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Help! What a Friday the 13th

purple_chick79purple_chick79 Posts: 570
edited February 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Hey everyone,

I just had a chance to do this now. On 2/13, my boyfriend, John, fell off a roof at work, 20 feet up, landed on his feet and shattered his heels. I guess I'm posting this here to vent, because I certainly can't vent to him! :) It's been a hard few days, he is still in the hospital, he is coming home today or tomorrow. He will need surgery to put things back together, but that won't be for about a week. He will have casts on both legs. Thank god my sister is coming to stay with us and help out while I'm working.

To top it off, we just moved into our new place the day before!!!! So, I have the job of unpacking by myself.

Financially, well, I have to do the best I can. He is self employed, so no disability or anything. No income from him at all. I know we could get help from the state, but that is such a pain in the ass, I'd rather not bother.

Thanks for reading this!
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,767
    OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!

    good luck....
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Yikes!
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    man, i bet that was painful!! there may be programs through your state to help you guys out while he heals.
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  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,984
    I bet your relationship gets stronger in the long run


    In the meantime it sounds rough....I wish ya all the best
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    that sounds unbelieveably shit... but how the hell did he manage to fall off a roof? :o and at WORK? Sounds like dreadful health and safety practices and a tragedy waiting to happen :(
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  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    that sounds unbelieveably shit... but how the hell did he manage to fall off a roof? :o and at WORK? Sounds like dreadful health and safety practices and a tragedy waiting to happen :(

    Maybe he's a roofer. Or a construction worker of some sort. It happens. I fell 15ft. off a sizzor lift last year and broke my hand. Just had my boy a month before. Luckily, it was workers comp. To the OP, I hope your BF is OK and that he makes a full recovery. Wouldn't hurt looking into some financial help from the state. You never know what's out there.
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  • Corey LynnCorey Lynn Posts: 681
    Ouch. I am a truama/ortho nurse and see this injury more often than you would think. It is usually someone falling off of a ladder (see it a lot around Christmas with people putting lights up on their house). It is a rough recovery, and the wait for the swelling to go down for surgery sucks, but he will get better. With a good orthopaedic Dr. and good physical therapists, and good pain meds...he will get better. It takes time, but he if he is young and healthy, he will be ok. PM me if you want..if you have any questions or anything I may be able to help. Take care.


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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    cropduster82 wrote:
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    that sounds unbelieveably shit... but how the hell did he manage to fall off a roof? :o and at WORK? Sounds like dreadful health and safety practices and a tragedy waiting to happen :(

    Maybe he's a roofer. Or a construction worker of some sort. It happens. I fell 15ft. off a sizzor lift last year and broke my hand. Just had my boy a month before. Luckily, it was workers comp. To the OP, I hope your BF is OK and that he makes a full recovery. Wouldn't hurt looking into some financial help from the state. You never know what's out there.
    oh I figured he was a roofer... but that's what health and safety laws are there for. Don't you have harnesses over there? If that happened in Ireland the site would be closed down until a full investigation was made. Anyone found working at a height without a harness is likely to be immediately thrown off site :oops: I was just wondering if the same laws don't apply over there. Ok, I know accidents happen but with the right health and safety in place, they actually DON'T.

    I'm sorry for being blunt and I know the op's going through a bad time right now... but I've worked on two sites where somebody was killed... both of them would be alive if the right health and safety had been followed... so this kinda thing just annoys and saddens me :(
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
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  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    cropduster82 wrote:
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    that sounds unbelieveably shit... but how the hell did he manage to fall off a roof? :o and at WORK? Sounds like dreadful health and safety practices and a tragedy waiting to happen :(

    Maybe he's a roofer. Or a construction worker of some sort. It happens. I fell 15ft. off a sizzor lift last year and broke my hand. Just had my boy a month before. Luckily, it was workers comp. To the OP, I hope your BF is OK and that he makes a full recovery. Wouldn't hurt looking into some financial help from the state. You never know what's out there.
    oh I figured he was a roofer... but that's what health and safety laws are there for. Don't you have harnesses over there? If that happened in Ireland the site would be closed down until a full investigation was made. Anyone found working at a height without a harness is likely to be immediately thrown off site :oops: I was just wondering if the same laws don't apply over there. Ok, I know accidents happen but with the right health and safety in place, they actually DON'T.

