Knight440
11-29-2002, 08:51 AM
Well If your like me stuck and work the day after Thanksgiving and board out of your skull read this:p
This is a copy of a letter sent in to my Personal Director explaining a accident that happend in one of our warehouse she was not happy with what the person had put on the accident form so she requested additional Information on what happend.
" I am writing in responce to your request for additional information. In block number 3 of the accident form I put "trying to do the job alone" as the cause of my accident. You said on the phone that i should explain more fully in writing, and i trust the following details will be sufficient.
On the date of the accident I was working by my self in the parts warehouse. The brake shoes are stored in your warehouse on the top shelf of a rack. which is about 50' above the ground Rather than carry the brake shoes down by hand ( I'm not certified to use the forklift) I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley which fortunately was attached to the wall next to the side of the rack at the top.
Securing the rope at the ground level I went up to the top of the rack and swung the barrel out and loaded approximately 30 brake shoes into it. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope, holding tightly to insure a slow descent of the 30 brake shoes and cores which together weight about 500 pounds. You will note in block number eleven of the accident report form I weigh 135lbs.
Due to my suprise of being jerked off the ground so suddenly I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go off the rope. Needless to say, I proceed at a rather rapid rate up the side of the rack.
About half way up, I met the barrel coming down. This explains the fractured skull and broken collarbone.
Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stoping 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 my pain.
At approximately the same time, however the barrel of brake shoes hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of the weight of brake shoes, the barrel now weighs Approximately fifty pounds.
I refer you again to my weight in block number eleven. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the rack. About half way down, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations of my legs and lower body. The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell onto the pile of brake shoes and fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked.
I am sorry to report however thast as I lay there on the brake shoes unable to stand and watching the barrel fifty feet above me, I again lost my presence of mind and let go of the rope. The empty barrel weighted more than the rope so it came back down on me and broke both of my legs.
I trust I have furnished the Information you require as to how the accident occurred. I hope &^%$ wont mind if I don't walk up to recive my safety award this year.
This just made my day worth coming in for:rolleyes:
This is a copy of a letter sent in to my Personal Director explaining a accident that happend in one of our warehouse she was not happy with what the person had put on the accident form so she requested additional Information on what happend.
" I am writing in responce to your request for additional information. In block number 3 of the accident form I put "trying to do the job alone" as the cause of my accident. You said on the phone that i should explain more fully in writing, and i trust the following details will be sufficient.
On the date of the accident I was working by my self in the parts warehouse. The brake shoes are stored in your warehouse on the top shelf of a rack. which is about 50' above the ground Rather than carry the brake shoes down by hand ( I'm not certified to use the forklift) I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley which fortunately was attached to the wall next to the side of the rack at the top.
Securing the rope at the ground level I went up to the top of the rack and swung the barrel out and loaded approximately 30 brake shoes into it. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope, holding tightly to insure a slow descent of the 30 brake shoes and cores which together weight about 500 pounds. You will note in block number eleven of the accident report form I weigh 135lbs.
Due to my suprise of being jerked off the ground so suddenly I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go off the rope. Needless to say, I proceed at a rather rapid rate up the side of the rack.
About half way up, I met the barrel coming down. This explains the fractured skull and broken collarbone.
Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stoping 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 my pain.
At approximately the same time, however the barrel of brake shoes hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of the weight of brake shoes, the barrel now weighs Approximately fifty pounds.
I refer you again to my weight in block number eleven. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the rack. About half way down, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations of my legs and lower body. The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell onto the pile of brake shoes and fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked.
I am sorry to report however thast as I lay there on the brake shoes unable to stand and watching the barrel fifty feet above me, I again lost my presence of mind and let go of the rope. The empty barrel weighted more than the rope so it came back down on me and broke both of my legs.
I trust I have furnished the Information you require as to how the accident occurred. I hope &^%$ wont mind if I don't walk up to recive my safety award this year.
This just made my day worth coming in for:rolleyes: