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FATAL FALL Albania roof collapse, two workers killed the roof of a building under construction collapsed, killing two workers and injuring seven others- the building was undergoing renovation when the accident occurred. FATAL FALL Construction Worker Fell 8 Stories To His Death for the second time in less than a month, there's been an accident involving an elevator shaft on a building under construction - a year old worker painting on the eighth floor of the Residence and Hotel was killed when he accidentally fell down the open shaft - a safety officer who conducted CPR on the worker after the accident was rushed to the hospital after he suffered some sort of medical problem - last month, a construction worker was seriously injured when he was hit by a cinder block that had fallen down the same elevator shaft.

Co-workers rescue man who fell in trench in Temecula a Water District employee was hospitalized after falling between a dirt wall and a 1,pound concrete block before co-workers rescued him - the year-old man, who was not identified, suffered moderate injuries - the man was repairing a water pipe. Gautrain worker falls six metres a construction worker was in a serious but stable condition after falling six metres to the ground -it appeared the man fell from a six-metre height at one of the sites in the afternoon - no other details. Scaffolding collapse injures two painters , Two painters, who were not identified, were transported to area hospitals with "serious, but not life-threatening" injuries after their two-story wooden scaffolding collapsed outside a home at 75 Dana Street Construction worker dies after fall , A year-old worker died Tuesday, less than six hours after falling 20 feet from a scaffold in a house under construction in Scottsdale.

Minnesota man dies in work accident , An Ottertail, Minn. Worker injured at construction site firefighters had to haul a construction worker out of a foot hole when he was injured - the man fell about eight feet while working inside the hole, injuring himself - firefighters had to lower a stretcher into the hole and pull the worker out using a winch on an aerial ladder - his injuries were not considered life-threatening. Worker injured in UT stadium accident a man was recovering after a construction accident - the worker fell 10 to 15 feet into a hole at site of a large expansion project - no other details.

Indiana cell phone tower worker killed in foot fall a cell phone tower worker, 21, fell 75 feet to his death - he was on a cell phone tower and was holding onto a cable and a bracket when he fell onto the roof of a small building next to the tower - a coworkers told police he heard a click and then heard him yell as he fell from the tower. No one hurt at Wheaton Glass fire a fire that erupted as a result of an ember falling into a bin of steel beads at the Glass plant took almost four hours to contain - a fan was being installed in the roof of the glass plant when the ember fell in the maintenance area around 1: The man, an independent contractor from Indiana, was installing reinforcement beams on a tower behind the Food Lion off Old St.

Fall into cesspool kills lawnmower operator , A landscaper was killed Tuesday after apparently falling into a cesspool while cutting the back lawn of a suburban home, Suffolk County police said. Garbage Truck Worker Killed In Fall In Brooklyn it was a deadly night on the job for a garbage truck worker - the year-old worker was riding on the back of a private sanitation truck when he slipped - the worker suffered head injuries and died at the scene - investigators said it looks as if the fall was an accident, and no one has been arrested.

Crane collapse leaves worker in serious condition a crane collapsed on a building site left the driver seriously injured - the driver was reportedly trapped in his cab for seven hours after the crane collapsed - three other colleagues were trapped in the wreckage, but were not seriously injured - the crane was attempting to lift a large steel girder at the time of the accident - a section of the crane collapsed onto the roof of the neighbouring hotel, and guests were temporarily evacuated.

Man dies after ft plunge chimney plunge a steeplejack has died after falling almost feet from a chimney - he was dismantling scaffolding from a disused chimney when he fell from near the top of the ft structure - two of his horrified workmates witnessed the accident - "Safety equipment and harnesses were being used by the men and the investigation will focus on exactly how it was this man fell.

Cell tower fall kills Hoosier , A cell phone tower worker from Indiana fell 75 feet to his death Thursday, police said. The concrete worker was one of nine workers injured when freshly poured concrete at a Minnesota construction site abruptly collapsed, dumping Stanton and his workmates approximately 35 feet 12 meters. Stanton suffered broken ribs and a concussion in the collapse, prompting doctors to say they were astonished at his relatively light injuries.

Hickman died nearly a year ago when he fell into a pit at United Foundries and was burned by molten metal. Bridgeton man dies when he falls off roof , ' The father of two city police officers was killed Thursday afternoon when he accidentally fell about 40 feet from the roof of his workplace on Bank Street.

Coroner Names Man Who Fell Off Catwalk At Drywall Factory , A contract worker who fell 70 feet to his death while repairing a conveyor belt Tuesday at a drywall factory in Richmond has been identified as year-old Livermore resident Timothy Barney, according to the FATAL FALL from ladder Young worker in ladder fall horror a teenage workman fell 20 feet to his death from a ladder which a health and safety inspector described as the worst he had ever seen - he was working on the windows of a home when the accident happened - he fell head first on to a concrete patio - witness told the inquest how the worker was up the ladder and over-reaching sideways to try to knock in a nail when the ladder slipped and the teenager fell to the ground - he suffered several skull fractures and massive brain damage - health and safety inspector "The state of the ladders was key in the accident.

Jonesboro Man Dies in Industrial Accident a man is dead as the result of an industrial accident - year-old worker died after falling from a forklift while installing Internet cable on a warehouse - he was in a forklift basket when the weight in the basket shifted, causing him to fall approximately 8-and-a-half feet onto a concrete floor - the steel basket then fell on top of him, causing a traumatic head injury.

Garbage Worker Killed By Sanitation Truck in New Port Richey a garbage collector was killed by his garbage truck - reports say the driver of the truck didn't realize the victim was not on the back of the vehicle - the worker had fallen off and was run over by the truck. Painter injured in fall from bridge in Devon for the second time in six months, a worker at the bridge reconstruction fell in the inner workings of the bridge and had to be rescued by firefighters - a painter was touching up the underside of the machinery that raises and lowers the bridge when he fell about 4 feet from a ladder - company will investigate what caused the painter to fall.

Worker trapped after falling into pit firefighters were called out to help assist with an extrication of a construction worker who has fallen into a pit - no other details. Fall on bridge spurs fed safety probe , Federal safety officials have launched an investigation into a workplace accident at the Washington Bridge, where a painter was injured Wednesday after falling off a ladder. Worker injured in fall an employee is in serious condition after falling 21 feet while on the job - the year-old man was working alone on the outside wall of a building when the accident happened around 4: Firefighters rescue injured worker it took a tall ladder truck and more than a half-hour of work by firefighters to rescue an injured worker from a four-story cement-handling structure - the accident occurred about 1: The next thing William Huther knew, a 10,pound steel boom flattened the cab of his pickup.

Three injured in crane collapse in Ghusais at least three labourers were seriously injured when a crane collapsed at a construction site - the accident took place at around FALL FATALITY Worker killed while off-loading containers from a ship an accident at an industrial site in the Houston Ship Channel cost an employee, 28, his life - he was reportedly off-loading containers from a ship when he was knocked off his feet and fell into the water - he apparently hit his head on the way down and never came back up.

Worker in harness injured a construction worker suffered back injuries when his harness was struck by a piece of timber, causing him to dangle about three stories in the air - when his harness was struck, it caused him to fall back - firefighters used a crane to rescue him because he was elevated, but the injuries were not considered serious.

