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Trying to do the job alone

Dear sir,

I am writing in response to your request for additional information. In block #3 of the accident report form, I put "Trying to do the job alone" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully and I trust that the following details should be sufficient.

I am a brick layer by trade. On the date of the accident I was working alone on the roof of a six story building. When I completed my work, I had discovered that I had about 500 lbs. of bricks left over. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley that was attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor. Securing the rope at the ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope. Holding it tightly to ensure a slow decent of the 500 lbs. of bricks.

You will note that in block #2 of the accident report from that I weigh 135 lbs....due to my surprise at being jerked off of the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate up the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming down. This explains the fractured skull and broken collar bone. Slowed only slightly, I continued my rather rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time, I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope in sight of my pain.

At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of any weight from the bricks, the barrel now weighs approximately 50 lbs. I again refer you to my weight noted in block #2. As you can imagine, I began a rather rapid descent down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I again met the barrel coming back up from the ground. This accounts for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations of my legs and lower body. The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell onto the pile of bricks.

Fortunately, only three vertibrae were cracked I'm sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the brocks, in pain and unable to stand, I watched the empty barrel six stories above me. I again lost my presence of mind and let go of the rope. The empty barrel weighed more than the rope and therefore fell and broke both my legs. I hope I have furnished the information you require as to how the accident occurred.

I hope I have furnished the information you require as to how the accident occurred...it was because I was "trying to do the job alone!"

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	Trying to do the job alone
	Dear sir, I am writing in response to your request for additional information. In block #3 of the accident report form, I put "Trying to do the job alone" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully and I trust that the following details should be sufficient. I am a brick layer by trade. On the date of the accident I was working alone on the roof of a six story building. When I completed my work, I had discovered that I had about 500 lbs. of bricks left over. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley that was attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor. Securing the rope at the ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope. Holding it tightly to ensure a slow decent of the 500 lbs. of bricks. You will note that in block #2 of the accident report from that I weigh 135 lbs....due to my surprise at being jerked off of the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate up the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming down. This explains the fractured skull and broken collar bone. Slowed only slightly, I continued my rather rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time, I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope in sight of my pain. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of any weight from the bricks, the barrel now weighs approximately 50 lbs. I again refer you to my weight noted in block #2. As you can imagine, I began a rather rapid descent down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I again met the barrel coming back up from the ground. This accounts for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations of my legs and lower body. The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell onto the pile of bricks. Fortunately, only three vertibrae were cracked I'm sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the brocks, in pain and unable to stand, I watched the empty barrel six stories above me. I again lost my presence of mind and let go of the rope. The empty barrel weighed more than the rope and therefore fell and broke both my legs. I hope I have furnished the information you require as to how the accident occurred. I hope I have furnished the information you require as to how the accident occurred...it was because I was "trying to do the job alone!"


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