Five feet of slack meant the difference between life and death for a California warehouse worker. The man was working at a salt processing plant, cleaning the inside of a salt storage bin, when the surface gave way and he plunged 20 feet (about six meters) into an air pocket. The victim was wearing a safety lanyard. However, the line was slack and did not stop him before he plunged into salt and suffocated. A co-worker, equipped with a lanyard with less slack, fell only 15 feet (4.5 meters) and was restrained before he hit the salt pocket. He was pulled […]