FALL FATALITY Sarasota roofer falls to his death a year-old roofer died when he fell about 40 feet off the roof of a three-story home he was refurbishing - another worker was painting on the third-floor porch when he heard him scream and watched him fall - emergency medical crews arrived at the scene and found the worker bleeding from his head - efforts to revive him were unsuccessful - details about what caused him to fall were unknown, but, authorities said, the death appears to be accidental.

Ephrata man, 18, injured in fall from scaffolding an year-old man — on just his third day at a new construction job suffered serious injuries after falling 37 feet from a scaffold plank - he suffered several injuries - his back bone splintered his spinal canal and he has multiple contusions of his lungs, two broken ribs and a split spleen - two full-time employees and he were waterproofing a gutter ledge - he walked across a plank on a scaffold when it failed - the plank was 2 inches by 12 inches and 7 feet long.

Teen Worker Killed in Fall, A teenager working on a California remodeling project died last week after falling about 15 feet from the roof of the building. Levy Manuel Rojas-Calderon died of head injuries received on impact; he was not wearing a hard hat. Rojas-Calderon had been doing framing work on an old dairy building when the accident happened. Frantic co-workers tried to save his life, but were unsuccessful. Read the story at the Gilroy Dispatch. Worker Injured At Downtown Construction Site , City of Las Vegas, A construction worker on the 23rd floor of a downtown high-rise construction site was injured when a gust of wind lifted a wood form and knocked the worker over Wednesday afternoon.

Authorities probe Howell man's fall from Target , Asbury Park Press, Authorities are probing the cause of an iron worker's foot fall from the Target building under construction on Route 23 on Sunday. Workers at BP Refinery Hospitalized about 90 contract workers at the refinery were sent to hospitals overnight for medical observation after reporting they were feeling ill - all the workers, whose complaints included eye irritation and nausea, had been released from local hospitals - the workers who fell ill were part of a group of about working on a crude distillation unit that's been shut down since Hurricane Rita hit the Gulf Coast in - he said monitoring personnel checked the air for sources that could have caused the workers to become sick and detected nothing - there was no evidence of a release or leak of any kind.

Bridge worker dies in fall as platform breaks away, tumbles 82 feet a carpenter, 36, died at the project when a work platform he occupied detached from the bridge and plunged 82 feet to the ground - he is the fifth worker to die at the I bridge construction site - authorities do not yet know what caused the platform to break away from the bridge. Filipino survives 5-story fall in Caribbean a year-old carpentry foreman miraculously survived after falling five stories down a laundry chute of a hotel construction site - fell from the 22nd to the 17th floor while working on the laundry chute - "Because he used all the safety gear his injuries were minor, as he only required several stitches.

He suffered lacerations to his face and leg,". Construction worker falls twenty feet from scaffolding the winds were responsible for a construction accident at a downtown high rise condo development - two construction workers were injured, one of them critically, while working on the roof - three workers were taking down scaffolding from the top floor when the winds knocked over the unit they were attached to. Female Construction Worker Critically Injured In Fall a construction site accident left a year-old woman in critical condition - the female victim apparently fell through an opening in a concrete floor on the 11th story of the building under construction - she fell 30 feet, landing on the 9th floor.

Crew erected safety fence minutes after fatal fall a construction crew was erecting a safety railing just after one of their co-workers plunged 30 feet and was being worked on by paramedics - the newspaper reports that a police officer said the workers ignored repeated orders from cops on the scene to stop nailing up a safety railing inside the downtown building where a worker died last week after falling from a second floor ledge - the officer -- who spoke to the newspaper on condition of anonymity -- says the work on the railing continued as paramedics tried to save the year-old construction worker - a police captain says several of his co-workers were questioned by police after the incident and denied any knowledge of the railing being installed after the accident - the captain says those workers will be interviewed again by investigators - OSHA is investigating the accident.

Alberni Worker Killed In Waterfront Accident an industrial accident involving a log barge and tug boat claimed the life of an unidentified worker - a worker had fallen from the front of the log barge onto the back deck of a tug boat that was positioned in front of the log barge. Fatal fall for Enemalta worker an employee, 59, lost his life in an accident while performing work on electricity cables - an investigation is underway to shed light on the accident, however it is believed the worker fell from the ladder while working on cables - upon falling, the worker hit his head on a nearby wall which resulted in serious injuries.

UPDATE Safety harness being checked when recycling worker died a harness that could have prevented the worker falling to his death in an industrial baler had been removed for a safety test - he died aged 33 at the Recycling Centre - he had been attempting to clear a blockage and had fallen into the machine at the site - the inquest heard how he had attempted to clear the blockage on his own, without anyone watching him - the conveyor belt had been shut off, but the baler had been left running - all the workers who gave evidence said they had taken the shortcut of not isolating the power to the baler completely before removing an obstruction.

Worker Falls, Prompts High-Angle Rescue a man fell and became stuck on a platform that was below ground level but above water at a construction site on a river bank prompting a high-angle rescue around 8: Man falls 15 feet into hole, saved by John Andrews, 48, fell from a ladder and struck his head while working on a fire alarm system. Read the article at the Tucson Citizen. Mechanic Killed In ELP Ramp Mishap a year-old contract mechanic was sucked into the right turbofan of a while he was checking for an oil leak on the engine - he was pulled into the engine when it spooled up, apparently as part of a maintenance check - a National Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman said that there had been an earlier problem with the engine he was working on so its cowling was removed at the time of the accident.

At least 3 workers die as scaffold collapses at least three workers died when the scaffold they were standing on to clean a chimney at a cement factory collapsed - it seriously injured 23 other workers on the large platform when it fell 30 metres - authorities were investigating the cause of the accident - the fire department speculated that the platform may have collapsed because it had exceed its weight limit.

AEP Accident Victim Not Required To Wear Harness company officials said a worker who suffered serious injuries when he fell was not required to wear a harness - the year-old man sustained broken bones when he fell about 15 feet - the man worked for a contracting company and was climbing a ladder to get onto a scaffold when he fell.

Worker Killed In Fall At Fort Worth Hospital investigators are trying to determine if a man's frantic effort to avoid lightning, during severe weather, may have led to his death - a masonry worker fell to his death - the order was given to come off the scaffolding - the accident happened as employees attempted to get out of the weather - he stumbled off the scaffold even with all the safety features in place - he tumbled from the 6th floor to the 3rd floor - a distance of about feet.

Worker Killed In Fall From High-Rise Project a construction worker died after he fell 46 floors at an apartment building project -an ironworker was caulking when he fell from the 46th floor - the man had finished taking a break with another worker when the went to separate areas - the man had two sons who worked at the same project. Construction accident kills worker minutes after climbing onto a roof to lay shingles, a worker, 28, plunged 30 feet from the roof bouncing off a foundation wall and into the open basement of the house under construction - he landed on his back - he was bleeding from his ears and was unconscious and was struggling to breathe when police arrived around Three workers injured in scaffolding accident three workers were injured after the scaffolding they were working on gave way - the incident occurred around 11 a.

