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  1. 08-20-2009 11:08 PM #1
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    I had a personel injury accident yesterday.

    I had a load of tire treads going to a tire shop. The tire shop didn't have a dock so the pallets needed to be wheeled to the back of the trailer with a pallet jack. There was just 1 guy there so I told him I would wheel them to the back of the trailer. I got them to the back of the trailer until I got to the double stacked ones in the middle of the trailer. The pallets were 2500lbs each.

    I was having trouble getting the double stacked pallets turned around in the trailer. The guy running the forklift came up into the trailer to get the pallets turned. While we were both pushing on the handle and turning the pallets he accidently hit the lever to drop the pallets.

    Yeah you guessed it........5,000lbs right on my foot!!!!!

    Totally mangled my big toe...Broke it, blew the end out, and tore my toe nail off. I must of pulled my other toes back because it only got my big toe.

    I have had alot of broken bones and different injuries in my 50 years but there is no pain that compares to getting your toe smashed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scottt View Post
    I had a personel injury accident yesterday.

    I had a load of tire treads going to a tire shop. The tire shop didn't have a dock so the pallets needed to be wheeled to the back of the trailer with a pallet jack. There was just 1 guy there so I told him I would wheel them to the back of the trailer. I got them to the back of the trailer until I got to the double stacked ones in the middle of the trailer. The pallets were 2500lbs each.

    I was having trouble getting the double stacked pallets turned around in the trailer. The guy running the forklift came up into the trailer to get the pallets turned. While we were both pushing on the handle and turning the pallets he accidently hit the lever to drop the pallets.

    Yeah you guessed it........5,000lbs right on my foot!!!!!

    Totally mangled my big toe...Broke it, blew the end out, and tore my toe nail off. I must of pulled my other toes back because it only got my big toe.

    I have had alot of broken bones and different injuries in my 50 years but there is no pain that compares to getting your toe smashed.
    Sorry to hear about your accident. Blew the end out huh? I wasnt done with breakfast till reading that, Now I am done. If I may ask what kind of footwear did you have on at the time?
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    Yeah, sorry to hear about your injury. i can only imagine what thats like. I'm sure if you found the right lawyer, you could sue the dock worker for stupidity. Agree with Jumbo, i'm done with sausage for breakfast or brats on the grill for a while. =) hope you have a speedy recovery.
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    Sorry, man. I'm sure it's nothing short of excruciating, but you're a young guy, so you'll heal quickly. Hopefully, the tire shop will cover your medical costs and downtime.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scottt View Post
    I had a personel injury accident yesterday.

    I had a load of tire treads going to a tire shop. The tire shop didn't have a dock so the pallets needed to be wheeled to the back of the trailer with a pallet jack. There was just 1 guy there so I told him I would wheel them to the back of the trailer. I got them to the back of the trailer until I got to the double stacked ones in the middle of the trailer. The pallets were 2500lbs each.

    I was having trouble getting the double stacked pallets turned around in the trailer. The guy running the forklift came up into the trailer to get the pallets turned. While we were both pushing on the handle and turning the pallets he accidently hit the lever to drop the pallets.

    Yeah you guessed it........5,000lbs right on my foot!!!!!

    Totally mangled my big toe...Broke it, blew the end out, and tore my toe nail off. I must of pulled my other toes back because it only got my big toe.

    I have had alot of broken bones and different injuries in my 50 years but there is no pain that compares to getting your toe smashed.
    I smashed my big to as well once,while i was working in a refigerated warehouse. It was one of the more painfull experiences I have had. The factthat my feet were cold as **** already didnt help at all when the impact took effect. My toe was meesed up pretty good and stayed that way for a while. i completely feel your pain.
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    [QUOTE= I'm sure if you found the right lawyer, you could sue the dock worker for stupidity. [/QUOTE]

    And of course it goes straight to "you should sue" instead of "why the f*** would you have your foot under a pallet?"

    And I too truly hope you have a speedy recovery with no long term effects, but please people, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU AT ALL TIMES.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin0915 View Post
    I'm sure if you found the right lawyer, you could sue the dock worker for stupidity.
    Kevin0915's responses never cease to amaze me........
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    There won't be any lawyers or medical bills. I stopped and got a motel room and soaked it and got it bandaged up and kept running.

    If you see someone hobbling around a truck that will be in.

    Glad I got the auto shift with no clutch pedal and it was my left foot.

    Jumbo I was wearing sneakers.
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    ouch, yea i think i would have to take a day off just to recover from being nausious.... cant spell..... that had to look nasty!
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    You really should seek some medical assistance, but it sounds like you won't. The life of a super trucker.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDiesel View Post
    Kevin0915's responses never cease to amaze me........
    Our little "gifted child", isn't he?


