Posted by Billy NY on November 06, 2008 at 08:58:44 from (205.188.117.74):
In Reply to: Farm accidents posted by Walt davies on November 06, 2008 at 08:44:13:
Can happen at any time, that's the last thing you needed, lucky the weight did not cause any fracturing. Trip and fall hazards are no joke, work areas need to be taken care of for those, no doubt.
My mother had slipped or tripped in the basement about 4 years ago, as she fell, she grabbed onto some concrete block and pine board shelving, think it was 3 high, well that lousy block caught her just right and broke both her legs, one compound, not sure whether age and brittleness, (she's always exercised and stayed in shape too) or what, hard to imagine what actually happened was caused by one block about 3 feet off the floor could do that.
Equipment safety, fall/trip hazards, confined space hazards, electrical and all the rest, can and will get you, get well and take er easy Walt !
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