Accident at work becarefull out there

[nickblake]

Just what i didnt want , and it happend ,use a working platform they say ,well if i was using steps i wouldnt have ended up in casualty requiring 5 stiches to my abdomen ,what happend i slipped off the steps and caught my abdomen on the hook for the platform which cut a nice 2" gaping wonde in it ,stiched up but hurts like hell , just a warning guys take it easy out there and use common sence it only takes a split second and the rest of the day could end like mine or worse !!!!

 

[Spudnik]

Jeez.

Hope you are ok mate.

H&S are going to have a field day?

 

[Paul.M]

Ouch, hope your ok mate.

 

[Engineer54]

H&S Has a field day every day in the UK!!! Your doing something or other wrong as you walk on the site!!!

Hope it's going to be all right for you, no-one likes geting into those situations, and paying the price!!!

 

[telectrix]

happy healing, nick. not going to hit the like button though, you might think i was taking the proverbial. easily done mate. just all glad it wasn't worse.

 

[Sintra]

Hope you have a speedy recovery mate.

 

[Phil]

glad your ok nick get well soon mate

 

[Superspark23]

Im sorry to hear that and wish you a speedy recovery. Just proves you got to be careful out there.

 

[sparks1234]

Yep you gotta be careful but H & S is too over the top, as with most things the authorities have to go too far, building sites are a dangerous place, we all know that, of course we should all look out for our own safety but sometimes things can go wrong.

 

[BigBreakfast]

Speedy healing Nick,

Sorry ta hear that you've injured yourself, we all need to be careful out there and think things through before doing anything. Guilty of this myself in the past and had a few near misses!

You rest up nick and don't watch too much comedy with that wound!

 

[telectrix]

Speedy healing Nick,

Sorry ta hear that you've injured yourself, we all need to be careful out there and think things through before doing anything. Guilty of this myself in the past and had a few near misses!

You rest up nick and don't watch too much comedy with that wound!

that will mean him staying off this forum then.LOL.

 

[Lofty]

Get well soon Nick. Nearly come a cropper myself a few times. Take it easy and soak up as much TLC as possible.

Cheers,
Lofty.

 

[grantr37]

well I got the boot from a company once for not wanting to use a normal ladder, I say normal as in the type that slides inside itself, it was made up of FOUR long ladders hooked over one another on the second last rung of each and held together with tie wraps (cable ties) and was in a large industrial warehouse with two heavy lifting cranes on a beam/roller system that went all the way from one end to the other of the building, it was to get up to a steel beam running the length of the building (80 meters long or thereabouts) and was just under 30 meters up, and still about 8 meters from the lowest part of the roof, the beam was covered in about an inch of cement dust from the workshop below that did stone cutting and metal work, and there were dead pigeons all along it as well, getting onto the beam meant standing at the very top of the ladder, leaning over the power rails for the cranes (inch thick copper bars with a wobbly bit of Aluminium above them, 415V) and doing a pull up to get onto the beam, then crawling the length of the beam with a heavy cable whilst people down below were rolling out the drum, suspended by one of the cranes via a vehicle tow rope (the flat strap kind) hooked over an old scaffold pole...it was very dodgy.....after a tea break, three of the other sparks got phoned off to go to another job 50 odd miles away and said "see ya ff for that phew" and I got left with two idiots, I was about half way up the ladder contraption (15m) and the boy below was supposed to be holding it, he was standing smoking instead, but I doubt if he would have been much use strength wise anyway as the ladders probably totalled 100Kg without me on them as well....ladder went "eeeekkkkkk" along the floor (noise it made) slid backwards and fell forwards, clunk, landed against an H beam that went to the floor from the horizontal beam, theres me holding on to the beam and ladder at the same time and it is still trying to slide more, I was thinking if this goes beyond a certain angle it will go down and hit the floor in 2 seconds flat with me still on it, ladder swaying from side to side, crapping myself, other lad in fits of laughter.....climbed down as fast as I could manage thinking the more I get down the less I have to fall when this thing goes....got to the bottom and refused to go back up, end result was pumped the next morning (Friday) via text from agency....all because the company did not want to use safe climbing equipment...

 

[Sintra]

At least you are still alive to tell the story mate.

 

[bugsy]

I hope your getting paid while you recover, just goes to show you , all these improved safety methods requiring working practices lessen the risk in one respect and increase it another

 

[grantr37]

a speedy recovery

 

[telectrix]

i bet nick's relaxing in his fav. chair, fav. prog. on the telly, having his beer fetched, loads of TLC and sympathy. makes it worht while in the end. only joking nick. wish you a speedy rcovery. all the best mate.

 

[manda]

Ouch! Hope it heals up quickly.

 

[ian.settle1]

Hope your OK but expect a visit from the HSE as it will have to be reported under RIDDOR so write down what happend for when they come calling

 

[DaveyD]

Wishing you a speedy recovery Regards, David - liposuction did you say?

 

[justinblue111]

Hey Nick, hope to see you well soon. I am sorry to hear that. I can understand how you might have felt at that moment but I think you are a strong guy as you fought with the situation.

Get well soon buddy. Take care

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Happens to us all,no matter how careful....I fell off a ladder the week after doing a working at heights course....not at work,round a mates house.....but one of the essentials we learnt on the course was never trust a ladder you havent put up yourself....must have nodded off at that point
hope you are back to it soon Nick.

 

[mogga]

get well soon Nick

 

[benji]

what was the hook that you fell onto

 

[nickblake]

Morning chaps thanks for all your best wishes , to day i feel like ive been kicked by a donkey ,feel a bit of an --- realy simple mistake ,missed my footing and fell 3 ft down thats all , and enought to put me off work for a couple of days and taking care when im back ,stitches out next week , it was a working platform with a small ladder attatched with scaffold planks on the top ,i missed the top step and my abdoment caught the hook that holds the scaffold planks in place 1" lower and i could well have lost my todger lol phew close , but all im saying to any one now is ive had a cizarian as im always commenting on my belly as me being pregnant ,lol.

HSE side wasnt cutting any corners ,just an unavoidable accident ,i always wear safety shoes ,proper clothing ,and saftey harnesses when needed , its my first real accident in the 40 years ive been working yes ive had a few black nails and cuts but im very safety conciouse ,one of the biggest problems i can see is trying to go over the top with hse could cause more accidents in the future as people could well rely on what they are given and no see the dangers , all steps ladders scaffolding etc are perfectly safe as long as they are used correctly and for the purpose they are designed for , stanley knives are also quite safe if used correctly how many cuts have been cause by the incorrect use , realistically what is needed is proper training for the correct use of these itmes ladders knives and this should reduce accidents how many people are given a set of steps and tools with no training loads of people simple
im all for health and safety but with out compromising the common sence of people
just think guys if you see anything thats doesnt look right and unsafe report it , i have in the past refused to work on scaffold when it was covered in rocks when i pointed it out i was given a can of pledge and a duster ,, i cant repeat what i said on here as ill be chucked off

so guys just take it easy out there if what i have said stops a single one of you guys getting hurt or injured then ill be happy

stay safe

oh yes telex you wount offend me you should know that by now lol

 

[telectrix]

i know that mate. lets just hope you don't need your appendix out soon, they'll put a zip in then.