Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoWhats the biggest mess you've ever made?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up153arrow-down1message-squareWhats the biggest mess you've ever made?Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 12 hours agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 hours agofactory I worked at, I snapped a bearing rod on an injection machine. it was made of steel, about 16 inches in diameter, about 18ft long, and cost around $1.5 million to replace. complete accident, required a mandatory one week off (no pay) while they investigated if it was due to negligence or just routine wear and tear. it took them six months to get a new one and cost the company close to $100 million on lost revenue on top of the cost of the part.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoDid you keep your job after that?
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoI did. I was a good employee, worked hard, and was well liked. it was also found that there was a flaw in the rod that caused it to fail.
factory I worked at, I snapped a bearing rod on an injection machine.
it was made of steel, about 16 inches in diameter, about 18ft long, and cost around $1.5 million to replace.
complete accident, required a mandatory one week off (no pay) while they investigated if it was due to negligence or just routine wear and tear.
it took them six months to get a new one and cost the company close to $100 million on lost revenue on top of the cost of the part.
Did you keep your job after that?
I did. I was a good employee, worked hard, and was well liked. it was also found that there was a flaw in the rod that caused it to fail.