This is why some welder harnesses have loops that can hang down so you can put your foot in to stand and relieve pressure to your legs so you don't pass out or get a clot
It's because of the leg straps. I used to climb towers and one of the most dangerous things you can have happened is actually just hanging there. There's three main straps on all climbing harnesses. There are two down on the thighs near the pelvic bone and then the main strap that goes across your chest. Obviously this is so there's not pressure being applied on one specific area but the issue comes in if you fall or anything like that. Essentially if you do slip and fall and are being held up by your harness you have roughly 3 to 4 minutes to get your legs back on something stable or else it'll start cutting off the circulation flowing out of your legs. So blood is able to go into your legs but it can't come back out. After 8 minutes in that position you will be dead. The dude in the costume is really lucky to be alive because I have a feeling they put him in the harness and then had him hangin there until the right time to drop him down.
@@ragnoxis05 Is that that rope which hangs down under you in an “arc” which if you’re hanging free from your harness you put your feet on and “stand up” so you’re not hanging by the harness? Also is it called trama straps or did you misspell trauma straps? Thanks
Recently saw a video from a climber explaining this about harnesses and being suspended by them. They make a rope you can stand on while hanging to put the stress into the tension of the rope rather than the harness around your limbs.
I’m glad he’s okay that’s a really serious problem and could have caused him to lose his legs and or die. It’s an issue faced by power line workers and has been known about for a long time, the fact that it happened displays a serious lack of safety and concern in the NBA. I wouldn’t be surprised if they got sued for gross negligence.
Suspension Trauma is a real thing and could lead to amputation in severe cases. Whenever fall protection is required, time is a huge factor if an accident occurs leaving the wearer dangling from the harness. Glad to hear Rocky’s Ok.
we call this suspension trauma in my line of work , those body harnesses cut off the circulation to ur thighs causing them to become deoxygenated , we actually have a cut off of about 10 min in suspension before it can actually become fatal , not too mention when they do get u down ur running a risk of stroke because of the deoxygenated blood from ur legs flooding ur heart, glad he’s good tho
I’m not sure about Rocky, but many team mascots are multiple people throughout the season. I used to work with a guy who was one of the “Mr. Mets” He said there were like 5 or 6 people who wore the costume throughout the season.
whats wrong with a mascot making more? its part of the entertainment industry. as such NOTHING makes sense financially. what value do basketball, football, or soccer players add to a society. YET people sink billions or more money into the athletics/sports sector. as such, IF the mascot adds value to the the Franchise/Team and Stadium then PAY HIM what hes worth. hes a mascot, daredevil, part of the brand image and advertising. his skill set is unique and brings in tickets cuz of people who want to see him.
I remember something happened in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks mascot when he tried this, the harness broke and he had to hang on for dear life (he was later rescued and okay)
A story related to this, the guy who is KC Wolf for the chiefs visited my school one dah and said he was trying to zip line across the stadium upside down He would later fall and get a concussion Update: I found out the chairs were destroyed and there is a puddle of dried blood still there
The leg harness cuts the blood circulation...you pass out after 7mins or so hanging in that manner. There is a video on it for forklift workers. Good harnesses have a another strap which you can dispatch and stand on to alleviate that pressure till rescue arrives.
That's why they put rope attached to harnesses so if you get stuck you can drop the rope connected on both sides and stand on it, your blood circulation gets cut off when your legs aren't standing. He was probably up there too long
This is a big safety issue for harnesses. When using high up platforms you have to wear a harness and learn how to safely dangle from the harness until you get back up so you don’t pass out.
Remember if you’re in a Situation where a harness is cutting circulation try to get a foot on the material to try and stand off it and relieve some pressure if you can not then you need to grab it with hands and pull yourself up just enough to relieve pressure
"hey, I have a pretty cool idea, how about.. Rocky getting slowly rappelled down on to the court..? "Your joking right?" "Nah.. so?" "You serious? Man i'm dead 💀"
It's called suspension trauma. I recently did my safety training for wearing a harness and this can occur if someone falls and is is stuck hanging for a period of time. In this case I think they must have set him up too early and was suspended for more then 15 minutes which is around the time it would take for suspension trauma to happen.
Yea. I worked construction at heights for many years. Wore a fall protection harness with lanyard D ring rig most every day. I know that if you fall and it catches you you will dangle sometimes in very hard to reach places. If you are not or can not be rescued and pulled back up you have about 10 minutes to live. 15 at the very top end most. Old Rocky is one very lucky lion.
OSHA had a field day with this one lol but all seriousness this is why safety is key, he hung there ready to go for over 7-15 minutes for his circulation to be cut off, something the stage crew is WELL aware of.
That's one of the first things they teach you when you take OSHA classes they warned you about the dangers of circulation getting cut off when you wear fall protection and it looks like he was wearing fall protection.
First thing we learn before we put on a harness is the 5 minute rule. If you fall and you catch you have 5 minutes until you develop a deep vein thrombosis, blood pools in your legs and you have a massive stroke. No coming back.
I love him sm I remember him coming to my elementary and middle school and hugging him as my mom took a picture of us I was like 11 Denver nuggets on top baby
This is a serious issue even in construction, 3M made special emergency straps attached to safety harnesses that you can put your feet through in order to move weight away from the harness straps and on to your feet
