At home wounded .

[Splitpin]

The reason I've been posting screens today , is because I'm home .
I'm meant to be the "dog man" for the crane , and the site safety person for the site I'm on at the moment .... FAIL !

Yesterday , we were adding another 2 floors (of shaft) to the external goods lift I'm helping build here in town ... up to level 7 now , only 4 to go.

Anyway , its hard to explain ... but the tower that this lift climbs up , is made of 1.8mtr sections of very heavy steel (about 120kg per section)
Long story cut short , I was momentarily distracted , and that great lump of steel swung toward me and hit me between my hip and my knee , side on.

I'm black from hip to toe (and sore) ... but that's good , if it had hit me square on ... nothing short of a broken leg.... not much meat on these old bones.

By the way , the distraction was a bird .. a wood pigeon flying into the botanic gardens next door.

Stay alert!

[Mynameisnemo]

Ouch,

Hope you are feeling better soon Marty.

[Ian Warren]

OUCH! that wood hurt! Damn Bird !

[toprob]

Hey, take it easy, Marty, you are getting to that age when a broken hip is a major setback...
Better to start reading the 'falls' literature from the ACC now

[dbcunnz]

The site safety man is supposed to make sure everyone is safe that also includes himself.
The older you get the easier you bruise even if I get a lite tap on the hand or arm now it usually come as a bruise the next day
Take care Marty and stop knocking yourself around.

[cowpatz]

That would be Marty...selflessly going that extra mile just to demonstrate to his fellow workers what could happen should they be distracted.
I was thinking frontal contact might be more painful than just a broken leg.

[Splitpin]

Thanks guys ... I wasn't looking for sympathy , I should have known better.
CP , your right .... a full frontal hit
Anyway , despite my age ... things are on the mend . Its amazing just how fast I heal .
"The site safety man is supposed to make sure everyone is safe that also includes himself." understood big D wont happen again.

"Better to start reading the 'falls' literature from the ACC now " indeed Rob . Because I took yesterday off , there is even more paperwork to do.
At the time , I filled out the required forms , but still running on adrenaline , I didn't think about the future consequences .
Anyway , I've short circuited the system , by putting yesterday down as a holiday.... injury is incidental , otherwise it just escalates . (paper work)

Will be good to go on Monday

[emfrat]

Many years ago, our company Safety Officer got us all together to watch a safety film (yes, a film, no such thing as video then) about nip points, pinch points and the like. While he was loading the projector, he got his finger caught in the reel - at which we all laughed heartily

[Ian Warren]

I was in the position to look after people , trust me ya get some real PLONKERS in engineering , both boys and girls ..

[Splitpin]

Many years ago, our company Safety Officer got us all together to watch a safety film (yes, a film, no such thing as video then) about nip points, pinch points and the like. While he was loading the projector, he got his finger caught in the reel - at which we all laughed heartily

Mike , when I read your reply , the memories came flooding back
I can clearly recall "signing out" a projector and screen for the weekend , along with some film of course ... otherwise , not much to see.
You had to have done a "projectionists " course before you could use one ... I was no good at it ... the thing would stop , and the film strip would catch fire in front of the lamp .. etc etc .
Much like your man with his finger in the reel

[Ian Warren]

Marty what you need is a 'STUNT' man to take the hits for ya .. I need a job .. I have worked with Steel, Brass, Aluminium, Copper, S/Steel Plastic, Carbon Fiber, Titanium, PVC and even wood ..

[Splitpin]

The old leg just isn't seeming to be getting better,(real sore and some swelling) so i wandered into a city medical center today to have a chat to a doc.
Delightful young lady .... she had a poke and prod at the the offending limb ... and told me she was 99% sure it was fractured.
Xray machine was down for a service , so i will be presenting the same limb at 1030 hours in the morning for the xray exam .

I was advised , there is not a lot that can be done for fractures ... just time , but "at my age" it could result in on going pain and stiffness ... nice ... not.
In the meantime , Ive been up and down stairs , on and off machines , knowing no better than having a sore leg.

I read somewhere today , that keeping this kind of injury moving is good ... that should keep the boss happy

[Ian Warren]

Marty , its truly a job I need to get moving again , may kill for the first couple days , "there is not a lot that can be done for fractures ... just time , but at my age" ... Don't ya love the doctors !