what are some of your job site injuries? - Drywall Talk - Professional Drywall and Finishing Contractors Forum

brdn_drywall · 04-28-2009, 12:24 AM

I'll start it off with just a few of mine.
fell down a residential elevator shaft shattering 50% of one vertebrae and cracking another.

fell through a crawlspace opening cheese grating my back on the plywood edge on the way down.

fell 2 stories when a scaffold collapsed while stuccoing.

electrocuted and i don't mean the low voltage 220 stuff.

etc.

rckslash2010 · 05-02-2009, 10:54 PM

sounds like you should just give up now before it kills you, or be more careful.

A+ Texture LLC · 05-03-2009, 10:19 PM

With that list to compare to I won't waste your time with mine. Show off.

**Darren@Partners** · 05-03-2009, 11:59 PM

Got my hand caught in a SprayForce rig while mixing once and broke three fingers on my left hand, two had to be pinned surgically. I was lucky it was the old 14 hp single tank, if it'd been my current 40hp twin-tank, I'd lost my arm at the elbow or shoulder. Before you ask, I'd reached in to retrieve a mud bag and thought I was quicker than the mixer. I was wrong. It also smashed my wedding ring into a "D" shape, had it repaired and the jeweler insisted on pre-cutting it so it'd break if ever a next time.

Custom Drywall Svc. · 05-04-2009, 10:33 PM

okay, shut this forum down, nothing to see here.

i dont think ANYONE will top Darrens mishaps.

period.

**silverstilts** · 05-05-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Darren@Partners

Got my hand caught in a SprayForce rig while mixing once and broke three fingers on my left hand, two had to be pinned surgically. I was lucky it was the old 14 hp single tank, if it'd been my current 40hp twin-tank, I'd lost my arm at the elbow or shoulder. Before you ask, I'd reached in to retrieve a mud bag and thought I was quicker than the mixer. I was wrong. It also smashed my wedding ring into a "D" shape, had it repaired and the jeweler insisted on pre-cutting it so it'd break if ever a next time.

OMG that had to hurt , close one , not losing your hand .. Not drywall related but there was an incident only a few miles from me where there is a guy that processes meat (unlicensed at that ) and he had one of his daughters feeding the meat grinder , she was only 10 years old at the time caught her fingers in there and before they could stop it it pulled her arm in almost to the elbow , they had to take the meat grinder in with her to the hospital and ended up amputating at the elbow , just one of those things that happen so fast ... and I think your misfortune wont be topped , again OUCH ......

Whitey97 · 05-05-2009, 03:50 PM

Yeah, I've got nothing here. Worst I've got is just thinking. I've been on site when one of the guys fell down a flight of stairs on 10' stilts.

A+ Texture LLC · 05-06-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by silverstilts

OMG that had to hurt , close one , not losing your hand .. Not drywall related but there was an incident only a few miles from me where there is a guy that processes meat (unlicensed at that ) and he had one of his daughters feeding the meat grinder , she was only 10 years old at the time caught her fingers in there and before they could stop it it pulled her arm in almost to the elbow , they had to take the meat grinder in with her to the hospital and ended up amputating at the elbow , just one of those things that happen so fast ... and I think your misfortune wont be topped , again OUCH ......

That ticks me off, I'd like to meet the a-hole that would let his little girl even close to one of those machines. Fuc#*in a$$. Now I'm pissed off.

Custom Drywall Svc. · 05-06-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by A+ Texture LLC

That ticks me off, I'd like to meet the a-hole that would let his little girl even close to one of those machines. Fuc#*in a$$. Now I'm pissed off.

yeah.

deplorable to the extreme, period.

**silverstilts** · 05-06-2009, 07:59 PM

I'm with you on that , I think if it happened in todays times his kids would have been removed from his home ... jerk off anyway whats wrong with people.

**Darren@Partners** · 05-07-2009, 12:58 AM

Another good reason to abolish "Take your daughter to work" day.

Mud Dober · 05-09-2009, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brdn_drywall

I'll start it off with just a few of mine.
fell down a residential elevator shaft shattering 50% of one vertebrae and cracking another.

fell through a crawlspace opening cheese grating my back on the plywood edge on the way down.

fell 2 stories when a scaffold collapsed while stuccoing.

electrocuted and i don't mean the low voltage 220 stuff.

etc.

Man you have ben put through the ringer.

Mud Dober · 05-09-2009, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A+ Texture LLC

That ticks me off, I'd like to meet the a-hole that would let his little girl even close to one of those machines. Fuc#*in a$$. Now I'm pissed off.

Take it easy some people are just plain stupid!!