Worker, 18, killed in construction accident an year-old man was killed in a construction accident after he fell into a hole in which a large drill was operating - the drill was mounted on the back of a truck when the driver noted the power "take off" and saw the drill drop down - he yelled to the worker, but no one answered - when he walked to the back of the truck he saw the worker in the hole. Construction worker seriously injured at Ave Maria a construction worker was air lifted the hospital after falling from a ladder - he was working on one of the buildings when something happened and he fell about 10 feet - he suffered a cut to the head and several other "bumps and bruises".

Construction Worker Falls 35 Feet a construction worker fell about 35 feet - officials say the man was wearing a harness, but it didn't catch - the worker landed in a bush - he has injuries to his back. Construction worker hurt in New Milford fall a year-old construction worker suffered head and neck injuries when he fell about 20 feet off a ladder while he was working on the roof for a new townhouse - he was a member of a crew working on the peak of a second-story unit - he apparently lost his footing on the ladder.

Construction worker injured after fall at Marsha Sharp site a construction worker suffered a broken arm and possible other serious injuries after falling 28 feet in the construction site - the victim fell into a hole that is 28 feet deep and 4. Worker ko'd as scaffold tower is blown over a worker was knocked unconscious when he was hit on the head by falling scaffolding - the man, in his 20s, was rushed to the hospital with concussion after being struck by the kg aluminium tower - the accident was caused by a "freak gust of wind" at the building site now there even calling a gust of wind "Freak" - rescue teams launched an intricate attempt to lower the man to safety, amid initial fears he had suffered spinal injuries - amazingly the man suffered no serious injuries and is recovering after being discharged from hospital.

Man rescued from sewer after fall a year-old male construction worker fell about 25 feet underground at the intersection - he had stepped into an open manhole and fell down into a sewer that had work being done to it - he was injured in the fall and trapped underground - YFD personnel found the victim conscious and able to communicate with rescuers. Construction worker injured at hospital garage a construction worker sustained non life-threatening injuries yesterday, after a beam struck him while he was working on the parking garage - worker was in a bucket lift when the beam fell - it struck him in the bucket.

Construction worker dies at Jardine one construction worker died and another was injured following an accident - worker died after falling from a forklift box - the box fell on top of him after he fell out - the other man in the box was injured. Worker falls through roof at Avalon a worker reportedly fell through a hole in a roof and was very seriously injured - the victim had fallen through a hole in the roof, apparently designed for some duct work or cables, and was not immediately noticed missing by employees who later went into the building and found the man on the ground.

Superintendent Dies in Fall, The superintendent is supposed to set and enforce limits on people at the jobsite. This one may have done that job just fine, but he forgot that a safety leader needs to show the way. Read the full story at SafetySmart. Beaumont rice-mill worker falls to his death a rice mill worker fell about 23 feet to his death, apparently from an overhead catwalk - co-workers looking for him at end of their shift at 3 a. Worker Falls, Breaks Ribs in Buckley Hall a worker working in the building fell from a ladder - he was repositioning some lights - the injured man was able to get up and he walked to solicit help from other people in the building.

Fall Accidents (includes Slips & Trips) - SAFTENG

Build site accident injures worker an accident at the construction site left one worker in the hospital - the construction worker, 28, was welding an angle on the roof of the structure from a platform lift - rain from the previous night had filled up some holes on the concrete surface below where he was working, making it hard for him to see them - the wheel of his lift fell into one hole sending the equipment onto its side - it was about 50 feet up - the fall broke his right arm in multiple places, dislocated his elbow and left him with scrapes and bruises from head to toe - he underwent a two-and-a-half-hour surgery to reconstruct his broken arm -the platform lifter was damaged during the fall and it had been determined a total loss.

Construction Worker Hurt In Highrise Fire a construction worker was hurt after trying to put out a fire on the 10th floor of a building - the worker was welding on the 12th floor of a high-rise when part of the material he was working with fell two stories below - the super-heated metal ignited the plywood it landed on - the worker ran down, and burned both of his forearms trying to put out the flames.

Construction worker dies in foot fall a construction worker, 43, died after he fell 30 feet from the roof of a two-story building - he was walking backward while rolling out tar paper when he fell off the roof under construction - he died of trauma to his head and chest and internal injuries after falling face down in a mound of clay. Construction worker falls 30 feet at The Avenues a construction worker fell approximately 30 feet while at work on a site - no details.

Construction Worker Falls Far Without Safety Gear the 32 year old man was apparently walking along the top of the tank when he lost his footing and fell in - the man apparently fell into the tank and coworkers immediately called EMS - when paramedics arrived on the scene, they noticed he was more nearly 20 feet down and called fire crews to pull him out - FF who was part of the rescue team says the accident could have been prevented if the man had been wearing his safety gear - the other workers on the scene were not wearing their safety gear either.

Town suffers loss man, 56, died after falling - he fell 30 feet from the roof of the building - he was renovating the building for use as a shop and storage barn for his custom harvesting business. Worker dies in seven-story fall down elevator at Lauderdale condo a worker died after falling seven stories down an elevator shaft - the man was working on the elevator and opened its door when he fell. Worker, 59, dies after ladder fall a man, 59, died in hospital after falling 15ft while carrying out work on an empty building - he suffered severe head injuries and was unconscious when he was found at the scene of the accident - one theory is that he had balanced a ladder on top of scaffolding - he then slipped, knocking the scaffolding over and sending him plunging to the ground - he would have been working about 15ft above the ground.

Workers Survive Scaffolding Collapse two construction workers are recovering after surviving a scary scaffolding collapse - the men were working on an eight story building when a cable malfunctioned, dumping the men from the platform - safety harnesses kept them from falling all the way to the ground - luckily, some firefighters were nearby and were able to make a quick rescue - one of the men suffered a broken leg - the other worker had cuts on his head. Worker falls from rooftop the construction worker lost his balance and fell, feet-first, 60 feet onto the wooden roof of the neighboring building - no other details.

Builder breaks leg after falling off scaffolding a man had to be airlifted to hospital with a fractured leg after falling off some scaffolding - the man, who was carrying some breeze blocks at the time, stepped off some low scaffolding and fell, around a metre, onto some pallets which broke as he landed on them.

A worker lost his balance and fell more than 30 feet to a concrete floor. Shipman was cited for two alleged repeat violations of safety and health standards. The company was cited for similar violations in October These citations included lack of adequate protection from falls; use of improper anchor points; failing to train employees in proper safety procedures; and exposing workers to other hazards. Serious citations are issued when there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from hazards about which the employer knew or should have known.

Sanitation worker critical after falling off of vehicle a garbage company employee was injured when he was thrown from the back of his truck - was taken to Regional Trauma Center with head, chest and ankle injuries - was listed in critical condition - the accident occurred about 9: Death of construction worker investigated authorities are investigating to determine the circumstances that led to a construction worker falling to his death from a rooftop - worker, 31, landed on his back and died from the fall - the County Medical Examiner's office reported that he died from internal injuries with bleeding - none of the other workers witnessed the fall - the crew had finished the roofing work a day before he fell, and no one knows why he went back up on the roof.

Seven Construction Workers Injured After Scaffolding Collapses seven workers were injured after scaffolding collapsed at a construction site - three workers were seriously injured and several others had broken bones - workers were laying bricks for a new shopping center when the foot-high scaffolding gave way - one worker was on the scaffolding loading bricks and authorities believe the weight of the bricks may have caused the structure to collapse on top of the six others on the ground who were injured - other workers on scene acted quickly to free the victims from the structure - officials said their attempts to help could have caused more injuries - the two victims most seriously injured were underneath the scaffolding when it fell - photos link.

