As soon as John said "Three places you can't go" I started clapping.... best series on the internet period!!

@MrBallen

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@daiale93

2 жыл бұрын

agreed.

@MrBallen

2 жыл бұрын

@@LN.AR7 I removed them, so you win!

@mirrrstery

2 жыл бұрын

facts

@sujalbageriya2619

2 жыл бұрын

I wish he posted more of "Disturbing stories behind videos" that was the best imo

The winch operator deserves actual jail time as well as never working another rig in his life. The amount of negligence cost a man his life

@caroljo420

2 жыл бұрын

What a horrible way to die! I agree, he should be in jail for negligent homicide!

@walmars3curity

2 жыл бұрын

@@caroljo420 Messed up. I saw that happening right away, how can someone not take extra caution in that situation?

@colejones6369

2 жыл бұрын

Just a slow and painful death RIP to the guy communicating is key in there job it’s the difference between life and death

@jcbogdon

2 жыл бұрын

I mean an his buddies who he worked with who were watching the whole thing happen an they couldn’t do anything! Just watched their buddy being torn apart! Horrific!

@AneudiD78

2 жыл бұрын

@@colejones6369 What really pissed me off with that rig operator and the other workers is that they never heard of radios? And only used hand signals? Smh.

I’m so angry about the winch operator. No matter how many times you’ve done that, you should never stop paying attention until the guy is completely off the winch.

@lymmea

Жыл бұрын

It could even be as simple as 'while the winch is actually operating', which is an even smaller period of time to demand someone's full attention. If someone's in the winch harness but the winch isn't moving, they're not in any active danger. But while you're OPERATING HEAVY MACHINERY, you'd think you wouldn't just casually stop paying attention to what it's doing! Just...absolutely no excuse. When you have a person and heavy machinery in close contact, and you're in charge of the machinery, you either pay attention while you're running the machinery or you've got no business operating it because you can easily get someone killed.

@michaelbraum77

Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!! If you are in the position that literally has another man's life "hanging" in the balance you should be 100% invested in your job, until the job is done! He needs to be, at minimum fired and blacklisted, and at best rotting in prison!

@elindquist5725

11 ай бұрын

I would say part of the blame lies with the other crew mates watching through the hole and signaling the operator. Why didn't any of them go and use the phone as soon as they could see operator wasn't looking? Instead it was the very last thing done... but too late. 🤔🤦‍♂️

@kenzilovitsky2216

11 ай бұрын

Yes !!!

@jeremydehart7466

11 ай бұрын

Oh I know man! I used to be a Forman for a tree company, and you got to be paying attention at all times. The ground men and the climbers!! These are some very dangerous jobs, and they need to be treated that way, and paying attention is key!👍🏼👍🏼

The moment I heard "stashed scrap metal", under a cellar in the middle of the forest, I knew it had to be either radioactive metal or radioactive waste. Its hugely possible that the fluid in the barrel was radioactive as well.

@karal_the_crazy

4 ай бұрын

Same They said the windows were sealed new I knew it was toxic Then they Said 55 gallon barrels on shelves in a locked bunker and I knew

@captaincroissandwich6950

2 ай бұрын

My guess is that the barrels possibly contained Tritiated Water, which is waste water that contains high concentrations of radioactive tritium after being used in nuclear power generation. Water is widely used as coolant for reactors and depleted nuclear fuel rods (in a special-purpose reservoir pool) during nuclear waste processing, and the tritium levels in it increases as radioactive particles affect the water atoms and cause tritium to form and accumulate.

@StudleyDuderight

2 ай бұрын

Isn't it amazing how incompetent and irresponsible Russia was with nuclear energy?

@karal_the_crazy

2 ай бұрын

yes verry much so@@StudleyDuderight

@user-tp8pf5ke8o

29 күн бұрын

@@StudleyDuderight what else should they have done

The Bernard story is crazy to me. That mall should be fined heavily. Not just for this instance, but how on earth do you have an EMERGENCY EXIT that is so incredibly difficult to actually EXIT from. What if there really is a fire in the mall or something and a large group of people enters that maze? 🤷‍♀️

@m.m.1933

6 ай бұрын

Why did the door automatically lock behind him? It shouldn't have been able to open in the first place then, only with staff keys. Definitely negligent and awful safety standards. He shouldn't have suffered this way* Definitely preventable in several ways

@averagedrip2588

6 ай бұрын

Nah, if ur parents had dementia would you let them wonder around high traffic areas? If they had 2 brain cells this wouldn’t have happened.

@averagedrip2588

6 ай бұрын

@@m.m.1933do you lock ur door when u leave?

@NAVE0423

6 ай бұрын

Um what barnard

@CombatMedic1O

6 ай бұрын

Really there's 2 entities at fault here. The family that let him wander by himself. knowing his condition. And then mostly these lazy security Guards. The security completely killed him. Just a bunch of lazy stupid punks. Security Guards are the dumbest laziest people on the planet.

The first accident with Gordon was so incredibly negligent it's almost hard to believe. No quick-release latch on the harness (With a secondary safety cable to catch subject). No direct communication with winch operator during the operation (Hand signals! Really?). No requirement for the winch operator to pay the slightest attention whatsoever once he presses the button... In short, no safety precautions in place at all for that obviously dangerous procedure! A textbook case of industrial stupidity and negligence!

@Spills51

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree except I am fairly positive the winch operator would have been told he needs to keep his eyes on the men throwing hand signals at all times when doing such a procedure. Liikely the fact is that he did it dozens or hundreds of times and simply let familiarity cloud his judgement of the real danger every time they started such a procedure. Unless the guy is a psychopath I am sure he will feel guilt till the day his time comes. There for sure should have been some type of radio communication ON HAND....No one should of had to RUN ANYWHERE in order to communicate with the operator, it should of been readily available. I mean....what happens if its extrememly foggy etc and they had to do such maintenence??? It was such an avoidable tragedy. Then again, arent almost all these "You shouldnt go there" stories exactly that??

@sharonandrus5009

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows it's all about the money😞 While the fat executives sit in their chairs counting their money this man dies trying to support his family.😢

@siontifictm7366

2 жыл бұрын

@@shadodragonette nah, most bosses here are on your ass when it comes to any procedure with risk of death. They don’t wanna get sued

@PuppetMasterdaath144

2 жыл бұрын

its because of how society programs its citizens, in short, its slavery, more and more evident now with 20000% inflation xD

@DD-101

2 жыл бұрын

More of a killing than an accident imho.

That winch operator is the one mainly responsible for Gordon’s death. Holy shit, how can you take your eyes off a situation?! EVERY time you do something dangerous, even if it’s worked a million times before, you keep looking! Especially if you can’t hear! Holy crap. Edit: some really interesting comments below from people who work in this sort of industry pointing out areas where the company were also responsible and safety measures they could have implemented!

@Pookielovespinkstrawberry

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! And now he has to live with the guilt and regret for the rest of his life when this could have been prevented if he had just paid attention.

@lunargalaxy7175

2 жыл бұрын

Yea personally if i were the group of workers on the 1st deck that witnessed it that winch operator and my fellow coworkers would have to beat him he litterally killed him because of his ignorance.

@sy_dianne5224

2 жыл бұрын

It's what happens when you get too comfortable with your job

@GuruishMike

2 жыл бұрын

I hope he went to prison.

@johnserosanguineous1886

2 жыл бұрын

Of all the people that deserve 112 years in prison this is the guy.

Yeah the exit door in the mall locking behind you is definitely a problem. If you were in a fire and trying to escape and tried to leave through said door, and when you came through the door discovered a worse fire on the other side OR saw that the stairwell was filled with too much smoke to breathe, you would probably die because the door might have locked behind you if you didn't hold it open..... bad idea for the mall layout

@paulstubbs7678

3 ай бұрын

I think these door lock, so they are one way, you can get out (if you follow the signs) in an emergency, but you cannot get back in, as in people trying to get in after hours to berg the place etc.

@em84c

2 ай бұрын

All fire doors lock once you close it. They don't want people entering through the fire exit. When I was a stupid teenager I thought it was fun exploring shopping centre stairwells. I went down the bottom of the fire stairs and the door was locked! I had to go back up stairs and bang on the door until someone walking past opened it. An old man in Australia died in a stairwell of a shopping mall. The bottom door was locked and he starved to death. He wasn't found for 2 weeks. You would think security check them everyday?!

