#119 Safety Third, Until It’s Your Foot

<p>Jason and John are back in their respective job trailers for this one, and they get into a topic every trade worker knows, jobsite safety.</p><p><br></p><p>The episode starts with a weird Mall of America hermit crab rabbit hole, then shifts into a real trades conversation after John talks about replacing multiple sections of MCC gear with a crew that absolutely crushed it. From there, the guys get into labeling, low-voltage jokes, jobsite experience, and why safety has changed so much since the early days of the podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>This week’s main topic is safety in the trades: injuries, rushed schedules, labor shortages, complacency, pressure from companies, tool rules that don’t always match real-world work, three points of contact, working around heavy equipment, electrical hazards, chemical exposure, heat, PPE, and the uncomfortable truth that sometimes the written safety rule creates a different unsafe situation in the field.</p><p><br></p><p>John shares a recent jobsite injury involving a worker getting hit in the foot by equipment, and the guys talk through why construction is still one of the most dangerous industries out there. They also get into OSHA’s “Fatal Four,” heavy equipment close calls, lightning stories, live electrical work, power tools, Porta-Bands, Hole Hogs, JLGs, lulls, skid steers, and why making eye contact with an operator can be the difference between a normal day and a life-changing one.</p><p><br></p><p>The guys also look forward, talking about AI, automation, robotic pallet jacks, hard hat cameras, jobsite tracking, and whether future safety programs will actually help workers or just create another way to write people up.</p><p><br></p><p>At the end of the day, the message is simple: take safety seriously, report the big stuff, don’t let a bad company pressure you into doing something stupid, and go home in one piece.</p><p><br></p><p>Question for the Showerheads:</p><p>What’s the closest call you’ve ever had on a jobsite, and what did it teach you?</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Hermit Crab Kiosk Mystery</p><p>00:39 Podcast Intro and Job Wins</p><p>01:01 MCC Swap and Labeling Chaos</p><p>03:08 Safety Talk Returns</p><p>04:42 Culvert Accident Breakdown</p><p>08:05 Why Safety Slips Under Pressure</p><p>14:03 Lightning Tangent and Close Calls</p><p>17:15 Reporting Injuries and Fear</p><p>19:41 Tool Injuries and Two-Hand Rules</p><p>24:04 When Safety Rules Backfire</p><p>25:23 Ladders, Racking and Real-World Workarounds</p><p>28:11 Trade Risks and Electrician Stakes</p><p>29:29 High Voltage Reality</p><p>29:39 Advice for Apprentices</p><p>30:38 Stand Up for Safety</p><p>31:17 Schedule Pressure Problems</p><p>33:00 Common Jobsite Injuries</p><p>34:44 Live Work Stories</p><p>35:42 Heavy Equipment Hazards</p><p>40:17 OSHA Fatal Four</p><p>41:00 Eye Contact and Signals</p><p>44:00 Safety Rules vs Reality</p><p>45:44 AI and Automation Risks</p><p>52:02 Chemical and Lead Exposure</p><p>54:19 Final Safety Takeaways</p><p><br></p><p>Check out everything ISAW:</p><p>Website: https://isawpodcast.com/</p><p>Be a Guest: https://isawpodcast.com/be-a-guest</p><p>Support the Show / Buy Us a Beer: https://buymeacoffee.com/isaw</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isawpodcast/</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isawpodcast/</p><p>Threads: @isawpodcast</p><p><br></p><p>Call or text the show: 507-607-4729</p><p><br></p><p>Your Work Keeps the World Working.</p><p><br></p><p>#IShowerAfterWork #ISAWPodcast #SafetyThird #JobsiteSafety #ConstructionSafety #TradesPodcast #SkilledTrades #BlueCollarPodcast #ElectricianPodcast #ConstructionLife #TradeLife #OSHA #WorkplaceSafety #ToolSafety #HeavyEquipment #BlueCollarLife #YourWorkKeepsTheWorldWorking</p><p>https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/work/industry-incidence-rates/most-dangerous-industries/https://www.einpresswire.com/article/914941043/breaking-construction-injury-claims-surge-across-u-s-job-sites-in-2026</p>