Man killed in roofing accident in Thompson a construction worker was killed on the job after falling 17 feet off scaffolding that was mounted against a house - worker, 47, was part of a roofing company crew installing a new roof on a two-story home when he fell off aluminum scaffolding around 11 a. Andover carpenter suffers head injury in foot fall a year-old man was listed in stable condition after he fell on his head from second-floor staging into the cellar of a home under construction - he was working with a framing crew when he slipped off staging - according to site workers, their crew member fell 24 feet through a stairwell, struck a staircase on the way down, and was seen hitting head first.

Construction worker OK after fall from ladder a construction worker survived a foot fall from a ladder - he was working with a construction company on a private house when he fell around 3: Contract Worker Hurt at UTC the worker fell off some indoor scaffolding and tumbled down about six feet - no other details. Man hurt in city crane accident the man suffered neck and back injuries in the incident - fire crews freed him after he was trapped when a crane fell on scaffolding - no further details at the moment. Worker falls to death in skyscraper blaze a man fell to his death and dozens of others were trapped above the blaze after a fire broke out at a storey skyscraper under construction - another labourer also died and 57 people were injured - some of the workers were trying to climb down on cables - one guy in red was trying to climb down and then he just fell - police confirmed that one worker died in a fall - another was died in the building after suffering a severe head injury while fleeing the smoke - three of the injured were in a serious condition - as hundreds of onlookers watched stunned, firefighters smashed windows to reach a man perched for more than an hour on a 13th-floor ledge - it was not immediately clear why those trapped near the roof were unable to make their way to lower floors.

Worker Dies After Falling from Roof a construction worker, 26, fell to his death while finishing up a roofing project - just before 9: Worker killed in UPEI accident identified worker, 53, died shortly after a fall from a construction site - he fell and he was elevated at the time, but we can't get into specifics as to where he was and what he was doing at the time of his fall.

EMS called to scene of construction accident a construction worker was operating a Bobcat vehicle when he fell off of a retaining wall - the vehicle landed upside down on its roof pinning the worker inside - took EMS workers at least 30 minutes to extract him from the vehicle.

Worker falls to death from seventh floor worker, 25, was killed when he fell from the seventh floor of a storey residential building under construction - accident reportedly occurred when the worker was stacking concrete blocks on the seventh floor for a side wall - he fell through a gap that was left unfilled to lift the blocks from the ground floor.

Worker dies after fall from roof a construction worker, 24, died after he fell from the roof of a three-story home under construction - he landed headfirst onto the frozen ground about 9: Man survives tumble in crane a man, 53, survived a foot fall when the crane he was operating tumbled from an overpass at a highway construction project - he was in one of two cranes hoisting a large I-beam that spanned the overpass where it crosses the railroad tracks north of Interstate 90 when the crane fell from the eastbound lanes of the overpass - it looked like a crane at the south side of the overpass hoisted its boom too high, pulling the concrete I-beam away from the second crane, causing it to fall - the boom separated from the crane and lay mangled along a portion of the overpass - the I-beam fell onto the railroad tracks.

Tree cutter seriously injured after fall in Chestnut Ridge a year-old tree cutter suffered severe head, neck and facial injuries when part of the tree he was working on collapsed and he fell about 30 feet - he and another man were cutting down a tree when the accident happened - he was standing on a section of tree that collapsed - at the same time, the other worker was lowering a cut-off portion of the tree - what happened next is still being investigated - he could have been hit by the tree section, or when he landed or some combination of both.

Worker hurt in fall from roof a construction worker at the plant fell more than a dozen feet while welding beams - the worker fell while "erecting steel" - fell off the roof and landed on his head - the worker had head trauma and was still unconscious when he was taken from the plant. UPDATE Ford Factory Worker Dies in Freak Accident a man who had worked for the company for several years fell into one of the stamping machines - there are many precautions taken on a daily basis to prevent injuries from happening at the company's engine stamping plant - what happened earlier today is believed to be one in a million - the individual who died was a 59 year-old man - he was working on an upper level and happened to fall into one of the engine stamping machines - the county coroner pronounced him dead from injuries to his chest, abdomen and pelvis.

Construction worker falls, dies a construction worker died after the machinery he was operating fell several stories to the ground - investigation is ongoing. McDonald's worker's skylight plunge he had been inspecting the restaurant's leaky roof - the man had gone to see where the leak was coming from and slipped and fell through the skylight on to the restaurant's first floor. Worker killed in fall at REP a year-old father of twin girls fell feet to his death in an industrial accident at a steel mill - he was working as a contract cleaner when he slipped off a narrow ledge and fell - he was an employee hired to provide cleaning services throughout the massive complex - he had climbed a ladder to clean an area near a crane - when he reached the third and final step of the ladder, he went to step down onto a small ledge and either slipped or tripped on a steel rail, losing his balance - another employee saw him fall and that he tried to grab a rope hanging near the ladder, but it was out of his reach - he died instantly from head and neck injuries - he also had several broken bones, including a fractured pelvis.

Worker injured after foot fall a construction worker was hospitalized after he and a co-worker fell 30 feet after their scaffolding collapsed - the men were pouring concrete for a support tower in a new water tank when the scaffolding gave away dropping the men to the ground. Safety harness put on after worker fell 3 stories a supervisor who strapped a safety harness onto a worker after he fell three storeys from a roof has been sent to jail for 30 days - it was the employee's first day on the job and he was told to remove shingles from a roof - ten minutes later, the worker fell three storeys into a dumpster and bruised his shin - a Ministry of Labour investigation the same day found the employee wasn't wearing a safety harness when he climbed onto the roof - but the ministry said that as the worker lay injured, the supervisor put a harness on him and told him to say he had been wearing it the whole time.

Worker killed in Bahrain collapse a man was killed and another critically injured when they fell six floors after a scaffold collapsed on a construction site - the two men were applying finishing touches to grill work - initially doctors believed he had suffered a dislocated shoulder but he died from massive internal injuries. Man falls from barn, dies a year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene following a fall of about 16 feet from a barn - the man and several other workers were working in a tobacco barn - at about 2 p.

Cement plant worker hospitalized after fall a worker at the cement plant was taken to the hospital after falling on the job - the worker fell about 15 feet, suffering a laceration to the ear and possibly a broken hand. Worker dies year after fall at Dow a worker who suffered a head injury Dec. Sealift worker's death under investigation a year-old sealift operator died during a routine boat loading - worker died after the front-end loader he was driving fell off from a barge.

Construction Accident Sends Woman to Hospital the woman fell off of some scaffolding while working on drywall at the new site - rescue workers say she hurt her back and shoulder. Worker seriously injured in 3-story fall from condo a construction worker was flown to a Medical Center after falling three stories - the year-old man was on a scaffold doing soffit work when he fell off the roof of the condo - the man hit a banister on the way down and received chest injuries.

Construction worker hurt in balcony fall a construction worker was injured after falling from a first-floor balcony - fell approximately 12 to 15 feet. Two Hospitalized After Equipment Falls three workers were hurt after a piece of equipment toppled over at a construction site - the men were on top of a piece of equipment similar to a forklift when shifting weight caused the machine to topple - the crew was working on an incline, which could have contributed to the accident.