@bluchismoon

2 ай бұрын

​@@em84c that was the last story in the video, yeah

@jeromeperez1648

Ай бұрын

The other thing is if he had a history of getting lost, why did they leave him by himself to meet them later?

@MonkeyDaemon

Ай бұрын

Fire doors open into fire escape areas. These spaces are designed to have no combustible material in them, so there can not be any form of fire behind them. Some, depending on location, are one way to stop people re-entering areas where there is a fire.

The second case reminded me of what happened in Goiania, Brazil, in 1987 called Cesium -137. Two recycling pickers entered an abandoned clinic looking for metals to sell. They found a device, disassembled part of it and took it to a junkyard to sell it. In the junkyard, the device was finally disassembled and inside it had a white powder that glowed at night. The white powder was Cesium -137 which killed 4 people and affected over a thousand people. It was the biggest radiological accident in history that happened outside a nuclear power plant

@ladykupo

6 ай бұрын

That's crazy! It would be cool if he covered that story.

@Ptsxlouuivestouetjourd

5 ай бұрын

Wasn't that cobalt 60 not cs137

@normadesmond9659

4 ай бұрын

The case in Estonia was also caesium-137. I was curious after watching this and found some good articles on the event.

@taivovutt6869

3 ай бұрын

What was the name of the city in Estonia Iwonder it was hard to understand in the video can enyone clear this?@@normadesmond9659

@jolanas.5426

2 ай бұрын

He covered the story on the Mr. Ballen's Medical Mysteries podcast.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; if you have an emergency exit that can’t accommodate or be navigated by children, the elderly, and/or the disabled, you do not have an exit. You have a death trap.

@clintonpiercy6651

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I always say that too like twice a day actually. Gets tiring having to remind these dumbasses.

@alexia3552

2 жыл бұрын

truth

@czyrn.

2 жыл бұрын

So tru 😌✋

@EarthIncompatible

2 жыл бұрын

Where I'm from, all emergency exits are on alarms. If someone goes through, loud alarms go off, and the light above the door starts flashing. The thought is that if it's an emergency, everybody needs to be notified so they can exit as well. Also, it prevents children/confused people from getting trapped the way Bernard did. Thirdly, it prevents predators from using those exit areas to perpetrate crimes. I have no idea why such a huge mall didn't have something similar in place. It's not rocket science.

@neriumsuitedher

2 жыл бұрын

@@EarthIncompatible What I immediately thought about this sad case, is that with such lax security it's a really good set up for some very nefarious undertakings.

The case of Gordon is a classic example of an old saying in my country: "I am not afraid of powerful enemies, I am terrified of moronic allies"

@YourIQDoesntMeanShitToMe

2 жыл бұрын

Who said that? This is gonna stick inside my head for sure.

@Nolanoyayo

2 жыл бұрын

What country

@jussehwagner3166

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nolanoyayo any country that allied with italy or austria

@turismofoegaming8806

2 жыл бұрын

Could not have said this better-

@RashawnBlue1

2 жыл бұрын

@@YourIQDoesntMeanShitToMe I know this is late, but that quote is a Napoleon quote, though sort of incorrect. I recognized it instantly since I love history. The quote is: "What one should really fear is not a competent enemy, but an incompetent ally.”"

The last one made me remember a scary thing that once happened to me. I was pregnant, and as I had gone past my due date, I had to go to regular check-ups at the hospital. I also had difficulties walking, as I was suffering from pregnant-related pelvis joint pain. When the appointment of the day was over, I went out into the hallway to take the elevator down. But I waited forever, so I decided to take the stairs instead. I went out into the stairwell - and exactly as for poor Bernhard, the door fell shut behind me and could not be opened again! (I checked, and I found it strange and worrying.) I went down the stairs one floor at the time, and checked the doors - but they were all locked! I felt the panic starting! It was also difficult for me to walk down the stairs, because of the pelvis pain. Finally I reached the floor of the main entrance - and that door could be opened! But I had already figured such a fate as Bernhard's for me and my unborn baby! I was completely alone, and there were no emergency telephones or buttons to push or anything - in a HOSPITAL! :o

@khmerchef

6 ай бұрын

I had that happened too. My dad passed away at the hospital. The whole family was there. Then they started making arrangements on who gets what. I got irritated and left the room and started walking down the hallway to get away from it all. Found a door to the stairwell and just sat on the stairs in quiet for some time. I don't remember how long I was sitting there. But, when I was ready to head back, the door wouldn't open. Started panicking a little and then tried every exit door down each floor until the last one opened down at the Ground floor.

@samuelbrass4490

6 ай бұрын

I work in a hospital, and there's a similar staff only stairwell in the Women & Children's area. From the patient area, the door is labeled as a fire exit, and anyone can open it. However once it closes, you need a badge to unlock it, as well as every other door in that stairwell except for an unmarked door on the ground floor that leads outside. But there's nothing to indicate that on either side of the door. I've thought about how much it would suck if I didn't have my badge to get in and out. I use the stairwell all the time because the elevators are so slow, and I've never encountered another soul in that stairwell at the same time as me. Sounds like you ended up in that kind of stairwell and since you weren't staff, you didn't know where the exit was and you couldn't unlock any other door.

@leonardonetagamer

5 ай бұрын

I think you entered a fire stair, which can be accessed from any floor but only exited from the first floor.

@catharinaeinarsson

5 ай бұрын

@@leonardonetagamer Very dangerous anyway.

@kiyomisnake8271

5 ай бұрын

When i was about 16 l went to a lookout place with my friend in city where our school was. It was winter and the temperature was freezing. The doors locked after we went there (It was a high building rooftop) Under us were christmas markets and the music was really loud, so they didn't hear us. It was already dark when someone randomly went there, so we could get out and we told the person. Later we found out the doors were supposed to be able to opened from both sides, but were broken. So they got fixed fortunately after that

As the daughter of a veteran currently suffering from dementia, I could hardly bare to listen to Bernard's story. I'm so overwhelmed with frustration and sadness for him and his loved ones. Absolutely heartbreaking, and as the primary caregiver for my amazing father, it is quite frankly horrifying.

@TracyGreen-xv1jk

8 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry your Dad is sick . This is truly one of the saddest stories I've ever heard. And it could have easily been avoidable which pisses me off so much. God bless you and your Dad. And of course poor Bernard and his family 😞

@ZanePrice-hd5gj

6 ай бұрын

Same thing here. Losing my dad a little bit everyday 💔

@Techtonikization

Күн бұрын

I can't help but get more and more mad. The security guards who just didn't check the hallways should at least feel guilty if not face something, it is literally your job to check to see if someone has accidentally gotten themselves locked in these areas and yeah 99.9999999% of the time they're going to be empty. YOU DONT JUST STOP DOING SECURITY CHECKS BECAUSE YOU DONT FIND ANYTHING

Jon you have us coming back like crack addicts. You played us in a genius way. Starting off with 4-5 videos a week all the way down to 1. Well played Mr. Ballen. Well played.

@MrBallen

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@lizc6393

2 жыл бұрын

The man's a hero, I think he's earned it! By hero I mean he's a father of multiple children... (Oh, and there's that whole Navy SEAL thing too I guess.)

@lanalovesjesus6133

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@Jewells_bb

2 жыл бұрын

My sentiments exactly

@RaoulDukeSr

2 жыл бұрын

Family life gets busier and busier by the day 👍

That oil rig story was one of the most horrifying stories I've heard. Getting your body completely cut in half without being able to do anything.. is truly terrifying.

@jasonnation6615

2 жыл бұрын

so is not paying attention to safety protocols.

@mojo3067

2 жыл бұрын

I would've FIRED and Sued the winch operator. Day dreaming on the job especially attention to detail positions is NOT ok!

@traceurs619

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t care how ‘routine’ a task may be, if there is anything slightly dangerous about it, there should never be any room for losing focus or taking a side break on the job until the task at hand is completed. Especially when you have 1 of the most crucial parts to the task that can result in injury to a coworker. That baffles me.

