A reader spotted a man in Manhattan with total disregard for safe working practices in spite of using an aerial lift.
02.04.2011 1
Sent in by a reader in Trinidad & Tobago, a photo of a boom working from the back of a truck.
01.04.2011
A couple of men working from a totally substandard tower in the UK turned out to be trained but oblivious.
30.03.2011
Every year there are numerous crane and access accidents involving arborists cutting trees in residential areas.
14.03.2011 1
Sadly the person sending us this latest Death Wish provides no information about where and when it’s a classic though.
12.03.2011
Some photos taken in Scotland yesterday show two men on a warehouse roof fitting a new chimney flue.
24.02.2011
A reader in Australia sent in a suite of photographs that show how some people just don’t see any danger.
21.02.2011
Photos sent in by a reader in Belarus show that no matter where you go, working at height is still haphazard.
20.02.2011
A reader in the USA has sent us another crazy fork truck combination most definitely a Death Wish.
16.02.2011
Today’s example of dangerous behaviour comes from Belgium and looks like a regular high-rise demolition.
11.02.2011
A crane tipped over in Florida yesterday and crashed into nearby buildings while lifting a tree.
08.02.2011
The following example of make-do access equipment was spotted by a reader in Salies de Bearn, South West France.
Temporary roadway supplier, TPA, has ordered fifteen new installation trucks equipped with Atlas cranes.
04.02.2011
This photo is a classic case of renting the wrong machine for the job from a site somewhere in the USA.
02.02.2011 1
A reader from New Zealand has sent us a very unusual photo of a homemade crane mounted on a trailer.
26.01.2011
A Vertikal reader in the UK spotted a boom lift working in a busy street in Warrington this week- Death Wish?
25.01.2011 1
A reader in Texas spotted a scissor lift user working on the edge of a high steel structure.
06.01.2011 1
A reader using Goggle Earth was amazed when he came across a classic Death Wish caught by the Google cameras.
04.01.2011
A couple of photos from Tenerife in the Canaries show a man who has no concern for the usual safety rules.
29.12.2010
This morning’s mail brought a couple of photographs from a reader in the USA that qualifies as a Death Wish.
28.12.2010
This example of working at height, sent in by a reader in Holland, most definitely qualifies as a Death Wish
23.12.2010 1
Spotted by a reader in a small village somewhere in Cornwall in the UK’s South West a telehandler and ladder.
16.12.2010
A man spotted in the UK up a ladder set up on ice, talking on his mobile while working on some electrics.
13.12.2010
Two men spotted working on trees outside Warrington hospital near Manchester, England - Death Wish?
02.12.2010