Man dies in mining accident the year-old worker was believed to have been carrying out electrical work when a cage fell to the ground. Mine roof fall kills worker a man has been killed in a roof fall at a coal mine - three workers were riding a rubber-tired mantrip into the underground mine when a roof fall occurred at an intersection - two of the men were able to jump or bail out, and tragically, the victim was not.

Worker dies from construction site fall worker, 21, sustained serious head injuries when he fell from the top storey of a duplex - fell more than five metres - no fall protection in use. Man Dies After Falling Four Floors At Downtown Building man, 49, died after falling four floors at a downtown building under redevelopment - fell from the sixth floor to the second floor - he was cutting a beam near an elevator shaft when he fell through an opening in the floor - he was not wearing a safety harness.

Man dies in workplace accident , The man was working at the medical waste disposal facility when he apparently slipped and fell, grabbing a heavy object on the way down, the object fell on him, and he suffered internal injuries. Crane plunge worker killed by double-decker bus, A worker died after falling from a crane into the path of a double-decker bus, it is believed the bus hit the crane, which was at the side of a road, collision caused the man to lose his balance and he became trapped under the bus. OSHA probe of fatal accident continues , Worker, 46, died as a result of severe head injuries he suffered after falling through a hole on the third floor of an addition to the papers plant that is under construction, landed on concrete at the ground level and later died at the scene after EMTs and officers administered first aid.

Worker killed in fall , A construction worker, 53, fell to his death Wednesday while cutting steel beams on a job, he was working on a demolition site, he was in a construction cage hoisted about 35 feet up as he worked to cut the steel beams, a cut beam gave way and struck the cage, knocking him out of it and to the ground. Bridge worker injured in fall , A worker fell 70 feet to feet onto dry land at around 8: Construction workers hurt when scaffolding collapses , Two construction workers were seriously injured when 40 feet of scaffolding they were dismantling collapsed, a third escaped injury, a construction crew had been dismantling the home to make way for an indoor swimming pool, when the accident occurred, as a hydraulic boom the workers were using to dismantle the scaffolding crossed atop wood placed over a ditch, the wood broke, causing the boom to swing around and knock down the scaffolding.

Worker seriously injured in foot fall from Dania roof a worker was seriously injured after he fell 15 feet to the ground while repairing a roof - part of the roof decking gave way underneath the worker, sending him on a foot fall to the ground. Construction worker who died in fall is identified Authorities have identified the construction worker, 45, who died after falling 35 stories while dismantling a crane at a downtown condominium complex - he died of blunt force injuries - his year-old son, an ironworker who was also at the site, witnessed the fall - he apparently lost his balance on a platform between the tower and the crane, but it wasn't clear whether there was an equipment malfunction - it was the second time a worker has fallen to his death while working on the project - a year-old man died after falling at least four floors at the site in September Two Hurt In Mocksville Construction Mishap a ,square-foot building was under construction when metal rails gave way - two injured people fell about 30 feet - 28 workers were inside the building at the time of the collapse.

Worker falls from scaffold to his death in Queens a worker fell to his death from a scaffold at the bridge - three workers were manually lowering themselves from the scaffold when the platform tipped to one side - the year-old man who fell was not wearing a safety harness - the other two workers were wearing harnesses and were not injured.

A construction laborer working on the third level slipped and fell headfirst to his death on the pavement about 20 feet 6. Find out what else contributed to this fatality. Worker dies after fall into Lock 9 a longtime state canal worker, 45, drowned after he fell into the river while helping co-workers prepare an Erie Canal dam for winter - he was clearing debris from a dam gate at Lock 9 when he apparently lost his footing and fell into the roiling waters on the east side of the dam at about 9: Construction worker falls to death at Tequesta condo a local construction worker, 41, was pronounced dead after he fell from the 10th story of a condominium - had been working on the reconstruction of the outer balcony area when he fell - he was wearing a harness, but he hadn't attached it to the safety cable.

Worker killed in construction accident a worker fell 40 feet to his death while setting up a circus tent for a Christmas party - the year-old man was at the top of the circus tent when he slipped through an opening around 2 p. Worker killed by fallen forklift a construction worker has died in hospital after a forklift fell on him - the year-old man was unloading the forklift when the accident occurred. Worker at middle school injured in fall from ladder a construction worker fell off a ladder sending him to a local hospital for treatment - a hydraulic lift pushed the ladder, causing the man to fall around 7 a.

Two Men Critically Injured in Construction Accident two male workers were constructing a building when they both fell from a high-reach hitting the concrete slab platform below - the platform was elevated 20 feet from off the ground - one worker broke his leg. Worker dies in fall at Penn Hills demolition site a worker,64, died after falling 40 feet from a building he was helping demolish - no other details. Ironworker killed by falling metal plate aman working as a dry dock ironworker was struck and killed by a 6,pound metal plate that fell from a crane at a shipyard - the foot-byfoot plate somehow came loose from a crane on a fuel barge and landed on the ironworker.

Worker tumbles off church roof while repairing the roof of the Church, a year-old worker slid down the shingles and landed in bushes, fracturing his right leg and right wrist - according to police reports, the accident happened at 1: Worker dies after fall at Wyo mine accident is under investigation by MSHA officials - the victim was employed by a construction contracting company - died on Dec. Worker falls into sewerage tank two employees were working at the tank just after 11 a. Man found dead in Fond du Lac industrial plant a year-old man found dead in an industrial plant apparently fell from a crane - Investigators aren't sure how they got in, since the plant was closed and only security guards were supposed to be there - neither man worked at the plant.

Injured worker wasn't wearing harness a steel worker injured at the construction site apparently was not wearing a safety harness when he fell about 30 feet from the lower section of the casino roof. Jefferson Officer Risks Life to Help Trapped Worker a painter remains hospitalized after he fell 30 feet to the bottom of a water tank - worker, 37, was painting the tank when he slipped and fell inside.

Work halts as worker's death investigated work has stopped on a construction site for a new substation after a worker fell to his death - no other details. Construction worker in Forked River injured after fall a construction worker was hospitalized after falling roughly 20 feet from a ladder today at a home - was climbing a ladder at a residence in an attempt to reach a third floor deck - as he reached the top, the ladder slid sideways and he plunged to the ground, landing face first onto lumber.

Cobo Worker Injured on Job a contract worker fell more than 20 feet while working for the upcoming Detroit Auto Show - all construction came to stop when a contract worker on a lift at least 20 feet high fell to the floor, hitting his head. UPDATE Worker's fall at store prompts OSHA probe California Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an accident at a Furniture warehouse that left a year-old employee brain dead - fell about 32 feet from a piece of equipment called a "picker," described as a forklift with a platform, which allows employees to stock and retrieve items.

Construction Worker Falls More Than 20 Feet a construction worker was hurt after he fell more than 20 feet - an attorney representing the contractor at the sight said the worker went into an off-limits area that was barricaded. Worker injured in fall at Las Vegas condo construction site a construction worker was injured after he fell about 30 feet down an embankment at a construction site - worker is being treated for chest and leg injuries. Ice Contributed to Construction Accident icy conditions contribute to a fall at a construction site - crews were working on a concrete trench that is part of a major expansion - a year old construction worker was going down into the trench on a scissor-lift.