    I'm sorry for being blunt and I know the op's going through a bad time right now... but I've worked on two sites where somebody was killed... both of them would be alive if the right health and safety had been followed... so this kinda thing just annoys and saddens me :(

    In my situation, I was in a hydraulic lift with safety rails and according to OSHA regs, you don't need to have a harness due to the rails. I managed to lean against the rails and lose my balance and fell over. Personally, I will never get in one again without a harness. If you're not in a lift and your on a ladder or any height over 6 feet, you are required to be tied off. If you get caught without on at that height or greater, you will be thrown off the site.
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    cropduster82 wrote:

    In my situation, I was in a hydraulic lift with safety rails and according to OSHA regs, you don't need to have a harness due to the rails. I managed to lean against the rails and lose my balance and fell over. Personally, I will never get in one again without a harness. If you're not in a lift and your on a ladder or any height over 6 feet, you are required to be tied off. If you get caught without on at that height or greater, you will be thrown off the site.
    ah ok, well I'm glad you and the op's bf are ok (or will be)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • A satellite forever orbitingA satellite forever orbiting Posts: 1,888
    purple_chick79 wrote:
    Financially, well, I have to do the best I can. He is self employed, so no disability or anything. No income from him at all. I know we could get help from the state, but that is such a pain in the ass, I'd rather not bother.

    wow...that sucks! i've was injured once for a long period of time and it was a nightmare. just try to be patient with each other...you're going to want to strangle each other at times...trust me.

    but in terms state assistance, if he's entitled, then he should look into it online since he'll have so much time on his hands anyway. every little bit counts and you never know what the next day will bring, so if you get the ball rolling, you'll know whether or not you can get a little help. plus, it's good to keep your mind as active as possible when you can't use your body as much you'd like. little projects will make him feel like he has a purpose. i know it sounds silly, but it helps during times like that.
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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    cropduster82 wrote:

    In my situation, I was in a hydraulic lift with safety rails and according to OSHA regs, you don't need to have a harness due to the rails. I managed to lean against the rails and lose my balance and fell over. Personally, I will never get in one again without a harness. If you're not in a lift and your on a ladder or any height over 6 feet, you are required to be tied off. If you get caught without on at that height or greater, you will be thrown off the site.

    most people that I've worked with do not even remotely follow OSHA regs. in Vegas, OSHA would show up, tear down the hand made ladders, and as the inspectors were driving away new ladders were being built. here in Idaho we've done a a few skylights and roofs and we never use harnesses.
  • kevinbeetlekevinbeetle Posts: 361
    the red sox suck
  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    kevinbeetle wrote:
    the red sox suck


    Way to not contribute in any meaningful way. Like me! With quoting you! :mrgreen:
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    owww! :shock: i'm so sorry about your boyfriend, i hope he'll mend up quick. good luck to the both of you!
  • purple_chick79purple_chick79 Posts: 570
    I didn't read all the posts because I'm at work now and my time is limited as it is. Thanks to all who posted. He is not a roofer by trade, he is a carpenter,but was finishing up a roof of a porch he had built. He should have had the scaffolding or whatever you call it, and his partner tells him this all the time. He just slipped on a patch of ice. Some shit luck. Trying to get anything from the state of MA is a pain in the ass, but we will try. He already has state insurance, since it's required by law to have health insurance and he has a kid, thank god because we couldn't affored the medical bills!

    Surgery on the right foot is next Tuesday morning. Not sure when the left foot is being done.

    More later, I have to go and punch in now!
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  • purple_chick79purple_chick79 Posts: 570
    This shit is not easy at all. That's all I have to say for now.
    Opinions are like assholes, everyones got one.

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  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,984
    purple_chick79 wrote:
    This shit is not easy at all. That's all I have to say for now.




    Sending good vibes your way, and a speedy recovery for your husband, dont be afraid to ask for help with people in your life, and maybe some of us here can help out in some fashion.......I hope it all works out, and the 2 of u can make a trip to Fenway this year, I'll come up from NY with my pinstripes and...... :mrgreen:


    Seriously Take Care, both of u
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