Scooty puff vs escalator round 2 People seemed to enjoy round one of scootypuff vs escalator so i thought id share another. I just want to start by saying this is actually a fairly common occurance. Not like at least once a week common but often enough that i felt the need to create an oh&s toolbox talk and a standard operating procedure on the proper handling of the situation common. So, we begin with a notification from another company that works onsite and a request for a investigation. One of their staff members is claiming to have injured their back at work helping a disabled person from level 1 to ground floor. I get the requests and since it doesnt appear to be security threat i flick it to my staff rather than investigate myself (then go over it all once the info is compiled). I continue on with my life. About 20 minutes later the operator i gave it to advises me that i would probably like to see because we have a code 88 (our radio code for someones done something facepalmingly stupid, no immediate risk to site but i need to go yell at someone). And heres what he shows me: Fat person on a scootypuff,  sex unknown 150kg easy approaching the top of an escalator. Soon to be injured staff member (whos also overweight by maybe 30ish kg) approaches them and trys to shoo them towards the lift. As often happens when herding cows, a lone beast will rush past a wrangler despite best efforts. As the scooty puff passes, the staff member attempts to grab the beast by the shoulders and restrain them ON THE STILL MOVING SCOOTYPUFF. The scootypuff continues forward, the rider is drawn backward in the seat and the staff member is dragged forwards. So the scootypuff now has the weight of two hams pulling backwards as it enters the escalator. The scootypuff is now on the escalator, at the separation point for the steps, the front wheel tips forward, the sudden shift forces the weight of the two hams to suddenly shift to the front of the scooty puff. The owner of the scootypuff goes face first into the handlebars then rolls forward until they are half hanging infront of the puff. Doesnt seem to have the kenetic energy to make it all the way over (typical hams) but its a decent effort. The staff member was dragged forwards as well and ends up face to ass with this thing, half on the scootypuff as his legs desperately thrash around between the scooty puff and the escalator panels, tipping the puff sideways. Luckily for these two, the fat staff members buddy runs over and hits the emergancy stop button before they reach the bottom (otherwise the puff and the larss would most likely have somersaulted over each a few times and really damaged the escalator). Somehow these two achieved a near perfect balance and the ohff only scitters a few more steps before halting. With the help of random strangers they manage to untangle and continue on with their lives. The puff is scratched to shitbut  apparenlty no one was hurt too badly as first aid wasnt requested. And of course, the staff member didnt bother to tell us so we didnt get the chance to check the escalator for damage for 3 days. So guess who i got to spend my afternoon yelling at?