Hilarious moment homeowner loses control of his wheelbarrow and tips mud all over himself
Security footage captured the hilarious moment a man overturned his wheelbarrow, causing it to fall backwards and leaving him covered in mud.
John Durka, 38, rented a skip on March 31 this year for a ‘major clear-out’ of the attic space in his London home.
The father of two thought it was a “great idea” to place a scaffolding plank on the container to act as a ramp.
Mr Durka said: ‘I had a great idea: I wanted to use a scaffolding plank from the garden as a ramp, so that I could drive the wheelbarrow into the container to empty it.
‘But it was covered in moss. I didn’t realise how slippery it was until it was too late!’
As he pushed the wheelbarrow up the slippery slope, it tipped over and became covered in debris.
John Durka and his partner use a bright yellow skip to clear out the attic of their London home, which they’ve owned for five years
The father-of-two used a scaffolding plank from the garden to create a ramp, but it was ‘covered in moss’
Mr. Durka was wearing a gray shirt and pants with heavy black gloves when the wheelbarrow fell on him.
He is then caught on camera wiping off the mud after his fall, and it seems his ego is more bruised than his body.
Mr Durka, who works as an electrician, said his partner was worried about him after the fall.
In CCTV footage captured on the home’s security cameras, she can be heard asking in a monotone, “Oh no. Are you OK?”
Mr Durka added: ‘A lot of my friends said they wet their pants and asked how she wasn’t laughing!’
Paul Francis experienced a similar accident with a wheelbarrow in April of this year.
He was walking up a slope to load his wheelbarrow into a container after doing some gardening when he lost his balance and fell forward.
If he slips on the slope, the wheelbarrow tips over backwards, covering Mr. Durka in mud
Mr. Durka’s concerned partner asks if he is okay. His friends wonder how she could not laugh at the hilarious scene
Paul Francis, 56, had a similar accident with a wheelbarrow. He was walking up a slope after doing some gardening when he lost his balance and fell forward
His wife Nelsi Villalon Aguilera, 44, who was in the kitchen at the time of the incident, watched the Ring doorbell footage to see what had happened.
Bristol’s customer service coordinator said: ‘I wanted to see how he fell.
‘I’m Venezuelan, we’ve been married for 13 years and he doesn’t speak it [Spanish].
‘When he fell, he used a Venezuelan expression [swear word] instead of saying ‘s*** – I thought it was really funny.’
Paul was not seriously injured and received first aid from Nelsi at home.