@yolodemo6315

2 жыл бұрын

anyone know he actually got charge with manslaughter?

@mirzamay

2 жыл бұрын

Your think he could spare a few seconds to "routinely" check the wynch directing. But maybe the guy was on 6 days straight without a full night's sleep.. like they do doctors and pilots.. all the people you'd want going about in zombie mode and microsleeping on the job. Idk why we always have to learn the hard way... which is first to blame all the lower echelon people for mistakes made directly due to higher echelon policy, and to keep doing that continually until eventually they get sued on up the chain. When higher ups are inconvenienced enough by all the wrist slapping slow changes begin.

The fact that anyone survives an entire lifetime without dying under some strange circumstances is a miracle.

@MsShay3193

3 ай бұрын

When I think about how much our lives are really in the hands of others (others driving for example), it's terrifying.

@mattjk5299

Ай бұрын

It's just not that common. In places with decently made and properly enforced regulations it's less common. Industrial accidents were extremely common in the industrial revolution and that era in general, much more than almost anywhere on earth right now. (Though some of the worst treatment on earth is generally given to the poorest people and labourers in the third world, which are brutally and violently exploited by international corporations directly or indirectly.) I'm thankful to have avoided that, though it could start moving in the other direction quite easily.

Why would they let someone who’s experiencing early signs of dementia walk by themselves in an area they aren’t 100% familiar with

The mental image of the elderly man confusedly wandering throughout a concrete maze wondering when his family or a random passerby is going to come help him is so sad it actually made me shed a tear.

@daflotsam

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, truly feel bad for Bernard and his last day or so.

@miguelcalleja9274

Жыл бұрын

Truly awful… must have felt like clipping into the backrooms

@heyfucko

Жыл бұрын

natural selection at work

@Quokka838

Жыл бұрын

Same thing. My beloved Dad has Alzheimer's and that story has been a stab into my heart. When we understood his life was in danger we had to find a good place where nurses and doctors take care of him. But the separation from Dad was and still is so painful.

@yorkshire_tea_innit8097

Жыл бұрын

@@heyfucko He was an old man with living children, you dope.

Let me get this straight: one of the tasks of the mall security was to make routine checks in the maze for lost customers. Then they're told to be on the look-out for an elderly man with dementia who might be lost in the mall, and they DIDN'T think to check the maze?

@jenduvit28

2 жыл бұрын

Nor check all the cameras , only a few . totally infuriating and needless.

@kayleigh3648

2 жыл бұрын

Good point!!! And why tf would it require a key to get OUT?!!? They should require a key to get IN, not out!!! That mall is awful!!!

@D_McGeezacks

2 жыл бұрын

The mall was negligent for sure

@alecb8509

2 жыл бұрын

@@kayleigh3648 The doors lead to businesses. So if they had no locks, one could rob every store if they had access to the maze. They are locked for a reason.

@dickjohnson9582

2 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget the family who just let this demented old man who had gotten lost before go by himself to this behemoth mall.

How in the hell did that oil company only get get fined for $82,000 dollars?!? That rig alone probably generates at least 1 million per day

@Oceans_away

5 күн бұрын

Capitalism my friend

The fact the winch operator stopped looking before the job was done was insane. That’s like painting one side of a car then leaving without painting the other.

@Oceans_away

5 күн бұрын

I would argue that it’s just a tiny bit worse

The idea of Bernard sitting in the chair tired, confused, dehydrated and hungry while waiting for someone to help him has me sobbing.

@Perla2212

2 жыл бұрын

fr though that’s so sad :/

@oystersoup3434

2 жыл бұрын

It's one of the most harrowing stories I've heard. Truly.

@LordPrometheous

2 жыл бұрын

Were you literally sobbing? People always say they're crying over a KZread video, but I guess it's hard for me to imagine, which is why I'm asking.

@user-cj9eh4tn4c

2 жыл бұрын

@@LordPrometheous idk about her but i am actually crying over bernard, i cry a lot of tv/videos tho

@frankierzucekjr

2 жыл бұрын

Same. My uncle died from Alzheimer's disease and I could only imagine. Hearing he was lost and stuck just broke my heart. It's unbelievable how quickly it takes your life away, in the mental sense. Devastating

An emergency exit that leads to a dark hallway with locked doors and only one actual exit that isn't clearly marked. That sounds like a great idea.

@suonatar1

Жыл бұрын

Sure, what could go wrong? You can escape the fire, but you can't escape THE MALL. You'd probably suffocate trying to find exit, or get trampled in the narrow corridors by escaping people.

@Britt4ny

Жыл бұрын

absolute geniuses who were behind that

@nicholasrutherford4024

Жыл бұрын

beer should not exist for this reason

@ytcommenter375

Жыл бұрын

@@nicholasrutherford4024 what does beer have to do with this

@mapleflag6518

Жыл бұрын

Also having no signs or map of the tunnels that people can use to actually navigate the tunnels? Such a smart plan!

As an Aussie, I recall the tragic story of Bernard. A heart wrenching and unbelievably sad story. It occured at a time when my father in law was well on his way into dementia and the heightened state of awareness we all needed to support him was incredible. One simple innocent mistake by Bernard was followed by a cascade of unfortunate happenstance that ultimately lead to his utterly unnecessary death.

That last story is exactly why those kinds of emergency exits need to trip alarms- not only for the danger they pose to children and the elderly, but the security risk they pose as well.

Damn, I can't even imagine the pain and fear the first guy went through as he died... terrible. My respect and well wishes to his family

@derekperry4150

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the exact same....disturbing and sad.

@SeriousSchitt

2 жыл бұрын

As soon as John said that this winch was operated by a third party, who cannot see Gordon (or whatever his name was) I thought this guy's dead, and in one of the most horrible ways imaginable. I mean who would have a set up like that? It should be the guy in the harness that operates the winch!

@petermelnyk7664

2 жыл бұрын

I almost had to stop watching it..lol....you would think some type of sensitivity sensor would be installed on a winch used to move people....gnarly!!

@spelwurdsrite6756

2 жыл бұрын

Mfin hoist operator to be so negligent. Even more blame to the company

@lindairvine7679

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeriousSchitt yes that would be much better if he’d been able to operate his own winch 😧 instead it sounded like some awful death concocted by jigsaw from one of the saw movies 😞 poor guy

When you're sitting around with your buddies talkin about the worst way to die. Being pulled through a little hole pelvis first just never comes up. What a gruesome story. You are a gifted storyteller MrBallen. Thank you

@MrBallen

2 жыл бұрын

Ya for real. So awful. Thanks 🙏

@goateditz321

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen keep doing what u do, ur good at it!!

@mattjacobson3616

2 жыл бұрын

I swear to god on this story, as soon I heard mrballen say the guy puts it around his waist i said don't tell me he gets pulled in half. Sure enough that's what happened. I think its safe to say that I watch to much of mrballens videos.

@EazytheNDAcaptain

2 жыл бұрын

You ruined the story for me. I guess I shouldn’t read comments before watching the video. 🤦‍♂️

@Loregasmo

2 жыл бұрын

His mother always said all that Thrustin’ was gonna be the death of him one day, little did either of them know...

Poor Bernard, stories like his are the most heart breaking. He looked like a beautiful soul. Wishing him and his family peace.

@blacktornado5212

4 ай бұрын

I'm

My dad has dementia, and the thought of the man wandering around with no food or water, just dying alone, is infuriating and heartbreaking. Someone needs to be arrested, and that family should OWN that mall now. So many people failed him. My dad wears a tracker so if he wanders, we can locate him, but it sounds like it was too early in this man's illness for them to consider that. So sad. 😢

@user-pf1tl6mz9r

Ай бұрын

Nooo.. why did the FAMILY let him DRIVE in the first place?? Not to mention BY HIMSELF?? Shame shame shame on them. Anyone with dimentia beginning stages or middle or end, should NOT be driving and SHOULD NOT be TRAVELLING by THEMSELVES!! Don't be so quick to blame the mall. The mall owners didnt wake up and say "we're gonna kill and old man with dimentia today!"..

@shena8597

29 күн бұрын

@@user-pf1tl6mz9rExactly

I feel so bad for Bernard. He died alone, confused and more than likely, terrified.

