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Worker loses limb in accident on job
'I have my arm cut off, ma'am,' caller tells 911.
Statesman ^
| 1/2/08
| By Katie Humphrey , Joshunda Sanders
Posted on 01/02/2008 8:02:20 PM PST by trumandogz
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The man sound like a cool customer for someone that had just chopped off hi arm.
To: trumandogz
Dumb question of the year ...
“Is there any serious bleeding?”
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:07:37 PM PST
by
nuconvert
("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
To: nuconvert
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:10:37 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: trumandogz
'I have my arm cut off, ma'am,'
If "Don't tase me, bro" was the memorable quote of last year, this is the memorable quote of this year.
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:11:23 PM PST
by
G8 Diplomat
(Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
To: trumandogz
Texans. Polite to the end...
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:14:02 PM PST
by
null and void
(To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth. - M203M4)
To: nuconvert
It does look like a “here’s your sign” moment but some amputations that are crush injuries don’t bleed as much.
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:17:22 PM PST
by
CindyDawg
(.)
To: trumandogz
Wow. I pray he makes a full recovery. He sounds like one tough guy.
susie
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:18:51 PM PST
by
brytlea
(amnesty--an act of clemency by an authority by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individual)
To: trumandogz
He was by himself? Was no one around to give him a hand?
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:19:01 PM PST
by
llevrok
( "In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom. In water, there is bacteria." - Ben Franklin)
To: null and void
Texans. Polite to the end...No kidding, jeez.
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:20:53 PM PST
by
radiohead
("Dissolution of the IRS as we know it." Fred Thompson. Stop...You had me at "dissolution.")
To: nuconvert
Dumb question of the year ... Is there any serious bleeding?
Actually, it's not a dumb question. Following amputation by a sharp instrument, blood vessels may constrict and reduce bleeding. A crushing type amputation, however, will result in much more bleeding.
To: brytlea
Yes, he certainly needs our prayers after that. What a horrific thing to go through, and to be stuck in the machine for 15 minutes!
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:26:55 PM PST
by
Joann37
To: trumandogz
"I think at the elbow," he said.
i accidentally cut the tip of my finger off when a window crashed down on it. i believe this. i was freaked out that i would start to feel pain if i actually saw the severity of the wound. i didn't look either.
To: FoxInSocks
I got the impression that it was ripped off
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:35:56 PM PST
by
nuconvert
("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
To: llevrok
"He was by himself? Was no one around to give him a hand?"Ewwww...
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:42:21 PM PST
by
redhead
(VICTORY FIRST, THEN PEACE)
To: robomatik
Same here. I dislocated a finger. It felt just strange until I looked at it and then the pain was terrible.
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:43:16 PM PST
by
CindyDawg
(.)
To: llevrok
“Was no one around to give him a hand?”
Bad taste. I like it!
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:44:39 PM PST
by
Grunthor
(Known to cause insanity in lab mice.)
To: llevrok
If I remember correctly,(could be mistaken) I believe there are OSHA rules about plant operations that require more than one person to be on a site where machinery is involved. I also thought you need to sign in and out each day so that every worker is accounted for. All open wheels, gears and belts require guards and no work on moving machinery without proper lockout/tagout.
Of course these rules are broken all the time, I had a supervisor tell to climb up on the bucket of a huge CAT earthmover while the loading paddles were turning in order to check the drive gear oil. I told him "no way" and I got layed off soon after. Thats OK, the guy was an idiot, it was totally stupid. It could have been done safely from a ladder over the side.
in the construction industry, senseless risk taking is often a requirement and it becomes established protocal. If you speak up about safety the boss rolls his eyes and you are considered a trouble maker and whiner.
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:45:20 PM PST
by
KTM rider
( SCOTUS '08 it's more than the oval office this time)
To: trumandogz
I guess all the real reporters were on Holiday?
This is one of the worst pieces of writing I’ve seen in a while.
Hope the poor guy makes it - what an ordeal.
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posted on
01/02/2008 8:45:57 PM PST
by
maine-iac7
(",,,but you can't fool all of the people all the time" LINCOLN)
To: FoxInSocks
If a man’s arm is ripped off there will be serious bleeding .. thus a stupid question for trained professional to ask.
To: plain talk
If a mans arm is ripped off there will be serious bleeding .. thus a stupid question for trained professional to ask. The trained professional was asking questions to obtain information, not answer the phone and then make assumptions. How is someone on a telephone supposed to determine the nature of an injury without asking about it?
Again, blood loss from a traumatic amputation may actually be minimal, depending on the circumstances.
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