I fell backwards, a 12 foot fall. In a reach for the bar to hold on, I knocked the light off, sending it on a 30 foot fall.
As I fell down, I was able to grab out and reach the bar half way down from where I was working, catching myself. As I fell, I managed to shout "heads", though I was certain nobody was in the house. Lost one light and a lot of skin on my fingers today.
While nobody got hurt, it was a little scary!
So my lx op was hanging lights in the left ante pro, and I was in the right. We were hanging six lights in each one, and were top and bottom hanging lights. I usually don't hang lights, but take the chance when I can because I enjoy it. I was on my third (and final) light I had to hang above the bar (arguably more difficult because you have to support the light above the bar while you tighten). As I went to swing it up before tightening the clamp down, I noticed I forgot to put on my safety cable first, so I went to swing it back down. I didn't want to have the light floating around w/o the cable.
Might I add as a tangent, hanging lights (at least in our aniprobes) is a PITA! You have to stand in such a weird position, about 12 feet up, and then try to use hands to work on the light. So I was leaning into the bars with one foot on the built in ladder and one on the bar below the lights.
Back to story-but...it was too late. The safety cable wasn't attached yet. I swung the light back down, and as I did, I ended up leaning backwards. Apparently I leaned too far back, and the light was already teetering on the bar (still with no cable). In a split second I fell backwards, a 12 foot fall. In a reach for the bar to hold on, I knocked the light off, sending it on a 30 foot fall.
As I fell down, I was able to grab out and reach the bar half way down from where I was working, catching myself. As I fell, I managed to shout "heads", though I was certain nobody was in the house. Lost one light and a lot of skin on my fingers today.
While nobody got hurt, it was a little scary!
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