@alexa52-

Жыл бұрын

i know it is horrible

@danalamb8398

Жыл бұрын

Without a question. How would you feel!

@TechnicallyMe24

Жыл бұрын

I never understand why when people go missing in a certain location, especially elderly or young children who wander into places, they don't look in places that aren't used a lot or areas that they obviously aren't supposed to be.

@esposexy2210

Жыл бұрын

the prophet muhammad

@tyrssen1

Жыл бұрын

Well damn; poor Bernard.

Bernard's last moments must have been terrifying. That was so sad. May he rest in peace.

@bentonrp

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I shudder at stories where civilization is so close, but so far for someone who's experiencing utter hell just around the corner. 😥

@dancingfirefly7761

2 жыл бұрын

That story made me really sad. My Pop, who died several years ago, had Alzheimer's, and was often confused and frightened. What Bernard experienced would be terrifying for anyone, but especially so for ok be having dementia.

@robinscarborough6969

2 жыл бұрын

I've always thought if I got there I can find a way out, but after this poor man's story, I need to rethink my own logic.

@sy_dianne5224

2 жыл бұрын

I hope the family sued the mall

@stygianmoon1716

2 жыл бұрын

@@robinscarborough6969 if you had all your brain, you could. Just stay near the door, and bang on it. His first mistake was to begin walking. Tragic :/

This is the third story I've heard about people just stumbling onto radioactive materials in the middle of nowhere and bringing them home. You'd think there would be a better system for disposing of this stuff besides just leaving it in an old building. I can definitely say that, when I was a kid, if I had found something like that, I wouldn't rest until I had gotten into it to explore. Especially if it had a "keep out" sign.

Story #1 is heartbreaking. My grandma had dementia and I know how confused and scared she would get in unfamiliar surroundings. That poor man must have been terrified.

@mikespearwood3914

5 ай бұрын

That was Story #3.

@OO-sq1cd

5 ай бұрын

​@@mikespearwood3914mrballen labels the storys based on the worst. The last one was actually #1 not #3

The oil rig operator story literally left me cringing. As soon as he started talking about the hole I knew where this was going and I wanted it to stop 😳

@terrymcdonald7877

2 жыл бұрын

Ugh it’s so hard. Like the PROFIT over PEOPLE aspect of our society is so disgusting.

@WouldntULikeToKnow.

2 жыл бұрын

@@terrymcdonald7877 YES!

@xerothedarkstar

2 жыл бұрын

I had to pause for a bit and come back.

@RonBest

2 жыл бұрын

Yup when he got winched up, and then was supposed to be winched down after i knew someone was about to make a mistake and let that poor guy get pulled into the mouse hole by force.

@Nostripe361

2 жыл бұрын

@@RonBest It seems dumb that only the wench operator could stop it. Shouldn't they have some safety shut off switch for the guy in the harness or the people on the below deck who could act as a back up in case something like this, the winch man not focusing, happens.

I'm surprised the hoist operator wasn't brought up on criminal charges for negligence on the job leading to the death of a co-worker. I've worked on ships with bosses that, if they see you not paying attention to a job for even a second, you were fired.

@DeagleGamesTV

2 жыл бұрын

This. And also amazed the company didn't have procedures in place to use 2 way communication at all time between the ground crew and the hoist operator, especially considering there is no built in fail safe to prevent the winch from going higher than the hole.

@gladtobeangry

2 жыл бұрын

That whole incident should never have been possible to happen. There should always be a safety mechanism in place, an emergency stop button that the person themselves can operate, or at least the ones on the floor above who are in direct communication with the guy in the harness. The neglicence of the guy operating the winch is a factor as well, but those things happen in a work situation. At first every moment is full attention, but once you've been working in a place like that for a while, you start to operate on autopilot to some degree. Unless it's this guys sole job to operate the winch, there's probably other tasks that require his attention too. This is why safety precautions at the job are important. They're there precisely to eliminate risks from carelessness and human error.

@bonefetcherbrimley7740

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like they were good bosses.

@catlover1986

2 жыл бұрын

The problem is that it's not a crime to not pay adequate attention at all times. Rather, it's the company's responsibility to ensure that it is impossible for such hazards to exist. I saw where this story was going as soon as they showed the whole and winch. It is intrinsically unsafe, and that's the company's fault, not the employees.

@solome6478

2 жыл бұрын

@@gladtobeangry baffles me why the guy on the line doesn't have a emergency stop mechanism

I got to your channel by recommendations, and you're a natural-born storyteller. I am floored by some of the absolutely horrific negligence that occurred in each story, particularly the first and third ones. How very heartbreaking for Bernard, as well as the gentleman that was pulled up through the mousehole. Both things would have scared me to death. I'm so sorry for their families and for the fright they obviously felt in the way they met their deaths. I'll definitely be back, but I made sure to like this video to do my part in helping your channel right now. Such saddening and maddening stories.

27:57 the worst feeling in the world is when you've lost someone, you expect to see them somewhere, they aren't there, and you never find them alive again. It's been years and the pain is still as bad as it ever was.

Imagine that man’s family knowing their loved one was killed horrifically due to one man’s negligence. That would be hard to deal with.

@abc-wv4in

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, so very sad.

@edward9643

2 жыл бұрын

One man's negligence!!?? There is such a thing as collective responsibility. Everyone employed by that company is responsible for everyone else. What about the guy who thought of something "radical" - actually phoning the winch operator - why wasn't that the first thing done? What about restructuring company policy so that the operator must always be in visual contact - the list of systemic failures is long - & hopefully that tragedy caused a total re think along those lines

@slapclosed

2 жыл бұрын

@@edward9643 yes you shouldve called earlier but you need to pay attention when your on the job

@jtrider3779

2 жыл бұрын

@@edward9643 absolutely agree… this was my response to that incident, “I’ve only heard the first one so far, but I can’t even put into words how angry that first one makes me. I’m an industrial electrician, and have done plenty of work in industrial maintenance. One thing you never do is put your safety in the hands of others. When I heard that his body would be controlled by a hoist operator, I already knew where that story was going. There is no reason that he shouldn’t have had his own remote or pendant to control the hoist himself. For example, if I’m working at heights in a boom lift, I’m not going to let somebody operate the lift from the base on the ground while I’m in the bucket… that would be stupid right??? Well that’s exactly on par with what happened here. And to add on to that, the complete negligence from the hoist operator while in control of someone else’s well-being is baffling. And the fact that they only paid 60K in fines, and not shut down is complete bullshit.”

@jesseowens1492

2 жыл бұрын

If it was one man, he'd STILL being reviewing those tapes...

The saddest part of Bernard's story was when he spotted the chair and "did what he was programmed to do, to sit and wait for help"...but no help ever came. That is just heart-breaking to me. Poor ol' fella...may he rest in peace.

@theoneandonlyKrystianna

9 ай бұрын

I know :(

@TracyGreen-xv1jk

8 ай бұрын

So sad hey? Broke my heart. 😢

@m.m.1933

6 ай бұрын

That was absolutely heartbreaking 💔 and the photo of him with the parrot was so precious* could tell that bird loved and trusted him❤

@niramm

6 ай бұрын

Yes :( he must have felt like a little child, it breaks my heart

@Joshua-on3wr

6 ай бұрын

Can't really program a person makes it sound like he's a computer lol

When I think of the junk my dad used to bring home from his jobs, this story about the radioactive cylinder terrifies me. Once he had even thrown blasting caps into our kitchen junk drawer….

I’ve traversed around the service corridors in one of the Westfield’s in Sydney when I worked there. It was so eerie; it felt like a jump scare was going to happen at any second. You can be completely alone, deep inside a concrete maze with only random arrows and faint lights to guide you. Feel for Bernard.

I was a hoist operator at a salt mine 2300 feet deep (Lansing, NY) and I did this task often with mine shaft repair crews - same thing. I NEVER EVER took it as routine and always forced myself to pay 100% attention. No accidents in my years there. Watching this video makes me damn glad that I did. They had the wrong guy at the hoist controls.

@jrehr90

2 жыл бұрын

Did you guys communicate via walkie-talkie?

