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LOL

LOL!

I love Aus. ;)

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:D :D :D

Brilliant, have had to save this for the husband he's the health and safety Rep at work will be sending this round tomorrow

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Hubby should appreciate this accident report then


This is a bricklayer's accident report, submitted here by safety consultant Marlin Hendry. It was printed in the newsletter of the Australian equivalent of the Workers' Compensation board. This is a true story of "poor planning".
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"Dear Sir:

I am writing in response to your request for additional information in Block 3 of the accident report form. I put "poor planning" as the cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust the following details will be sufficient.

I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six story building. When I completed my work, I found that I had some bricks left over which, when weighed later were found to be slightly in excess of 500 lbs.

Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley, which was attached to the side of the building on the sixth floor.

Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went down and untied the rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the bricks.

You will note in Block 11 of the accident report form that I weigh 135 lbs.

Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building.

In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel which was now proceeding downward at an equal, impressive speed. This explained the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken collar bone, as listed in Section 3 of the accident report form.

Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley.

Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of beginning to experience a great deal of pain.

At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of the bricks, that barrel weighed approximately 50 lbs. I refer you again to my weight.

As you can imagine, I began a rapid descent, down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and several lacerations of my legs and lower body.

Here my luck began to change slightly. The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked.

I am sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to move, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope and I lay there watching the empty barrel begin its journey back down onto me. This explains the two broken legs.

I hope this answers your inquiry."

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Ouch thats gotta hurt.

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I will use that when training people on how to fill accident forms in, made my evening that has
:D

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Excellent, I have just emailed it to my entire contact list. :D

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How to increase the reach of a fork lift?????

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They show these images in the U.K as part of the H&S training for the construction industry.:eek:
When you come here they show you them all again as part of the "bluecard" workplace H&S.:eek:
Funny thing is the U.K guys were genuinely concerned at the appalling state of the H&S in East Asia, the Aussie's just show them for a laugh and to give them a chance to run down the competition. There was a thread last week with some others on but I can't find it. :confused:
Here's another :)

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My manager was telling me about a meeting he attended on the 8th floor of an office block in Shanghai. The air conditioner had packed up, so a repair man rocked up, threw a rope around the exterior bit of the AC,and tied it to something in the office. he then proceeded to climb out of the window, and STOOD on the AC unit whilst he unbolted the thing.....

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Getting some cool pics and stories, keep them coming :)

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So is this a common problem in Darwin?

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Look out, there may be trouble ahead

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Quite a few roads get closed during heavy rain in QLD as well. It takes a few hours to flow away and just sort of sits there a metre deep.

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Ouch LOL, keep your hands in your pockets