What a bunch of turncoats, I assume Steve's family were the only ones who knew of his accident, and in times of crisis, word somehow gets out in the heat of the situation and its really sad that one of these large operators would exploit and take advantage of it like you describe.
When misfortune befalls farmers around here and they are competitive for rented land among themselves as I have seen working rented ground with a long time dairyman/farmer, even then, they always help each other, even if they do not trust or like one another, make that phone call, its more than likely, help or machinery will arrive. I've seen this several times and it is something I have always admired. NO situation or scenario is perfect when it does happen, but they all help each other regardless, great to see differences put aside and sleeves rolled up in place of that. Same dairyman/farmer I helped the entire time he was laid up. Heck, I got a deep tear/laceration on my leg at the day job when re-framing our snow collapsed barn, made sure I went over and had his truck loaded and ready to ship the next day before I even went home or hospital, to keep money flowing, nothing special about it either, as this is what we do.
I sincerely hope your friend/extended family gets some relief and his pain is managed and things are bearable, that is a real traumatic injury with a long recovery with so many smaller resounding effects like the main topic of your post. I'm sure he was trying to do the right thing, but you just have to realize how valuable you are to your own family, operation, etc. and not take chances. Certainly not an appropriate time for safety lectures, but working in situations where it may not provide a means for fall protection, a person should step back and think, get some help or find an alternative to the potential outcome like what occurred, its a lesson to all of us, he's got a hard path to travel for recovery, and its people like yourself who don't hesitate to act when necessary, his family has a genuine good friend in you !
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