Idiots at Work: How Are These People Still Alive? (9 Photos)

We all need to call in the professionals from time to time, but sometimes even the "experts" do things so catastrophically wrong that you're left completely speechless.





As these alarming photos prove, even workers who have sat through endless health and safety briefings will completely throw the rulebook out the window.

From tree surgeons to mechanics, welders, and construction workers, there is always someone taking workplace risks so absurd they defy explanation. The only reasonable conclusion? Human stupidity truly knows no bounds.



Couldn't find any safety goggles.





Guess I completely missed the wheels.



The true power of teamwork.



Greetings from up high!



And this guy is literally sawing off the branch supporting his entire life.



Sign reads: "Danger! Flammable Gas." Hmm, seems like the perfect spot for a smoke break.



If there’s a safe way to set up a ladder, we can guarantee this isn’t it.



In this case, the main thing is that nobody shakes the pipe.