He slipped on a piece of ice and fell into a concrete channel. Workers from Boone business hurt in construction site accident three workers from the construction business were injured when a wall and scaffolding collapsed - at about 8: Restaurant roof collapse kills construction worker a year-old construction worker was killed and three others were injured when the roof collapsed on the addition they were building.

Laborer falls to his death at Chicago State University a construction worker fell to his death while working on a project - no other details. Construction Worker Injured In Fall Onto Queensboro Bridge a construction worker was seriously injured after falling from scaffolding - the construction worker was injured just after 10 a. Oil worker in fatal fall oil worker,51, died after plummeting feet off a petroleum exploration rig - was a derrickman on a rig - fell while climbing down from the rig - it is unclear whether he was using his safety harness.

Worker killed when radio tower falls a year-old man working on a state transportation department radio tower is dead after the tower fell on him - investigators still haven't determined what caused the accident - the National Weather Service reported sustained winds of 25 to 30 miles per hour with gusts of 40 to 45 miles per hour in the area. Worker killed when high winds downed his scaffolding two contract workers were inside a storage tank when part of the tanker wall collapsed - one worker was killed and another injured when high winds caused their scaffolding to collapse.

Worker dies in Avondale accident a shipfitter died at the facility when he fell into a tank filled with water - the year-old worker was working on the dry dock when he fell. The labourer had been walking backwards towards the edge of the building when the fall occurred through a 0. The labourer died as a result of injuries.

The rebar penetrated the worker's abdomen causing serious injuries. At the time of theincident the ladder was set up on a level section of dirt and was leaningagainst a vertical section of formwork - investigation found the rebar was not protected in a manner that ensured worker safety. This was one of the factors that contributed to the incident. The ladder was also not secured to anything. Roofer Dies After Falling 7 Stories Onto Metal Fence a worker repairing the roof of a condominium died after falling seven stories, landing on a metal fence - t he year-old worker was operating a trolley hoist, lifting roofing supplies, when he and the machine came crashing down.

Man Injured In Fall At BWI Dies was one of two workers who fell into a hole about 25 feet deep while installing a fueling system at the airport's north cargo complex. Construction Worker Injured On 44th Floor Of High-Rise a construction worker is recovering after he took a foot fall from a high-rise under construction. Labourer dies in site collapse a labourer was crushed to death and another seriously injured after scaffolding collapsed - men were among four labourers trying to dismantle the temporary scaffolding — which had been put up to move medical equipment.

Worker falls into ship's cargo hull a worker was injured after falling into the cargo hull of a ship. Bluffs worker falls off roof man was seriously injured when he fell from a roof while working on a building project - fell through a hole in the roof - suffered a fracture in the ball of his hip joint, two cracked ribs, a bruised lung, a compound fracture in his arm, internal bleeding and a cut on his chin. Construction worker falls to death Plummets 15 feet while working Man dies in elevator shaft fall an elevator maintenance worker fell 10 floors to his death while doing an inspection in a high-rise office building - the man was inspecting an elevator about Man critical after fall at Haverstraw work site a construction worker was in critical condition yesterday after falling four stories when the scaffolding he was standing on gave way - worker, 29, was standing on a 2-by-6 plank and installing a wall shortly before 11 a.

Worker killed at Fort Myers power plant two men were inspecting the cooling towers when an external staircase collapsed - men fell four stories to the ground - plants across the state are closing all external staircases until they can be inspected. Mittal worker injured in fall a week after IOSHA fined the company for violations it found in an accident that caused the death of a steelworker, another worker was critically injured at another company facility - the accident occurred in the steel producing area when the maintenance technician fell more than 15 feet into the hot metal hole of the No.

One worker killed in accident at Keppel Shipyard one worker was killed while another was injured after both men fell into the sea while working - the incident is currently under investigation by the authorities and the shipyard. Man dies in construction accident two subjects had fallen from the roof and one was in critical condition - they were putting the trusses on the roof - the accident occurred when a truss he was standing on broke the two men fell approximately 14 feet. Worker Dies After Injury At Arena a worker, 65, at the Arena died from injuries he suffered in an accident while moving bleachers - fell 8 feet - no other details.

Man Dies Under Six Flags Coaster a painter, doing maintenance work fell into a frigid pond - a year-old contract worker was using a pontoon boat on a shallow pond to paint the lower portion of the Ninja roller coaster - a railing on the boat gave way, and the worker fell in. Painter fell trying to aid others, witnesses say a temporary maintenance deck broke under the bridge - safety harnesses saved three of the workers, and live television showed them being pulled to safety after dangling below the bridge deck - he fell into the river in an attempt to help his dangling co-workers - GREAT Video of the suspended workers and rescue Worker Falls From JB Bridge; Rescuers Save 3 Others.

Worker breaks both legs in 2m fall a man broke both his legs in a two-metre fall from scaffolding at a building site - the man involved in the incident, who is believed to be aged about 50, fell from scaffolding on to a partially concreted surface while working on a new home. Worker falls off of Jupiter building and dies a man died after falling off the roof of a two-story home where he was doing construction work. Construction worker killed after fall an experienced construction worker has died after falling 16 feet from a roof - worker, 33, was working with four other men building a house when he fell - had worked for his company for 15 years and was experienced in his field - is survived by a wife and a 3-year-old son.

Construction worker hurt in fall this morning a year-old construction worker was injured when he fell 15 feet from the second story of a building to the concrete below. Worker hurt in fall from rooftop on Governors a man, 30, was seriously injured when he fell off the top of a building - was working on an air-conditioning unit on top of a building when he fell about 20 to 25 feet.

Peter's square, when they lost their balance and fell five meters. A year-old worker died while a year-old worker was rushed to the hospital and is in critical condition. The stage was being prepared for an upcoming ceremony to be held by the pope. Mezey and PennDOT project manager Jim Foringer said this was the first major work-related accident on the decade-long project to rehabilitate the bridge, tunnel and nearby roads. Marchand, 45, of 10 Mill St. The two-family home was reported to be undergoing a renovation involving the addition of third-floor living space, according to local officials.

Marchand suffered severe neck and back trauma in the fall and was initially assisted by local rescue personnel, according to Lemon. The owner of Cote Remodeling was at the scene at the time of the accident, as was the owner of the home, Lemon said. Family members were notified of the accident and responded to the emergency room, he said. The Police Department secured the job site and began an investigation. Lemon said he could not say if any charges would result and noted that OSHA was leading the investigation.

The federal agency could not be reached for comment Thursday night. It happened around 10 o'clock Thursday morning at Alliance Construction Materials northwest of Ocala. The man wasn't seriously hurt. The foot drop was steep and covered with cinderblocks. Charles McCrone was supposed to be dumping the blocks. Instead, he and his front-end loader went in. His boss says he never should have been using equipment this heavy. The drop didn't crush the passenger cabin. So, McCrone pried himself from the mangled mess and made it half way up the degree incline.

Then he ran out of gas. That's when the technical rescue team arrived. Three rescuers used an elaborate system of ropes to repel down to McCrone. They say he was happy to see them. He just wanted to get out of there, get out of that situation," says rescuer Scott Ramage. The rescuers used something called a Stokes basket. They strapped him in tightly so he couldn't move much, in case he broke his back or neck, while the firefighters gingerly moved McCrone into the basket on the steep cliff.