@judypeterson5465

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing and it's good to know that you were 100% on your job. You were respectful of other people's lives.

@MP-ut6eb

2 жыл бұрын

man...im so pissed about the first story.

@timshenk2210

2 жыл бұрын

we used two systems: one of buzzers from pressing a button. three buzzes means go up and two down. one means stop. We also talked via radio walkie talkyeah well walkie talkies as well.. So we had to use 2 different means to communicate before I moved it

@vilmacamacho9809

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you. ☺️

Bernard's story is so chilling. Knowing that in his final moments he was most likely still waiting for his family is heartbreaking. I hope him and his family can find peace.

@amandaanderson944

2 жыл бұрын

Crying thinking about how scared & alone he must have been 😭😭 I wonder if the mall has done anything to improve the way of getting out. Imagine a small child getting lost in there 😩

@rabbit9905

2 жыл бұрын

Right. That one really chilled me to the core. Just wandering nondescript hallways encountering locked doors, what an absolute hell. Like an actual nightmare scenario. It just breaks my heart.

@mrsjacobtiner

2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. Bless his heart.

@SaroKyu

2 жыл бұрын

This story is especially frightening, I can’t help but think this poor man suffered his last moments experiencing his own real-life version of the back rooms.

@noveltylaser693

2 жыл бұрын

​@@rabbit9905 It's literally the backrooms. No obvious way out, no service, and no people.

The worse thing for Bernard was that he likely forgot how he got there and what the place even was. Ive been in those tunnels & there are no maps, phones, signs stating Westfield for reference or even water. It is indeed a labyrinth and with no reference, one can think youre in an endless hell.

As soon as he described the winch and the mouse hole, I knew exactly what was gonna happen in Gordon's story. I'm sick to my stomach thinking about it.

@Horned.Eclipse

3 ай бұрын

Seconded - not many stories get to me, but what this man went through is worse than any nightmare I could come up with if I tried. It's nauseating at best.

@rebeccajeane8287

3 ай бұрын

Yup, that's some final destination shit.

If I was on that deck, that operator would be eating through a tube. You NEVER take your eyes off of the persons who's life you are responsible for until they are SAFELY ON THE GROUND

@shuri.ken6

2 жыл бұрын

FACTS 💯

@djtripnosys

2 жыл бұрын

Make sure you have eye contact or are in the chain CONSTANTLY. This is basic operator safety 101. That operator should be in jail.

@midwaymonster815

2 жыл бұрын

@@djtripnosys *Murdered

@megansmith1382

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree with this and ge should be charged with negligent homicide for real! Just horrific and completely avoidable

@Eskii_NZL

2 жыл бұрын

The police would have needed to go diving for a body that "fell" off the rig aswell

That last one is just cruel. Being confused already with early dementia and ending up in an incredibly confusing place even for those sound of mind. What a horrific way to go

@SpinoRexy733

Жыл бұрын

You know what's really cruel? Letting people live with horrible diseases like dementia and alzheimers and having it eat away at everything that makes them who they are. When are pets have horrible irreversible health problems that can't be treated or cured, we put them down and everyone agrees that's the right thing to do, but for some reason we refuse to extent that to people and put people down when they are suffering from diseases that are irreversible, untreatable and uncurable and just leave them to suffer until their last breath. It should be a moral obligation to at least give them the option to seek doctor assisted suicide to have themselves put out of their misery. I know that if I am ever diagnosed with either of these mental illnesses I'll ask, no DEMAND the doctor to euthanize me! And if the quack refuses to honor my request I'll do everything in my power to take matter into my own hands and do it myself, even if I have to throw myself into traffic and sprint onto a highway!

@Bazerald777

Жыл бұрын

I mean if he learn how to fucking read EXIT, he would be okay. Dementia doesn't suddenly make you illiterate lmao

@mapleflag6518

Жыл бұрын

all because no one bothered to set up signs or a map

@laceymae223

Жыл бұрын

N he probably just sat there with all the hope that his family would find him, thinking they knew where he was

@TheAngryXenite

Жыл бұрын

​@@mapleflag6518 You know something that could have saved his life so easily? A fucking silent alarm. It's an emergency door into an employee-only area. The door locks behind you when it closes. How are there not security measures to trip whenever the doors are used so security can figure out why there's unauthorized access? Why was there not a panic button inside the door in case you accidentally made a mistake? It's a big mall, there WILL be people who take a wrong turn looking for the bathroom or something, and you need to prepare for that.

What a horrible death for first story. Poor Bernard, just broke my heart. I’m glad the hospital staff picked up on what was causing the radiation issues and alerting the police on 2!

My brother actually worked on this oil rig. He tells us stories about how dangerous it is. He told us there was a time one of the guys fell asleep against one of the drills. It was shut off at the time. They didn't know he was there and turned it back on. He was crushed and died. He's been doing this job for many years. He likes the job and especially the money. He stays away from his family a couple of months at a time. He makes around $140,000 a year! He says they have to pay attention to everything at all times. All the things that Mr. Ballen is describing is actually accurate.

@Hajimeme7

8 ай бұрын

All these extreme dangerous conditions for 140k a year only?? You can make 500k or more with far far far less dangerous way its not even worth thinking about

@vito0411girl

8 ай бұрын

@@Hajimeme7 I agree but apparently he loves the challenge. He was in the Navy for 14 years and I think misses the thrill aspect myself. SMH

Just imagine if the mall security actually did their job then Benard would've been alive. If the security took a little bit more time checking the surveillance cameras he would've been alive. If the security checked those hallways (like they're supposed to) he would've been alive. As security, your job is: to be alert. There isn't such thing as laziness in that department. So sad knowing that his final moments were him waiting and waiting for his family. Rest in peace.

@g0dfree291

2 жыл бұрын

How do you have a tick with your name?

@THEMJD80

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. When he said that they reviewed the camera footage, I was skeptical. How did they check all of the footage so fast? Just pure neglect on the mals part.

@marcuskif

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEMJD80 I was thinking the exact thing. And I'm bit of pessimistic.

@pepironi992

2 жыл бұрын

Upload once or twice a week LOL at least be honest Ballen. It’s more like once or twice every 4 months

@mgtogno

2 жыл бұрын

so true

Years ago, my father was lost for over 2 days. The desperation we experienced was horrible. We finally found him in a city which was more than 3 hours away from where he lived, sitting on a beach, and only because a young couple noticed him and began talking to him, then realized he was lost. I'm so sorry the man in the video wasn't as fortunate. My father has since passed on, but we were lucky to have him for his final years. If you see an elderly person sitting or standing alone, please strike up a little conversation with them. Even if they aren't lost, they might be lonely, and we can learn a lot from them.

@dianthis

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! We should be more aware of that. Some of the best times I’ve had were talking with my elderly parent’s friends. No they weren’t alone as you said but I’m speaking to your point as you may learn something. So glad your father was found! Edited for crappy spelling. Lol

@bearbear4389

2 жыл бұрын

@@dianthis thank you 🙏

@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376

2 жыл бұрын

It's really sad how some people treat the elderly. Deaths like Bernard's make me the saddest. I can't imagine what that poor, sweet old man was going through. Scared and alone, waiting for someone to help him. It's just creul.

@hisinfernalmajesty1849

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus, i can only imagine how the emotions played out when i assume they called you?

@alexia3552

2 жыл бұрын

really good advice, I will remember that

In life and death situations like Bernards, the police can require the phone to be 'pinged' and even if it was unreachable, the last few 'handshakes' with the cell tower would have shown that he was in or near the mall.

You are a very good storyteller. Everything was so vivid in my head through your words!

It's so ridiculous that a mall even had a one-way door leading to a deathtrap labyrinth.

@757ROM

2 жыл бұрын

That was horrible.

@xkaix8027

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like some sick person did that on purpose

@thelink6756

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously though why TF was that even made?. Is this mall commonly used by bank robbers?. Makes no sense. Man honestly could have been saved had the employees not been so negligent at their jobs.

@chrisiver8506

2 жыл бұрын

Real life backrooms, what a shitty way to die

@gaiasgift

2 жыл бұрын

I hear you but as a fire exit, you don't want it to be a fire entrance.

