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?

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

[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.

 

Kevin0915's responses never cease to amaze me........:roll:

 

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.

 

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!

 

You really should seek some medical assistance, but it sounds like you won't. The life of a super trucker.