The cinder block footing couldn't have been less stationary. Rescuers say many of their steps sent the blocks tumbling to the bottom. Once McCrone was strapped in, it was up to another team on level ground. They were able to get McCrone safely to the top and on to a hospital. The Marion County firefighters involved go through hundreds of hours of training for rescues like these.

The specific charge and investigative report have not been released by OSHA because the agency has not received notification that Dixon has received it, Tracy said. Ken Benson, 51, of Hastings, Mich. We live in California, but are seriously considering making the trip for this center. How old are you? How much do you weigh? I know the hospital is very particular, making sure weight is good, etc. Another question — did your wife come visit you? I only saw mention of them calling.

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Were there other spouses visiting? Why were you given a rectal exam? When you say sponge bath, do you mean given by a nurse or done by yourself? Are you allowed to shower, as long as the wound is covered? I was 40 years old when I had my surgery double inguinal. I was about lbs, but very active overall. My wife did not come to visit as we live about an hour away, have a small family business and four kids. I was not given a rectal examination. The sponge bath was done by myself in a shower that is provided for patients there are no showers in the private bathrooms. They will give you precise details on how many days to wait before you can get the wound wet I believe it is at least one week.

I had my procedure done last year and it was great. Your perfectly fine if you have an athletic build. Their main concern is abdominal fat and groin area fat. If your lean in these areas you have nothing to worry about. I Live in California and was really worried about fitting into the chart they give out. The procedure is the best! Beware of laughing after the procedure its a killer! I was just there for bi-lateral a hernia repair 3.

But I looked and was thin and there were no issues from my Dr. You can definitely visit every day, pm, pm, many people do, though on surgery day depending on schedule might not be as feasible—I had 7am surgery and my wife visited at 2pm and 7pm on that day. No rectal exam, sponge bath is done by patient. I waited two weeks for full immersion bath, though started showers after week. My recovery has been better than I could hope, yes some pain first week, tylenol or advil controlled it fairly well, but by second week pain reduced substantially and would only take a tylenol at night, stopped everything after 10 days.

Still have a slight residual pain but back to almost every normal activity. To aid in my recovery I took lots of Vitamin C, which they recommend, and Bromelain, which they have no recommendation on either way. Thanks for the contribution to the information, brother! Glad to hear everything went well with your surgery and the trip back to NYC. I am going to Shouldice in March for an epigastric hernia repair, which is a hernia above the belly button.

I know Shouldice specializes in groin hernias so I was wondering if any former Shouldice patients have either had an umbilical or epigastric hernia fixed at Shouldice or perhaps met a patient who was there for that procedure. However, one of the doctors at the hospital will be able to answer you more appropriately. Definitely, you need to get that double inguinal taken care of pronto. For me, Shouldice was the best choice; not one regret. Yeah, some, but now they are barely noticeable. Plus your hair will grow back over them. The incisions are only about 3 to 4 inches long when they do them and scars heal very quickly.

They will accommodate your needs if you let them know, as there were vegetarians there during my stay. I used to get phantom-like symptoms, but not anymore. I train in Aikido twice a week, weightlift squats, deadlifts, etc. With a hernia sex can be uncomfortable for some. Honestly, buddy, I would recommend this type of surgery without hesitation. You are kept in the hospital long enough to see whether there are any complications.

I hope that answers your concerns. Great Blog and very helpful for me as I was a patient there the first of April, ; I would greatly recommend your blog and Shouldice. However, be glad you were not a Vegan during your stay. I am and wish I had been a Vegetarian instead because the food choices were much better and more substantial for Vegetarians. The staff did a great job in accommodating me within their budget, of course but unless I had taken a small supply of seeds and nuts I fear I would have been quite hungry. I did think ahead and tell them my Vegan needs but not sure it did any good.

I know someone who is vegan and was there last week. The hospital gave her second helpings upon asking for them and apparently the quality of food has improved. Quick reply to Keith…. Now back to skiing hard, carrying heavy firewood size logs before I split them using a wood maul, not a splitter , walking long distances—absolutely no issues.

I think you have to decide for yourself which is more important, the highest quality repair or the least noticeable. Plenty of people get laparoscopic and are happy with it, but I chose Shouldice for the quality of the repair and the fact that the complication rate is much lower at Shouldice than everywhere else. And if you end up going you are sure to meet people who are there because the surgeries they had done elsewhere failed, I met several during my 6 days there.

Complications with Shouldice surgery are extremely rare, practically non existent, especially when the hernias have never been operated on previously. Then with me it got to the point where I was beginning to have painful symptoms, started wearing a truss, and felt that my ability to function normally in athletics and everyday life was really suffering, so elected to have the operation, and am totally glad I did…..

I have had my hernias for about 10 years and one has just started to get a little worse. Size of a quails egg. Great Blog and one I read before I had my Surgery. This is my experience and I hope you do not mind my adding to your well executed description. Hi folks, this is my attempt to give back to the many who shared their stories on the web that I ran across doing my research as to how to go about getting my Inguinal Hernia repaired and how that progressed.

I am male 52, 6 foot and lbs and in good health. Last time I was in the hospital I was 10 for an eye injury. My first indication of pain occurred about 10km into a 15km row on a Concept 2 Erg or rowing machine. I went about 2 months with massage and working at it before I self diagnosed it as a Hernia. By this time the burn had progressed to a pressure expandable and reducible golf ball. A quick trip to my family physician confirmed the situation.

A cough test did not bring mine out yet, but I could make it bulge by slow internalization of pressure bearing down. He said that;s where he would go. At this point I had done some reading on Hernias but had not yet formed an opinion as to procedure. My doctor setup an appointment for Shouldice examination about 3 weeks out that worked with my travel schedule.

I fairly quickly through my readings became convinced that mesh was a mess. Shrinkage, adhesion, pain, lawsuits all caused me concern. It appeared to me as a lay person that some situations may require mesh and a Shouldice Surgeon later confirmed this to me but that avoiding it if possible was desirable. I read about Open vs Laparoscopy repair and felt that he greater field of work for the surgeon was worth the incision. In fact I became focused on the surgeon and technique as the thing that I cared about the most. The fact is that these studies are hard to compare as subject populations vary, normalization is difficult and studies that attempt to ascertain causes of failure are seldom in agreement.

Being able to get a person in and out reducing procedure cost and making the procedure simpler for a provider without great amounts of experience perhaps was a sound intention but maybe not so well executed. They currently have approximately , procedures under their belt and are conducting as far as I can determine approximately 30 procedures 5 days a week days a year. They have a journeyman operate-under-supervision-model for more than procedures before being qualified to operate unassisted.

Moreover the whole hospital exists for these Surgeons. Now Shouldice is not perfect. Customer service in the intake area is a little chaotic. They have standards they expect patients to come to in BMI. This to me is not unrealistic that they expect patients to get to an optimal point of health before they operate.

They do not apparently take some high risk patients but then they are not a full care general hospital so they are not equipped to deal with cardiac issues on the table so you are better off somewhere else if your health profile is high risk. The records staff down in the labs area are down right rude to people in intake wandering around with papers sent downstairs with no signage and no direction.