As someone who operates heavy machinery, the first story absolutely grinds my gears. No matter how routine the job is, you make sure you’re paying attention at all times while operating. Even if it’s mostly automated. There’s emergency stops on things like that for a reason. Especially with how much money those guys make, you’d think they’d be able to do their job right. Smh rip Gordon

@StreetGeekz

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m with you on that bro. Why turn away as if nothing could malfunction/go awry? God I wanted to beat his ass.

@SexRealist301

2 жыл бұрын

@@StreetGeekz So do I, mate. He should also be charged with negligence.

@ShellyMischelleMorrison

2 жыл бұрын

In about 1984, '85 I was in Houston and I dated a girl who was a roughneck. She said and I quote; " the alarm only goes off if the drill stops pumping Black Gold". Yeah bro I think a lot of us wanted to wake that operator up in our own special way however, these companies pay them the money, then they expect them to take many unreasonable, unnecessary risks!♡ I wait and hope and pray for zero-point energy, if it were to exist already; think of how hard it would be to introduce it to the world just to get past these companies that want to keep us pumping crude into our vehicles Etc... Rip Gordon☆

@surkularsinisism1989

2 жыл бұрын

An open line of communication through a simple radio or something could have saved the guy. Waving at an operator isn’t as reliable as screaming at him through a speaker.

@ChrisHensley2

2 жыл бұрын

I bet you would have had a radio too! I bet you would have made sure the guy whos life is in your hands had a damn radio. What the hell was with all the stupid smoke signals and yelling as method to communicate.

ever since my cousin showed me MrBallen videos, I have been hooked, and this was November 2023. Addictive.

The first story brought one main thought to my mind: Complacency Kills! No matter what you're doing, no matter how many times you have done it, always pay attention to your work. This is especially true if you are doing something that has a potential to be dangerous. Don't allow your mind to wonder or to become distracted. So much tragedy could be avoided if people would just pay attention!

That oil rig fatality is like something out of a SAW movie. That story about Bernard really got to me. My father had early onset dementia and got lost on vacation once.

@marielangan1401

2 жыл бұрын

Well I missed this at the time of posting as we as a family are suffering with COVID-19 so we were all asleep. John you never fail at telling the stories so well. Even my 7 year old daughter loves listening to your voice and nods off when I'm watching you (she's not listening to the story as such it's just your voice she says is relaxing) I totally agree. We all love your posts and get excited when you announce a new one coming on. I've watched every single one of them, some a few times over.. thanks for keeping us entertained when we are all feeling rather ill 🤒 keep up the good work and take care. Love to you and yours from me and mine xx

@ImehSmith

2 жыл бұрын

OK I do hope that Imbecile murdering shiftless Hoist operator not only got fired but is in jail and sued for everything known and unknown that he's ever had given straight to Gordon family!

@MrArcher7

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImehSmith Dude has ONE job.

That poor man must have thought he was in a literal never-ending hell of corridors and locked doors… truly a nightmare.

@RachaelClag

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking he may have even believed he was in purgatory or something! Poor Bernard.

@hemendraravi4787

2 жыл бұрын

Literally irl verision of backrooms

@thatsacoolusernamebih1491

2 жыл бұрын

Omg that was I was thinking of even I myself would be terrified to even walk thru them dark tunnels lmao

@scratchd0g

2 жыл бұрын

Tartarus

@johncox2865

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. That would have convinced me that the only exit would be the doorway to hell. And, he had dementia.

I watch Mr Ballen stories pretty much on a daily basis - or at least I try to! And I’ve never had literal tears before. The story about Bernard had me crying! The idea of that poor poor man sitting on a chair as he is programmed to and waiting for days on end in the dark for someone to come is utterly heartbreaking. I’m so sorry for his family ❤❤❤

Thank you for the amazing content! Myself I can’t sit and read books but you peaked the I treat with the way your stories are, always listening while doing everything I do thank you for your service keeping us interested and learning about new stories in the world.

Listening to the first story seriously made me upset and so frustrated. The life of a man perished because of someone else’s pure laziness and negligence. I understand accidents happen and people get laxed, but knowing the possibilities and dangers of the job he was in, that accident was completely avoidable and unacceptable. Absolutely unacceptable.

@hurdinekverano5854

2 жыл бұрын

But the way that worked was calling for trouble. There should have been some safety system to prevent that from happening. Imagine the operator is incapacitated for some reason while it's going up. Most of the blame is on the company, regarding safety you have to design stuff knowing that human error will occur.

@chrislodge7437

2 жыл бұрын

If only someone got to the phone sooner. What a tragedy that could have been prevented. And the fact that some of his body made it through a 10 inch hole?

@boogiewoogie455

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this exact same thing. This idiot killed someone in a completely avoidable accident. If he wasn't fired I'd ask to be transferred or quit. Because I am not working with someone like that no matter what.

@truth4004

2 жыл бұрын

Someone should have ran to the phone sooner and called him.

@Africanhorror

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr, why not use radios

My heart breaks for Bernard. That poor old man. I can‘t imagine how scared and confused that old man must have been, all alone in those hallways, waiting for someone to pick him up.

@Beepboopbop122

2 жыл бұрын

That story was so awful I feel so bad for that poor man

@SamIAm10262

2 жыл бұрын

How terrible for him. He must have been so scared and confused.

@user-mm2ro2tm4r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@grungeisdead_94

2 жыл бұрын

My grandma had dementia before she passed and that broke my heart

@codybarry8204

2 жыл бұрын

I can't.....and this mall being so big in the first place. They didn't go back in there and even look for him. It's so 😔

Discovered your channel yesterday because of a SEAL story, thinking you just did military stories (Marines in my family). Now I see you have all kinds of crazy shit and you're not an annoying storyteller. Good stuff! Subscribed!

I’m not a structural engineer which is probably why I don’t understand that you need 8 miles of nondescript, poorly marked and narrow hallways arranged in a maze-like way under a building. Even if it a big building. It seems like an accident waiting to happen. People could get lost or sick in those hallways and no one would find them. Or if they really need the emergency exit in case of a fire it would be likely that some of them would not find the exit before it was too late.

As a security guard myself, it pains me to know these security guards did a terrible job looking at the security cameras. If police contacted me and told me to look at the cameras for someone I would have spent countless days and sleepless nights looking for this man. It's a boring job being a security guard and when you get told to help out on a case to find a missing man, that would fill me with excitement and I'd feel like some sort of detective on a case. I guess that's just me though, but still even if there are hundreds of cameras and footage to look through, theres no reason to give up so early since its YOUR JOB to make sure people are safe. That is literally the first thing you learn when becoming a security guard.

@maryamtara2934

2 жыл бұрын

Because you’re a great person however some people don’t care

@CuriousGeorgeFloyd

2 жыл бұрын

If they contacted me and asked me to look for a person, I would do it also after the overtime pay agreement.

@persaunna

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you.

@chrisadlc1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah because you actually care and have some sense.. such a shame, two huge mistakes that with the cameras and not doing their rounds FOR 3 WEEKS

@qayss8977

2 жыл бұрын

Right? I would also JUMP (an volunteer) at the opportunity to get paid to walk through miles of passages instead of my daily routine.

Poor Bernard, always breaks my heart to hear an elderly person having a lonely, undignified passing.

@aaronrogers4533

2 жыл бұрын

why would they build such a place with little safety protocols, it like one of those mazes in greek mythology and it could have been prevented had they just put a little money into it, did they not think an elderly person or child would walk thru one of those one way locked doors?

@Byrd_Gaming

2 жыл бұрын

swear...

@hooktraining3966

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronrogers4533 It would cost far too much. If I had to guess, the mall owners would prefer to collect millions in their pocket for when they die then use that money for anything else like improving their product (the entire mall). You will see it all the time, places like this look pretty on the outside but behind the scenes they fall short of all kinds of regulations and there are problems eroding away that are not solved because they cost money. Eventually, something terrible like this happens.

@aaronrogers4533

2 жыл бұрын

@@hooktraining3966 I agree, sadly this has become the way of the world, while us little guys must obey every rule and tax those with power can allow their greed to dictate their bad behavior without impunity

@Meg4n

2 жыл бұрын

@@hooktraining3966 And it sucks that it has to take a tragedy in order for them to put those regulations into place when it should have been there to begin with 😢RIP Bernard.

