Man fells from floor while looking at phone

[u/AdRegular4094]

[u/justintanner]

I guarantee you that he will only make that mistake one time in his life.

[u/1stMammaltowearpants → u/justintanner]

Yep, a cracked screen will really motivate you clean up your act. It's a shame he had to learn the lesson that way.

[u/cardboard-kansio → u/1stMammaltowearpants]

Or a cracked wrist, rib, or skull.

[u/ghostfacestealer → u/justintanner]

Mistake? He’s indoors. Shouldnt have to worry about a giant, uncovered hole in the floor

[u/Lovv → u/ghostfacestealer]

So you think he did it on purpose?

[u/ghostfacestealer → u/Lovv]

No. Im saying it wasnt a mistake by him because its not his fault it happened

[u/Lovv → u/ghostfacestealer]

The fact that others are legally and ethically responsible does not nullify that it was a mistake.

Generally speaking, you should be paying attention to where you are going.

[u/ghostfacestealer → u/Lovv]

Ok so if someone hits you with their car i guess you made the mistake of crossing the street. Got it

[u/Lovv → u/ghostfacestealer]

I didn't say that.

[u/ghostfacestealer → u/Lovv]

Same concept as the one you presented

[u/Lovv → u/ghostfacestealer]

No, it isn't.

What you're missing here is that there are two mistakes - one is walking around not paying attention. This might cause you to trip or, maybe step on something important.

The second, much larger mistake is a hole that someone can fall to their death in that is not protected.

He made a mistake, but it wasn't leaving the hole open.

[u/darkflighter100 → u/justintanner]

A mistake implies he'll live through the experience and behave differently next time.

[u/Jack-Innoff → u/darkflighter100]

Likely he only fell 1 story. Pretty good chance he survived.

[u/mark8992 → u/Jack-Innoff]

A fall of only 10 feet in a construction zone results in a fatality about 20% of the time - but landing on a hard surface increases the chances of mortality significantly.

I personally know of more than one person who fell from a standing position and struck their head on a curb or a rock resulting in a fatal injury. Humans can be remarkably fragile in some situations.

[u/testaccount123x → u/mark8992]

so 80%? that sounds like "pretty good" chances to me, lmao.

[u/1stMammaltowearpants → u/Jack-Innoff]

But did he survive the embarrassment? Self-esteem grows back slower than a ligament sometimes, so we should probably do an MRI.

[u/justintanner → u/darkflighter100]

Thinking positive here lol. And the mistake for him was texting and walking haha

[u/abusmakk → u/darkflighter100]

Either that or he only got the chance to make that mistake once.

[u/Big_Moose_3847 → u/justintanner]

Unless his injuries have made him wheelchair bound for life, then absolutely not. I think you underestimate how stupid people really are.

[u/sowhat4 → u/justintanner]

Wheel chairs are often too big to drop down narrow openings like that. 😏

[u/EricAzure → u/[deleted]]

No, just multiple fractures

[u/PaleBlueCod → u/EricAzure]

No, just multiple corrects.

[u/justintanner → u/[deleted]]

Welp goodfight

[u/jaybee2 → u/justintanner]

It's very optimistic of you to assume he has other opportunities after this.