Bad accident at work
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Topic: Bad accident at work
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Subject: Bad accident at work
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 9:01pm
| Not my crew but one of my guys. It happened while we were in CO. A six section scaffold fell over. They were putting net soffit and facia on the 4th floor of a hotel. One guy jumped and made it to the 3rd floor walk way. My friend Aaron rode it down. It fell across a service road and Aaron landed on a roof across that road. He has 2 fractures on L1 and L3. He has a severe spinal fluid leak. We’ll know more tomorrow. He’s going to a specialist. He could sure use some prayers. |
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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 9:10pm
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Prayers all goes well! God Bless! Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 9:23pm
| prayers from ND Darrel |
Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 9:38pm
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Will do ------------- Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 1:36am
| prayers from NE |
Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 5:08am
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Prayers from here. The fractures aren't too bad, but the fluid leak is more severe. May God hold him and the surgeons in His hands. God Bless. ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 6:24am
| Prayers from here! |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 6:38am
| Prayers from MI. Similar accident happened to my best friend from High School. "Only" fell 2 stories, but free fell and landed on a concrete parking curb. If the job site weren't literally across the road from the hospital he would not have made it! All the best to your guy Aaron. |
Posted By: allisorange
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 7:38am
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Prayers from Upper Michigan. John Carlson
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Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 7:46am
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Thad, Thinking of your friend today! May is recovery be quick! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 7:46am
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Hey Thad,,,you tell ole AAron we are all pullin and prayin for him and his recovery,,,dang that must of been scary ridin thet scaffold all the way down,,,,,
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Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 2:23pm
| Prayers for Aaron from Ohio and the doctors working on him. Amen |
Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 3:51pm
| Bob is right. The spinal fluid leak is the worst. In almost all cases it creates a tremendous head ache that has no control except laying flat on your back, and that doesn't always work. Tell him we're pulling for him. Leon |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 4:33pm
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Thad, what was the cause of the scaffold failure ? ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 6:34pm
Steve we don’t know yet. It had wheels on it and was on flat ground. I talked to Aaron tonight and he didn’t see anything until it was on its way over. He had an angle grinder in his hand. The other guy was standing up holding on to the facia. He just had to hop off when it went over. There was a third guy on the hotel walk way. I figure someone was trying to roll it from up top and not the bottom. I have some opinions but I think it best to keep them to my self at this point. The Dr told Aaron he can go to work soon after July 4th. That was good news to me. He says thanks to each of you guys. |
steve(ill) wrote:Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 7:12pm
| I work with this stuff all the time, and would also like to know the specs on the scaffolding, 6 section high ? Just curious,, best wishes and prayers to the fella and family, |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 31 May 2019 at 7:16am
| Doc is saying go to work in 5 or 6 weeks from now is excellent news! Good to hear. |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2019 at 9:09pm
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Prayers for Aaron that his recovery goes as quickly as predicted. Being able to go back to work that quick is amazing. God is certainly answering prayers. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2019 at 9:20pm
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Very good news if he will be able to recover in a couple months! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 12:32pm
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I had a good long talk with Aaron last night. He’s kind of a doomsday prepper . He’s having a hard time missing work. He still can’t get around at all. I’m trying to get him to see only the bright side of this. He goes in tomorrow for a Dr visit and to schedule physical therapy which can start in two weeks or so. |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 3:12pm
| Prayers that all goes well for him |
Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 4:16pm
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Prayers for Aaron. May God speed the healing and provide the physical therapy that is required to get him on his feet and back to work. God Bless. ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 6:38am
| I got to have lunch with Aaron yesterday. He’s now able to drive a short distance. He’s still very beat up and in a ugly metal back brace. His spirits seemed to be a little better. It’s easy to see he’s still in a lot of pain. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 10:35am
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Hey Thad,,that right there is great news,,,!! Altho,,he's prolly heard this a dozen times,,,you tell him to keep his spirits up and look for the good cause it's HIS determination that will determine his future physical abilities. I don't like makin comparisons but my wife just does not like to go thru the pain with the therapy but ALL them therapists DO agree with ONE THING,,,,"if it ain't hurtin when you do therapy,,,it ain't doin no good" A little pain now is worth a future of gettin around like he used to. Tell him Good Luck from us.
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Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 6:57pm
X2 on what Joe said. "No pain, no gain." Tell Aaron to hang in there and do what the therapist says. Maybe he will get a pretty young lady that is practicing to be a drill sergeant.  ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2019 at 10:20pm
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Parachute failure in ‘83 left me with 3 lower vertebrae fractures. Leg aches were worse then the back pain but walking & therapy will do wonders. Tell him to use that brace exactly as instructed, get that therapy rolling and he’ll get back to good! ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2019 at 4:58am
Will do |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2019 at 6:40am
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I wore a Iron corset back brace in the 70s when fell off a Freightliner COE and dislocated my back, BAD times with those evil designed medical appliances. Had contact sores where as I would need to pick stuff up would dig into skin and grind on boney spots. After 6 months tossed it in the trash and dealt with the pain of the back as the sores were killing me. Good to hear he is doing better even with the incident. Keep informed on what caused the problem as do not need a repeat. |