Countdown to Hairy's birthday......

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:38 pm

ElfDude wrote:*murmurs to himself*

When I was a boy, we respected our elders...

*kicks Elfie in the shin*

Another old fart.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:55 pm

Thanks you all.

Today has been quite a wild ride here at work too let me tell you.

When CORP got here the forklift unloading is usually done by me but I was busy and the new guy(almost here a year now) got on the lift. As he was backing out of the truck with the first of 3 pallets the truck moved off the dock plate and he dropped to the ground....5 feet in the lift. The truck was finally stopped 35 feet from the dock. He landed wheels down thankfully. He did go to the hospital and is now on his way home for the day with a pharmacy of pain meds.

It would have been me.

I turned to get on the lift and that is when he started to fall. I saw his eyes, they were 6 inches wide.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:58 pm

zepboy · Post by **zepboy** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:40 pm

God took care of Hairy for his b-day!!!

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:54 pm

zepboy wrote:God took care of Hairy for his b-day!!!

He took care of my new guy John. He rode that forklift to the ground and landed upright.

The assesment on the lift is hydrolic lines, roll cage, hood, e-brake...all need fixed. The transport companies insurance will pay for the repair/replacement of the lift and his emergency room trip. I wonder if they will pay him for time lost today? It happened in the first hour of the day.

John got a muscle relaxer shot in the hiney, all his muscles contracted on impact, (He's real sore), and a bottle of pain pills. He should be back monday.

zepboy · Post by **zepboy** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:56 pm

So glad to hear there were no major injury. Those things can ged pretty scary sometimes. I've been in on a few warehouse accidents, and they sure can ged ugly.

Again, so happy no serious injury.

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:40 am

Walkinghairball wrote: ... and a bottle of pain pills. He should be back monday.

Lucky bastard

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:04 pm

Whew! Glad it wasn't you on there, glad he is okay! That coulda been a naaaaaaaaaaaaaasty accident!

((((((((((Leon)))))))))))))

Always glad to have you safe!

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:46 am

I hope he will be ok for work monday.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:43 am

If it had been me, I'd ask for another day off.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:22 am

I took pix of the forklift today, and will post them tonight. Norlift is giving us a loaner till it is fixed or scrapped or whatever happens.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:26 am

Walkinghairball wrote: Norlift is giving us a loaner

I've had that word used to describe me too...

Kares4Rush · Post by **Kares4Rush** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:56 am

Happy Belated Birthday, Hairy!!!

(and tanks fer all)

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:56 am

HAPPY BELATED HAIRY!

Totally missed it Bro. I'm sorry Dood.

Hope it was fun and light for ya.

Now GET TO WORK. LMAO

jus' messin' wit'cha Big Daddy.

I'm with Kares. Thanks for all you do for us.

May there be many more for ya.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:37 am

Walkinghairball wrote:
Anyone remember this????
Today has been quite a wild ride here at work too let me tell you.

When CORP got here the forklift unloading is usually done by me but I was busy and the new guy(almost here a year now) got on the lift. As he was backing out of the truck with the first of 3 pallets the truck moved off the dock plate and he dropped to the ground....5 feet in the lift. The truck was finally stopped 35 feet from the dock. He landed wheels down thankfully. He did go to the hospital and is now on his way home for the day with a pharmacy of pain meds.

It would have been me.

I turned to get on the lift and that is when he started to fall. I saw his eyes, they were 6 inches wide.

Here are some of the pix of the damage.

The gap is only supposed to be about 1/4"

These verticle support bars are supposed to be straight.

That is the part of the cage that hit the dock plate and allowed the lift to land square and not on it's side. It is also what would have removed dudes arm had he not gotten it back into the inside of the cage.

So we made a sign and put it on the door of the receiving dock just for the new guy.......

And when he saw it the 1st day he was back. Sorry it's dark.