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Falling objects

Robert Allison

06-02-2007

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Posted by Robert Allison on June 2, 2007, 3:56 pm

Just thought I would relate my latest accident. I was trying
to get some sheathing on the exterior of my current project
and built a home made scaffold support on the side of the
building. I only had a wall 16" long to nail the support to,
and the heighth was just over 16' off the ground. My 16' 2x4s
were about 8" too short to reach the support, so I decided to
just be careful and not put any legs under the support.

16'-8" later, I hit the ground. I landed in some bushes which
broke my fall, but it hurt anyway. Had to recover the
building with a huge tarp (threat of rain), then drive myself
to the emergency room. Got four stitches in my right knee and
alot of bruises and scrapes. The doctor and nurse were amazed
that I had no other injuries AND that I had driven myself to
the ER.

I missed the rest of that day and the next, but was able to
work (albeit at a slower pace) the following day.

MORAL; Take the time to make sure the scaffolding is secure.

Alternate moral; I am getting too old for this.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

Posted by Toller on June 2, 2007, 4:21 pm

> 16'-8" later, I hit the ground. I landed in some bushes which

> broke my fall, but it hurt anyway. Had to recover the building with a

> huge tarp (threat of rain), then drive myself to the emergency room. Got

> four stitches in my right knee and alot of bruises and scrapes. The

> doctor and nurse were amazed that I had no other injuries AND that I had

> driven myself to the ER.

> I missed the rest of that day and the next, but was able to work (albeit

> at a slower pace) the following day.

> MORAL; Take the time to make sure the scaffolding is secure.

> Alternate moral; I am getting too old for this.

A few years back a climber fell 500 feet. Luckily there were many bushs
along the way and she walked away from it, badly bruised, but no actual
injuries. Presumably her incredible physical condition helped some.
Not to take away from your miracle; to fall 16' and just have a cut is
pretty decent.

Posted by Nate Nagel on June 2, 2007, 4:27 pm

Toller wrote:

>>16'-8" later, I hit the ground. I landed in some bushes which

>>broke my fall, but it hurt anyway. Had to recover the building with a

>>huge tarp (threat of rain), then drive myself to the emergency room. Got

>>four stitches in my right knee and alot of bruises and scrapes. The

>>doctor and nurse were amazed that I had no other injuries AND that I had

>>driven myself to the ER.

>>I missed the rest of that day and the next, but was able to work (albeit

>>at a slower pace) the following day.

>>MORAL; Take the time to make sure the scaffolding is secure.

>>Alternate moral; I am getting too old for this.

> A few years back a climber fell 500 feet. Luckily there were many bushs

> along the way and she walked away from it, badly bruised, but no actual

> injuries. Presumably her incredible physical condition helped some.

> Not to take away from your miracle; to fall 16' and just have a cut is

> pretty decent.

I once fell about 10 feet through a barn floor onto a concrete pad. I
was helping some guys put up hay and wasn't paying attention to where I
was going; was talking to another guy and walked right into a hole in
the floor. Oops. Only injuries were a couple cracked ribs, and a
messed up wrist (which is probably what cracked the ribs when I fell on
it.) I consider myself pretty lucky.

nate

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Posted by Robert Allison on June 3, 2007, 2:05 am

Nate Nagel wrote:

> Toller wrote:

>>> 16'-8" later, I hit the ground. I landed in some bushes which

>>> broke my fall, but it hurt anyway. Had to recover the building with

>>> a huge tarp (threat of rain), then drive myself to the emergency

>>> room. Got four stitches in my right knee and alot of bruises and

>>> scrapes. The doctor and nurse were amazed that I had no other

>>> injuries AND that I had driven myself to the ER.

>>>

>>> I missed the rest of that day and the next, but was able to work

>>> (albeit at a slower pace) the following day.

>>>

>>> MORAL; Take the time to make sure the scaffolding is secure.

>>>

>>> Alternate moral; I am getting too old for this.

>>>

>> A few years back a climber fell 500 feet. Luckily there were many

>> bushs along the way and she walked away from it, badly bruised, but no

>> actual injuries. Presumably her incredible physical condition helped

>> some.

>> Not to take away from your miracle; to fall 16' and just have a cut is

>> pretty decent.

> I once fell about 10 feet through a barn floor onto a concrete pad. I

> was helping some guys put up hay and wasn't paying attention to where I

> was going; was talking to another guy and walked right into a hole in

> the floor. Oops. Only injuries were a couple cracked ribs, and a

> messed up wrist (which is probably what cracked the ribs when I fell on

> it.) I consider myself pretty lucky.

> nate

That reminds me of when I was a kid. I was about 6 or 7 and
loved Rocky the flying squirrel. I got up on my dads shop
(single story, thank god) with a bed sheet. Can you see
what's coming?

Tied a corner around each ankle then held the other two
corners in my hands and jumped. Did a belly buster onto the
grass and knocked the breath out of myself so bad I thought I
was going to die.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

Posted by Al Bundy on June 3, 2007, 9:19 am

> Nate Nagel wrote:

>> Toller wrote:

>>>> 16'-8" later, I hit the ground. I landed in some bushes which

>>>> broke my fall, but it hurt anyway. Had to recover the building

>>>> with a huge tarp (threat of rain), then drive myself to the

>>>> emergency room. Got four stitches in my right knee and alot of

>>>> bruises and scrapes. The doctor and nurse were amazed that I had

>>>> no other injuries AND that I had driven myself to the ER.

>>>>

>>>> I missed the rest of that day and the next, but was able to work

>>>> (albeit at a slower pace) the following day.

>>>>

>>>> MORAL; Take the time to make sure the scaffolding is secure.

>>>>

>>>> Alternate moral; I am getting too old for this.

>>>>

>>>

>>> A few years back a climber fell 500 feet. Luckily there were many

>>> bushs along the way and she walked away from it, badly bruised, but

>>> no actual injuries. Presumably her incredible physical condition

>>> helped some.

>>> Not to take away from your miracle; to fall 16' and just have a cut

>>> is pretty decent.

>>>

>> I once fell about 10 feet through a barn floor onto a concrete pad.

>> I was helping some guys put up hay and wasn't paying attention to

>> where I was going; was talking to another guy and walked right into a

>> hole in the floor. Oops. Only injuries were a couple cracked ribs,

>> and a messed up wrist (which is probably what cracked the ribs when I

>> fell on it.) I consider myself pretty lucky.

>> nate

> That reminds me of when I was a kid. I was about 6 or 7 and

> loved Rocky the flying squirrel.

Loved? Does that mean you no longer do? Shame on you! I'm gonna rat you
out to Fearless Leader! :-)

> I got up on my dads shop

> (single story, thank god) with a bed sheet. Can you see

> what's coming?

> Tied a corner around each ankle then held the other two

> corners in my hands and jumped. Did a belly buster onto the

> grass and knocked the breath out of myself so bad I thought I

> was going to die.

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