I don't think this is down to multi-tasking as just familiarity. It's easy to get distracted while putting outriggers down, and you don't expect someone to have their foot under one.
Incidentally, Squizzy just cracked his kneecap when he clipped a crane outrigger with it yesterday. He generously posted the pictures on Facebook and it involves blood and stitches besides the cracked kneecap.
Portable defibrillators were first invented to save the lives of linemen. Where's yours?
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