    STEEL.TOED.SAFETY.BOOTS...

    Repeat after me...

    Even if it was 500lbs, or 250lbs or just a REALLY FAT CHICK - sneakers spells TRUBBLE (that was for Kevin - I DO know how to spell trouble) when you're playing dockworker yourself...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SickRick View Post
    Our little "gifted child", isn't he?


    STEEL.TOED.SAFETY.BOOTS...

    Repeat after me...

    Even if it was 500lbs, or 250lbs or just a REALLY FAT CHICK - sneakers spells TRUBBLE (that was for Kevin - I DO know how to spell trouble) when you're playing dockworker yourself...

    Rick
    Yep I completely agree with Rick on that , but I'm so guilty I do the sneaker thing too sometimes. Steel toes don't always do it, I dropped a dead axle from Caravan on my foot and broke some of the bones in the foot, that took a long time to heal. I only missed 2 days of work and I didn't sue either
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    The least you can do is have it documented. If it was me i would had the manager or shift supervisor right up a report, and have it signed. You never know, later on down the road it could cause some problems... Sorry to hear about that!
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    Quote Originally Posted by SickRick View Post
    Our little "gifted child", isn't he?


    STEEL.TOED.SAFETY.BOOTS...

    Repeat after me...

    Even if it was 500lbs, or 250lbs or just a REALLY FAT CHICK - sneakers spells TRUBBLE (that was for Kevin - I DO know how to spell trouble) when you're playing dockworker yourself...

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    AMEN, Rick!
    Those steel toes (or NMST's, whichever your poison may be) make MUCH better wheel chocks for pallet jacks, carts, rolltainers, etc. than sneakers... but at least you weren't wearing flip-flops.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SickRick View Post
    Our little "gifted child", isn't he?


    STEEL.TOED.SAFETY.BOOTS...

    Repeat after me...

    Even if it was 500lbs, or 250lbs or just a REALLY FAT CHICK - sneakers spells TRUBBLE (that was for Kevin - I DO know how to spell trouble) when you're playing dockworker yourself...

    Rick

    My brother-in-law got his right leg run over by a Pettibone forklift, loaded with pipe, in 1992. They cut his right big toe off, about 50 minutes after the EMT's cut off his steel toe boot.


    He still looks goofy when he tries to run full speed!!



    Seriously Scottt....If your toe ruptured, you need to see a doctor. Once you develop gangrene, it is way to late!



    And yes..my b-in-law really did get run over by the forklift and they really did amputate his right big toe. His calf and foot were crushed to the knee.....they saved everything but the big toe.
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    Ouch!

    Kinda reminds me of the time we were working on a set of dozer tracks and I was using a long crowbar to lay the track out flat to position it for installation. The track suddenly "unrolled" and the crowbar (still stuck thru the track link) came down square across my right foot.

    My toes were screwed up for a long time after that, never did go to the doctor though.

    Then there was the time I was trying to straighten a bucket pin using an 18 lb. sledgehammer, and the hammer glanced off the pin and came back and nailed me square in the left shinbone.............

    I agree with Stan, you should have a doctor check it out.

    If an infection sets in it could be real bad.

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    I had a fat chick step on my foot once. Man, did that hurt. Both my foot and looking at her.
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    I believe the first order of importance is to pray for your foot. I had many broken bones due to sports, farm work or just plain dumb luck, and you're right, the toe is the "hurtiest."

    Lord Jesus, heal my friend's toe and help him recover quickly. Lessen the pain and help him learn to dance the 2-step in a quicker fashion. Thank you. Amen.

    God bless you, bro. Will be praying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by marathonman View Post
    I believe the first order of importance is to pray for your foot. I had many broken bones due to sports, farm work or just plain dumb luck, and you're right, the toe is the "hurtiest."

    Lord Jesus, heal my friend's toe and help him recover quickly. Lessen the pain and help him learn to dance the 2-step in a quicker fashion. Thank you. Amen.

    God bless you, bro. Will be praying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Orangetxguy View Post
    My brother-in-law got his right leg run over by a Pettibone forklift, loaded with pipe, in 1992. They cut his right big toe off, about 50 minutes after the EMT's cut off his steel toe boot.


    He still looks goofy when he tries to run full speed!!



    Seriously Scottt....If your toe ruptured, you need to see a doctor. Once you develop gangrene, it is way to late!



    And yes..my b-in-law really did get run over by the forklift and they really did amputate his right big toe. His calf and foot were crushed to the knee.....they saved everything but the big toe.
    You CAN get nailed by something so heavy that it WILL CRUSH the steel-toe-cage of a safety shoe and cut ALL the toes off - but at that point, you'll likely have completely crushed every bone in the foot anyway - making the toes kinda moot - eh?

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