mountainsoft
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I spent most of the day Sunday up on my 12 foot step ladder cleaning moss and fir needles off our garage roof with a rake. I've always been comfortable working on ladders and didn't give it much thought.
Later that same day we got a message that my brother-in-law was in the hospital with six broken ribs after falling from a ladder while trimming limbs. He's been in the hospital three days now and is supposed to go home today. He's 62, just a couple years older than me, though he is a bit more of a risk taker than I am. From what I gather the foot of his ladder sunk into a mole tunnel while he was up on the ladder. He only fell four feet but landed directly on his right side.
Several months ago another brother-in-law's fell off a ladder while installing a light on the outside of their house. He messed up his knee pretty bad and has been out of work for a while now. At least he's walking.
Anyway, I don't see myself avoiding ladders for the near future, but I'll be sure to be a lot more careful and attentive when using them.
Later that same day we got a message that my brother-in-law was in the hospital with six broken ribs after falling from a ladder while trimming limbs. He's been in the hospital three days now and is supposed to go home today. He's 62, just a couple years older than me, though he is a bit more of a risk taker than I am. From what I gather the foot of his ladder sunk into a mole tunnel while he was up on the ladder. He only fell four feet but landed directly on his right side.
Several months ago another brother-in-law's fell off a ladder while installing a light on the outside of their house. He messed up his knee pretty bad and has been out of work for a while now. At least he's walking.
Anyway, I don't see myself avoiding ladders for the near future, but I'll be sure to be a lot more careful and attentive when using them.