boiler Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Came a pube hair away from having my legs crushed by about 18,000 lbs. last night. Really, Really, Really close. Too Close. I got out of the way just in time. Fuck. Half a second later...Protect what you have people, limbs don't regrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 That's a big pube hair. What the hell were you doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Moving some steel. We were trying to get it "unjammed," It got unjammed when my partner pulled on his chain fall one click, which is not much at all but it was apparently enough to move the load. Problem was, instead of rolling forward, like it should have, it rolled sideways directly at me. I was in a bad place and jumped out of the way, just in time as the load smacked against the wall. I just walked away counting my blessings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 WEIRD TIMING!I had to go offsite and see a client. As I stood at the corner of Elgin and Laurier waiting for the light to change, I noticed it had but cars had not finished going through. Some pedestrian started to bolt across as a mini-van was heading straight for him not 7 feet away. I set my mind to it and VOOM, the van took a hard left and missed this dude by and inch or two.That's right. I just figured out that I do in fact have Jedi powers. Now all I have to do is find a mentor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainsunshine Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Scary stuff!Glad you're okay man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 holy sheepshit- that's a close one!i broke fingers 3 times in one summer working at a steelyard (a loooong time ago) but nothing like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I warned you that I would kick you in the ass if you kept sticking them up there......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 The hard part about it is the big stupid ugly uncomfortable hot rubber yellow suits we wear in Nuke Plants makes everything harder to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I warned you that I would kick you in the ass if you kept sticking them up there.........He was probably sticking them up someonewhere else. It was a steel plant, after all...Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Shit, glad you made it out ok Chris. I damn near lost a leg a few years back in a box factory of all places ... was pushing on something and had my leg extended out a bit too far, fucking trolley came across the rails (driver looking elsewhere) and I got munged underneath it and pushed a good god-knows-how-many-feet along the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 There was a boilermaker (my profession) killed last week down around Hamilton when a crane collapsed. I love my job but it can be really dangerous. The most seemingly mundane task could end up in serious injury at any given time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingstoned Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 wow chris scary stuff - I`m so glad you are ok!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Happy sigh of relief for you, Chris. That's a scary reminder that we are, in the end, squishy stuff that walks across the hard places of the Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 chris, do u happen to work at Bruce Power (nuclear plant?)my buddy just got a job there as a nuclear operator....i hope its safe® there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 yeah the Bruce it is. It's generally the safest place you can work as a construction worker, that I know of. Last night was just one of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 My friends in construction have had a lot of close calls. Definitely take care of yourself.From the news todayA 46-year-old man is in serious condition in hospital after a three-metre cement column fell on him Thursday morning.The man was working at a construction site on Richmond Road at about 7:20 a.m. when the falling column struck him on the back and legs, said a news release from the Ottawa Paramedic Service.The worker suffered a fractured leg along with pelvis, back and internal injuries.His co-workers quickly removed the column and he was treated by paramedics before being sent to hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 William, next jam session, we're calling ourselves "Close Call." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 My dad lost the top of his finger due to a very similar scenario to that of the one you described. He's lucky that was the only thing that happened to get "in the way" and squished.Crazy part is, they were able to reconstruct it. Initially he was just going to get the bone filed down, and have a shorter finger, but the doctor he was dealing with was a bit of an arrogant prick. So he went to someone else. They ended up opening up the finger beside the injured one, inserted the injured one into the other and sewed it up for a couple of months. He had this big boxing glove type cast.... Couple months later they cut the two fingers apart, and I guess the skin must have "grafted" (or whatever you call it) onto the injured one, and he literally had his finger back. The nail even grew back! Crazy shit!.... Somehow I don't think the procedure would go so smoothly for a leg however... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Chris, grateful to hear you're save & sound, though suitably shaken up! As a coop teacher, a HUGE part of my job is teaching Health and Safety to students before (and during) their placements. I have so many stories to tell to them (there are really countless, tragic stories of preventable workplace deaths) and so many GREAT resources to draw on: Prevent It Young Worker Awareness Program (if anyone is interested) the stats are staggering though....42 workers injured EVERY DAY in Ontario alone! Take care people....the biggest safety problem out there, I believe, is that attitude of indestructibility many teens have...."Nothin's gonna happen to me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) Thanks for that CJ. One thing, as a journeyman tradesperson, we are always on the look out for our apprentices as they are often unaware of the dangers that face them everyday. Some worksites I go on even go so far as to make apprentices where brightly colored hard hats so everyone knows they may require help, especially in areas of saftey. Everyday, at the start of our shift we try to review and discuss potential hazards. We discuss "OPEX" (operating experience) so we know the types of accidents that have happened in the past so we can learn to avoid them. We have to stay on our toes and sometimes you just get lucky (or unlucky). Surprisingly, I wasn't as shaken up as you would think. I was actually quite calm, I just took a breathe and said "guys, I'm going for a little break now, umm bye bye" On a side note, the same night I was offered to split with someone for a card in our card draw (write your name on the back of a card and they draw a card from a bag...). Anyway, I said "no thanks, I already have a card." So buddy bought a card and subsequently WON!! $6000! Oh boy. people were ribbing me. The way I looked at it though was "well, I have my two legs so I used up my luck for the night on that, so whatever, $3000 could never replace those." Edited March 30, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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