A+ Texture LLC · 05-10-2009, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Mud Dober

Take it easy some people are just plain stupid!!

True, but look who suffered for anothers stupidity. It would still make me feel better to see the bloody snot beat out of him. Or maybe falling face first into that machine. Being stupid really isn't that good of an excuse.

mudslingercor · 10-17-2009, 12:07 PM

This isn't a winner but I still laugh. My old Boss ( who never payed me out) was a total cluts, I watched him walk off scaffold and slide down the hinges of the garage door, Trip on his own tools daily usually smashing his bazooka into the ground in the process. I've had to pull my trowel out of his head after walking under me on stilts. He almost cut his finger off with a trowel trying to catch a smoke.Hmmm.. Cleaning his trowel in a bucket of water talking away then the bucket goes red.. that would happen usually once a week. I could go on.. and Yes its bad of me to laugh at his pain but if you knew him you'd think it was Karma coming back to get him

Whitey97 · 10-22-2009, 01:47 AM

Biggest injury was to my head. Trying to figure out why my workers are so slow on the up tick

Bevelation · 10-25-2009, 08:28 AM

Bailed out of a scissor lift and fell 6½ feet. Made contact with bare concrete on my left side. Broke right wrist, left elbow and ruptured my spleen which I didn't know had happened until I nearly died of blood loss 3 weeks later.

I utter blood curdling moans whenever I see booms and lifts passing by.

That's what I get for rushing a job.

big george · 10-25-2009, 11:34 AM

Just noticed the other day there was a hole in a fan cage, the next day while moving the fan my thumb went in the cage.Not a real cut

TimberTom · 10-26-2009, 07:09 PM

Nothing as bad as the original poster, but I've had paint chips in my eye (doesn't sound bad, but very very painful).

I fell of a ladder from the second story of a house. I sprained my wrist, but that was the extent of my injuries.

Obviously some bruises and scrapes along the way, but nothing to cry about.

Whitey97 · 10-27-2009, 01:42 AM

my 2 year old fell into a vent today. That was his 1st work site injury. I had to laugh at that!

04-28-2009, 12:24 AM	#1
brdn_drywall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: brandon manitoba canada Posts: 214	what are some of your job site injuries? I'll start it off with just a few of mine. fell down a residential elevator shaft shattering 50% of one vertebrae and cracking another. fell through a crawlspace opening cheese grating my back on the plywood edge on the way down. fell 2 stories when a scaffold collapsed while stuccoing. electrocuted and i don't mean the low voltage 220 stuff. etc.

10-25-2009, 08:28 AM	#17
Bevelation Just doing my job. Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dawson Creek, BC Posts: 181	Bailed out of a scissor lift and fell 6½ feet. Made contact with bare concrete on my left side. Broke right wrist, left elbow and ruptured my spleen which I didn't know had happened until I nearly died of blood loss 3 weeks later. I utter blood curdling moans whenever I see booms and lifts passing by. That's what I get for rushing a job. __________________ Just an ordinary taper....like everyone else.

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silverstilts Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern MN Posts: 576	I'm with you on that , I think if it happened in todays times his kids would have been removed from his home ... jerk off anyway whats wrong with people.

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Darren@Partners Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: KCMO area Posts: 758	Another good reason to abolish "Take your daughter to work" day.

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mudslingercor Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 33	This isn't a winner but I still laugh. My old Boss ( who never payed me out) was a total cluts, I watched him walk off scaffold and slide down the hinges of the garage door, Trip on his own tools daily usually smashing his bazooka into the ground in the process. I've had to pull my trowel out of his head after walking under me on stilts. He almost cut his finger off with a trowel trying to catch a smoke.Hmmm.. Cleaning his trowel in a bucket of water talking away then the bucket goes red.. that would happen usually once a week. I could go on.. and Yes its bad of me to laugh at his pain but if you knew him you'd think it was Karma coming back to get him

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Whitey97 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Twin Cities Mn Posts: 910	Biggest injury was to my head. Trying to figure out why my workers are so slow on the up tick

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big george Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Brunswick Posts: 33	Just noticed the other day there was a hole in a fan cage, the next day while moving the fan my thumb went in the cage.Not a real cut

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TimberTom Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Posts: 20	Nothing as bad as the original poster, but I've had paint chips in my eye (doesn't sound bad, but very very painful). I fell of a ladder from the second story of a house. I sprained my wrist, but that was the extent of my injuries. Obviously some bruises and scrapes along the way, but nothing to cry about.

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Whitey97 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Twin Cities Mn Posts: 910	my 2 year old fell into a vent today. That was his 1st work site injury. I had to laugh at that!