Thread: Hunting not Hunting story of my accident at work

So, last week on Monday I fell down a stairwell at work. My guy with me called the ambo, as I laid in the stairwell waiting-not moving and not fun times.
Ambos were nek level fantastic and hard boarded me into the ambo.
Into the Hospital in Welllington city- x-rays and a CT scan, result is 2 minorly fractured vertebrae.
I have full function and mobility and other than battered and bruised I'm fine.
6 to 12 weeks in this Robocop brace to stop me bending and as long as I can at home and I'll be good.
After 26 years building, you think you know it all.
It's never gonna happen to me.
Literally 30 seconds of "mind not on what it should have been" at the wrong time and boom, ya down on the fucking floor.
Probably one of my biggest mistakes was ringing Diane and telling her while lying on the floor -sorry bout Dat
I consider my self a proud HnS proponent , when a lot of my fellow tradies will scoff at "being safer" , always trying my best to do the best I can to keep my people and myself safe, ya live and learn.
I cannot believe how professional and excellent beyond words the ambos and hospital staff were.
I mean we all know theyre fantastic aye- but to see it first hand-wow.
Thank you to all the people that fixed me.
I can walk and I'm alive!

edit-im getting around slowly at home, i wear the brace-I haven't been anywhere since Thursday last.
I probably wont get out hunting at all this year, but, I can walk that's all I care about.
This is not a pity post, hopefully someone thinks of this just before they go and do something similar by mistake.

Yes eating Mr Whippy lying down is ot easy

Hope you have a speedy recovery.

Thanks for posting. Sobering for anybody working "on the tools".

Get well soon

Wish you speedy recovery.
Like you the help when i had my at work accident that arrived was totally awesome as were the people on the scene first.

I still vividly remember one of them telling me " dont worry you wll be ok.......................but man your foot is totally fucked"
ACC not so much helpful as "difficult"

Shit can go very bad so quickly and easily eh, I'm pleased you got off lightly and I wish you all the best for a strong recovery.

Ouch. Best wishes from both of us. Luckily, you have my Ce running your business for you while you are laid up

whilst some of the HnS is a load of rubbish you only have to look back a few decades, not even to the late 1800's to see how bad it was. One wrong move is life changing. Very lucky you are not paralyzed!!

Best wished for a full recovery.

I like the "tip top" pain relief !

Nice bro sounds like it could have been way worse, Least the bones heal up better then the squishy bits in between
Joys of stockcars i know about both very well

Get well soon! I agree; often things will never happen to you, until they do... All the best

@ANTSMAN good luck with your recovery and good luck dealing with acc

Hope you have a speedy recovery!
Yep shit can go pearshaped very quickly in the trades.

With an attitude like yours your halfway to being healthy already.