Great reporting! Thank you!

Mr. Ballen does a superior job in delivering the narrative for each segment I have seen. Continue the good work that you do to inform your viewing audience of events that we have not heard before especially in such detail.😊

They should install an emergency stop button for the crew at the mouse hole so they can prevent things like that

@2nd2nobody

2 жыл бұрын

And they should have automatic call at a certain amount of feet.

@robocoppok641

2 жыл бұрын

But I feel the winch operator was an idiot for not playing attention

@rookandpawn

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, why is the point of operation like a literal mile away nor controllable by the person in the harness... insane that the harness person doesn't even get direct line of communication with the operator.

@coreym162

2 жыл бұрын

@@rookandpawn My first thought was where were the radios?

@The_Enclave8

2 жыл бұрын

@@robocoppok641 again, it was an ordinary operation that was nightly so he made a mistake of not paying attention, it may be a stupid one but the operator is not inherently stupid, but not inherently smart

That hoist operator demonstrated extreme negligence, what a pointless and completely avoidable death.

@TheApprentice225

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I know! That got me something awful to listen to!! I hope he received some kind of legal punishment as well! You don't zone out when you're on the job!

@emilyparmenter2855

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@emilyparmenter2855

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheApprentice225 Absolutely!

Whole time through the oil rig story I thought why aren't these workers communicating through radio instead of primitive hand gestures. Such a gross negligence. RIP

Very sad 😢. Mr Ballen is just the best at telling these stories 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The roughneck story was crazy! Just a perfect example of, no matter how many years you've done the same routine in your job, getting comfortable is dangerous. No matter how mundane it may seem, always stay focused on the task at hand!

@mcdadais

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that one was really scary. Like why are you looking away? What are you even looking at that's so much interesting than keeping people safe

@rabbitss11

2 жыл бұрын

He only had two things to do but forgot to do one of them, reprehensible really

@quincy-2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@rabbitss11 Manslaughter I would say. 60,000 Pounds is nothing for an oil company to pay. It’s less than a year’s salary for an average worker.

@johnroy806

2 жыл бұрын

That goes for any job, but especially if you have another person depending on you. If your careless and kill yourself, meh. If your careless and kill someone else? Prison time.

If my husband was starting to become that confused from dementia or alzheimers on a regular basis, I sure as hell wouldn't rely on him to walk to the mall by himself. I wouldn't even trust him to walk from a store in the mall to the food court.

@vm5815

2 жыл бұрын

I came here looking for this comment! I completely agree, I feel the family is at fault 100%. A mall that size for someone with dementia? That’s neglect.

@momov4060

2 жыл бұрын

exactly, its the families fault for sure. I dont get what went through their mind there. I guess they didnt think much of it, but now they pay the ultimate price.. Also the hallways couldve been much more safe in my opinion. If theres so many hallways with that length, you NEED to have some clear directions, for both staff and customers. Cause a kid can just run into there without anyone noticing and this could happen so easily because of the ridiculous amount of hallways and cameras

@jadethomas329

2 жыл бұрын

You can't take away someone's independence just because they have dementia, it's inhumane. The family isn't to blame in the slightest, they were absolutely right to leave him in control of himself, it's his right as a human! What happened to poor Bernard is tragic, but to blame his family is really disrespectful imo

@jimmyfrench4722

2 жыл бұрын

You’re missing the point of denial, which seems to be the case here. She was just brushing it off, forcing disbelief, it was an afterthought, after frustration, anger then belief of miscommunication, that reminded her of this relatively new, on-setting issue. I’d be willing to agree had it been more confirmed & diagnosed, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here.

@abbycross90210

2 жыл бұрын

@@jadethomas329 I wasn't suggesting they should've locked him in a room chained to the wall. By all means you can go out and have fun even if you have dementia. But it should've been obvious after he began to get too confused to know where he is, that it's unsafe and cruel to leave him to his own devices. Someone should've accompanied him there to make sure he didn't become so confused he wound up getting hurt. Do you also advocate for allowing 5yo's to wander the streets alone? Do you think it's inhumane to keep an eye on them to make sure nothing bad happens to them because they don't know any better? How about people with full-on Alzheimers? Do you insist in their independence enough that they should be allowed to cluelessly wander the streets until they die of exposure? I take it you don't have a loved one with this condition or you'd see how much more valuable their safety and well-being is than their freedom to get lost in a big city.

Mr. Ballen, your stories are very well explained. I enjoy listening to you. Stay blessed. 😉

Last story is partly the malls fault, but also partly relatives fault for allowing somebody who is known to get lost and forgetful alone.

I worked in retail construction for 15 years and i can attest that mall service corridors can be very confusing. Pure negligence by mall security, "yup we reviewed all the footage and he was never here" . I hope the family got a settlement at least.

@nancyjones6780

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like the police should have reviewed all the footage themselves and not taken the word of mall staff! Makes me 😠

@grmpEqweer

2 жыл бұрын

Never thought of employee corridors as potentially fatal, but if you have enough of them and add a person with the beginnings of dementia...

@TheJessicahammerly

2 жыл бұрын

That story hit me really hard like I’m literally in tears

@DarkBunnyLord

2 жыл бұрын

Hard to say. The reality is most malls have hundreds of cameras and several hours of footage per camera daily with thousands upon thousands of people going in and out and frankly most places security cameras quality isn’t great. Combine this with likely underpaid undertrained staff and many such calls coming in regularly and I wouldn’t call it negligence that they didn’t see him on the footage. I mean even smaller malls will have at least a dozen entrances and exists so assuming they’re open from about 10-8 that’s, at bare minimum trying to find one face on a low quality recording among 144 hours of footage with dozens of people entering and exiting frequently throughout that time period.

@truth4004

2 жыл бұрын

They could have at least watched the food court section fully.

23:20 How incredibly touching and sad. The dog slept on Ivan’s jacket because he loved him and smelled like his best friend. He probably wasn’t allowed to sleep in bed with them, so the next best thing for doggo would be his jacket.

S1: It's absolutely unbelievable that the person being winched up and down would have no control over their own ascent/descent. And it's truly criminal that the operator was not responsible enough to be COMPLETELY attentive to what the f*ck was happening because of it. S2: I called the radiation poisoning the second "scrap metal" came up. S3: What happened to poor Bernard was gross negligence. It's absolutely disgusting that there were no cameras in those corridors and that the security staff did not take their job seriously to the point that they didn't even bother to check the cameras correctly. I think this one must have inspire Magnus Archives because it sounds like a nightmare. That poor man.

@deborahwhitney9427

3 ай бұрын

What happened to Bernard was totally his wife's fault you never leave a person with dementia to wonder around on their own. My cousins mother has dementia and her daughter and her other children all ways make sure someone is with their mother at all times.

Riveting storytelling skills you have, sir. Just incredible. I can see in my mind every detail of what you're describing in cinematic clarity.

Soon as the "mousehole" was shown, I absolutely knew where the first story was going. Really crappy when your life depends on someone else and there is nothing you can do about it!

@SangheiliSpecOp

2 жыл бұрын

I said the same thing! A mouse hole, a guy that can't see you, and you being hoisted way up in the air with no way down is a recipe for disaster!

@billym7930

2 жыл бұрын

@@SangheiliSpecOp exactly so many safety precautions disregarded its terrifying i cant put my life in the hands of people who dont care

@SangheiliSpecOp

2 жыл бұрын

@@billym7930 same. Safety precautions are always written in blood! Never disregard anything

@MrBallen

2 жыл бұрын

So true. Brutal

@kerg6223

2 жыл бұрын

Saw that hole and was like "...he's gonna get crammed in that hole, isn't he" and was unfortunately proven right. God, what an awful way to die.

The fact that poor Bernard sat and died waiting for help had me bawling. What a terrible way to go, especially considering it didn’t have to end that way.

@paigemanners-brown5116

2 жыл бұрын

That one got me so bad. 😭

@theboyali_gae2062

2 жыл бұрын

Fr carless people let him die pisses me off

@brandoncolis3841

2 жыл бұрын

@@theboyali_gae2062 people can be so apathetic when it comes to terrible situations, but not all people are bad. It is terrible what happened to these people (and the dog too), just sad.

