Unsafe Situations

This past summer, I witnessed my dad get hurt while working on a ladder because of unsafe conditions. He was attempting to grab oranges with a picker, and had set up a ladder on the brick flooring to complete the feat. Once afoot the ladder, not only had he climbed to nearly the top rung, but the ladder was anything but stable and kept wobbling. Before getting more than two oranges, the ladder toppled underneath him and he suffered some bruised ribs from the fall. I felt angry after the accident happened because I knew it could've been prevented, and felt his injury was not worth the single orange that was salvaged. Looking back at the incident, it could've been averted if someone voiced their concerns over his safety, and pointed out how both the ladder and his location were unsafe in the first place. From there, it would've been beneficial to recommend a different spot for the ladder on flat ground, as well as precede to hold it in place as he climbed up.  However, what has happened is done, and as the old saying goes, "You live and you learn".