@Blox117

2 жыл бұрын

this is why old people should not be allowed outside

@mustkilln00bs

2 жыл бұрын

Omg I fucking know, I'm literally in tears rn, poor Bernard... He must have been so so scared and lonely...

The fact that the engineers that choose the location of where the winch is operated without having direct visual contact of the load end is pure insanity. If you can’t see what you’re hoisting, you shouldn’t be hoisting it.

Dang. The security was wrong as hell to not review all footage.

Just goes to show it's always better to be safe than sorry, the Hoist Operator could've prevented it from happening, but his carelessness took a life that day.

@Concreto1984

2 жыл бұрын

I can't wrap my mind around the fact that there is no radio communication between them, that's just an invitation for an accident. Goddamn stupidity

@Areallthesetaken

2 жыл бұрын

You don't think Gordon could've just laid back and slipped his legs through the hole?

@cipherP9

2 жыл бұрын

They should have at least put an emergency stop button on each level.

@davelowesky8054

2 жыл бұрын

@@cipherP9 yeah, and what about radio coms? I can’t believe they didn’t have at least one or two lanyards on his safety harness. In case the winch holding him fails he would have one or two lanyards to hold him there preventing him from falling. It’s basically a fall rated lanyard hooked to your body harness. And I can’t believe the company was only fined 60,000 pounds. They must know people in the courts and governments. It’s appalling

@annoyingobservations2310

2 жыл бұрын

The hoist operator, should have been charged with at least negligent homicide. By having the operator serve thirty years or more in prison. Also was their a disagreement between the two. Which the operator used it as a chance to murder the guy. And lie about being distracted. Also the lack of communications between the repairman and the operator. Makes one big reason to sue the oil rig owners.

I really feel bad for poor Bernard, it must have been so scary trapped in those endless tunnels not knowing where he is and hoping for help to come. Rest in peace, Bernard.

@genehunsinger3981

2 жыл бұрын

LEGEND HAS IT ,he stills wonders those halls,,,,,,,,trying to get cell service,,,,,

@brandonlanier8599

2 жыл бұрын

I thought you could call 911 with no service?

@genehunsinger3981

2 жыл бұрын

@@ParisHeath TOO soon???

@genehunsinger3981

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonlanier8599 no service is dead signal.No receive,no out going

@HardWhereHero

2 жыл бұрын

Yea it is SAD and the fact that no one thought to check the mall maze is astounding to me.

Just amazing story! I was working Fire inspector at a mall in Raleigh and yes; there are miles of back tunnels/hallways, elevators and stuff.

I absolutely love your stories. They are very interesting and very detailed. Count me in!!

Bernard's story is truly heartbreaking, I can't imagine what his family must be feeling

@alysenchristensen3309

2 жыл бұрын

That was also my thought. How would I deal if my husband of probably 40-50 years met that end. Just horrific. Another reason I try to watch these amazing and addictive stories during the day, NOT before bed! 😳

@johnsmithe4656

2 жыл бұрын

@@alysenchristensen3309 Hardcore History is better bedtime material. Make sure to let your kids listen in, history is important.

@azrael5493

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I started tearing up. That's so fucked up and tragic and it makes me so sad

@ktnixon81

2 жыл бұрын

The amount of guilt they are dealing with is probably unbearable. My dad has Alzheimer’s and we have alarms on the doors because he tries to wander off. The one time he got out and was missing for 3 hours was horrifying. It was years ago and I still feel guilty about it.

@azrael5493

2 жыл бұрын

Petition for people with onset dementia or other mental deficiencies to have GPS trackers at all times by law

That first story made me so angry. Why the fuck didn't they have a kill switch for the winch on the lower level?!

@svaucyi

2 жыл бұрын

better yet there should be a limmit to how high you can pull it up, and why didnt they just have a radio on them either. youd think since they are outside and its noisy and all

@LR11306

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! So preventable

@amyhintz471

2 жыл бұрын

Well where and when did this take place? Maybe this took place in Thailand in 1974 and if you seen the videos of all the things that happen in the workplace in Southeast Asia because nothing is regulated and there or little to no safety checks, you know what I'm talkin about

@DrJetset

2 жыл бұрын

@@amyhintz471 2001, Scotland

@Guidingleech

2 жыл бұрын

because that would have cut into profits and would make too much actual sense. So of course they wouldn't do it until someone died.

The thing that annoys me the most about stories like this, is how all these companies are accused of terrible, borderline criminal negligence offenses, usually after one or two people are maimed or killed, and all the shitty justice system we have is "able" to do is give them a small slap on the wrist; demonstrating to these corporations, over and over again, that putting workers in danger is cheaper than applying correct safety measurements. Until law proves to them that negligence and irresponsibility is actually way more costly than safety, nothing is going to change. Calculate how much money they "saved" by putting human life at risk, and fine them 10 times that amount.

And after the mousehole incident, manriding operations on lifting tuggers were banned and saw the mandatory introduction of manrider winches that do not have the power available to repeat such a catastrophe... Also everyone is now also kitted out with radios... You're not allowed out on deck without one.

I feel so bad for Bernard just sitting there calling for help when no help is coming I almost cried at that story

@Justicia007

2 жыл бұрын

Me too...

@blazeelvirafirehoof7844

2 жыл бұрын

same here, it's really sad :(

@mermaid_at_heart213

2 жыл бұрын

That was heartbreaking and infuriating. I hope those security guards lost their jobs and the family sued the crap out of that mall.

@lordy6666

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what actually killed him, starvation or dehydration? Poor old chap :(

@healthy10972

2 жыл бұрын

@@mermaid_at_heart213 well it’s not their faults

The mall management is simply criminal. They didn't check the staff only area as they should and they didn't even properly check the security cameras. Criminals.

@jotunthe11thhyman65

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, he even went to the spot where he was supposed to go to and they somehow missed this in the review of their tapes. Sounds like they didn't even really check before reporting he never entered the mall.

@Aasha383

5 ай бұрын

It is legitimately a staircase with emergency exit doors, tripple zero exists btw,,, if u are the delusional u cant find ur way around a fucking staircase then u shouldnt be out alone. i spent alotta time there its also only 2 stories. The carpark (paid parking) is 6.

@Aasha383

5 ай бұрын

@@jotunthe11thhyman65 u do know they don't put cameras in fire stairwells as they're only for emergencies right? They dont lock fire exit doors as its a safety hazard... If you cant read fire exit you shouldnt be out alone

@jotunthe11thhyman65

5 ай бұрын

@@Aasha383 I believe in the video they said that after reviewing the cameras a 2nd time, they saw the grandpa guy had actually been in the food court (after telling the wife and daughter he was never at the mall because there was no footage or something like that).

@Ratking_Actual

3 ай бұрын

​@@Aasha383Fire exits are locked at closing time and unlocked a bit before opening time.

I worked in a British Naval dockyard, and during the induction we did a safety course. To make sure students are paying attention, it's normal for these courses to include some shocking real life examples of safety failures. The one I've never forgotten is the deep-sea divers who were in a decompression chamber. Something failed or somebody pressed the wrong button, and the 3 guys were instantly sucked out through a 6-inch pipe (they call it a "violent decompression"). Pretty horrific stuff.

Who and how they failed Bernard: 1. WIFE - You don't leave someone with mild to severe dementia on their own in a huge, confusing environment 2. SECURITY: Failure to check ALL cameras on site the day he went missing. 3. SECURITY: Failure to do routine walk-throughs That poor man. Pleasantly confused and it led to him dying of dehydration because of everyone's incompetence

@DominoStudios

9 ай бұрын

HELLO MARK!!!!

That first story of the roughneck worker made me SO angry. Working on an oil rig is a very dangerous job and one must always be attentive and aware. The crane/wrench operator was absolutely incompetent and careless!

Whenever John says “However…” you know some bad shit’s about to go down.

@deeperthanmost4119

2 жыл бұрын

Lmaoo fr! 😭

As soon as you described the mouse hole and harness, I knew how it was going to end... Brutal.