However the hospital is for the surgeons and the procedure is the key and everything else is noise. My advice here is be patient. You are here because this place is the best. You will read about the inability to select a surgeon being scary, that many people would not ever let anyone they do not know cut them open.

I quickly self assessed that I and frankly with due respect think that MOST people save another Surgeon have no idea how to in 10 minutes determine if the guy standing front of me is qualified. The fact I like or dislike someone has no bearing on their professional acumen. This place provides the quality assurance and consistency through approach and removes the variability of surgeon selection in my opinion.

So it is all about technique and surgeon and this place has the best collection of surgeons performing uniform technique with procedures served and growing daily. So I went for my appointment. My initial reaction was the grounds were nice but dated. The process was like being treated like cattle. The examining physician at first could not find my hernia. I was accepted and scheduled. I went for my labs.

So as I said I began to understand that I had a role to play in my recovery here and that being prepared made sense. So to that end and since my regular exercise routines did not jive with my hernia I started a regime of pushups, pullups and presses. My theory here was simple, as long as I felt the risk was low and the potential existed for it to help I did it. Bromelain a Pineapple derivative that is supposed to reduce inflammation. I resist the urge to point out that there is no signage, no direction and no chairs and that they if they cared could use narrow field of view LCD and privacy screens.

They apparently have no idea that a ticket system like at meat counter could make everyone more comfortable now serving number… -After 90 minutes Labs staff confirms my name and address and that the material they already have from my lab is correct and in hand -Time to be weighed and blood pressure checked.. Not a lot of conversation. Not a lot of warmth.

I am here because I need him to do a great technical job. This is where the experience changes. You have just passed from front office to back office. You meet the nurses, see the floor you are going to be staying on. Meet your fellow travellers on this journey. The nurses are great. They know what they are doing. Respect them, listen to them and your life will be easier.

This is also where the process really works. There are patients that were operated on hours before, patients whose operation was the day before or the day before that. Everyone is doing great. Your anxiety level drops immediately. The ones who have had it tell you that you are in good hands. They fill in the gaps in memory as to what is going to happen and what it is like. You hear it from the clients. You see their progress. We are free to wander that night. Dinner and snacks will be announced. We can leave for dinner outside the hospital if we want.

No eating or fluids after We will be called to the nursing station at 8: Yes there is one shower and it is down the hall. Yes the shaving is quick and no nonsense. With respect to the first shower you cannot shower after surgery the wound needs to be kept dry and so this is not a big deal and as others on the web have said this is not a problem and is designed to stop people from screwing up a nice incision. With respect to the shaving, get over it.

The antiseptic spray is a little cold. This is about being technically ready for that surgeon. This is not fine dining but it is better than regular hospital food. Think healthy diner type fair. Lunch was roast beef and vegetables and soup. I am to be ready for 8AM so I showered the night before. This is just about using antibacterial soap and reducing the chance of infection. You are offered a mild sleeping pill and that is a good choice given semi private and potential snoring and some hall noises.

This ward has some 16 beds and I see a lot of folks sleeping. I am given 3 Ativan and an Oxy and life suddenly seems very good. Next thing I remember I am on the table and some freezing is going in. I am semi lucid and then they are done. Next memory is waking up in bed. Actually to be accurate the nurse wakes me up.

Different folks in the days following have different memories: Some less, some more. No one has any problems or complaints. I am still under the influence of the drugs though. We are told to drink lots of water to flush things out. I feel no nausea. I can sit up and do so for the mandatory 20 minutes. Next step getting out of bed. This is amazingly easy. Then we begin to explore, tentatively at first and with increasing confidence we wander down the floor, go to the lounge, get back in bed.

The last surgeries are still in bed, the first are most mobile. We ask each other how we are doing. We are now members of the club. The next day we go down for breakfast. That day I traverse the 3 stories of stairs ten times and walk the halls. We know that moving early reduces the chances of long term pain.

They offer milk of magnesia and that is probably a good idea for most. Day after the surgery they remove half the 15 odd staples, the following day the rest. My surgeon has flexistrips placed afterward. Not all do that. I was going to do it myself if he did not as I plan to travel in ten days to Europe and be on my feet 8 hours a day for a week. Better safe than sorry. I start taking whey protein supplements with vitamin C and the rest of the mix I described on the day after Surgery supplemented by Lysine to help collagen formation. I do not share that with the staff.

Its my body and its my best assessment that providing ample building block materials gives me the best chance for fact recovery. I continue the supplements. Magnesium keeps things moving easily. I drink LOTS of water. Bruising and swelling is down noticeably in 24 hours. It is now day three after surgery. I am mobile, able to move fairly freely. I have not taken any pain meds and that was Ibuprofen only since last night. The incision looks good and should heal to a thin line. The ridge that was prominent when stapled is pretty minor right now.

I am having a little bit of front Thigh pain that is in my opinion minor and I am working that with massage and I expect that to diminish as swelling goes away but all Hernia repairs run a risk of nerve related pain. I am confident that this is transitional in my case.

I continue to stretch and increase my activity. I am doing Taekwondo forms in slow motion today. I met a number of folks who had mesh done elsewhere who were at Shouldice to deal with new hernia needs. Shouldice does a couple of complex surgeries a day. They were all doing well when I left. They tell you to plan on 4 nights but unless there is a reason after the staples are removed day 3 your surgeon will release you.

I did have the massage the day after surgery. This is to support lymphatic drainage. Some people report that this is so light as to be a waste of money. What I noticed was this. My muscles in the area of surgery were hard and in spasm as you would expect from the trauma. Post massage the area was noticeably less hard.

That cannot be bad. The therapist shared that a clinical retroactive study suggests a real benefit and that she is going to be speaking on the subject at conferences and sharing results in the coming months. Did I learn something? Yes to distinguish between what is really important in customer service and what is not. No one remembers the small annoyances in intake.

They remember the care where it counts in the Surgery and on the Floor. To address specific things I have read that are sometimes represented as negative on the web not in this blog:. This is about trusting an institution that is all about consistency and results. That is different than the pick an all star approach to life.

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If you cannot get over that then this place is not for you. Maybe it is a Canadian thing but what can I say it works and the stories of clients are the main reason. Well from what I understand part of the Art of being a Shouldice trained surgeon is the minimization of that tension. The results seem to bear out that they do not have failure from tension, regardless of the theoretical risk. I am aware that the technique has been studied and copied and I cannot comment on the efficacy of those places, but this is the originator and the most experienced institution performing the technique.

I considered a US location that used laser scalpels and a synthetic vs stainless stitching but decided that they did not have the multi decade proof, though their arguments appeared rationale to me. Well they do have some standards. Frankly I do not fault them for asking patients to lose weight. I met quite a few from 30 to 65 years that did lose lbs to qualify and they are both proud and glad they did. They do not do high risk cases that should be in a general hospital with full care.

They do wade into complex third and fourth hernia situations where mesh has become a mess based on what I heard from other patients. Personally I was not there for the architecture or the interior decorating. It was comfortable, more than any place I have seen and the ability to walk the grounds with mature trees was nice on a sunny day in early April. What can I say? Last time I looked all hospital care and facility costs are higher than the local Marriott Courtyard, but these rooms are fine and the costs are not in my opinion obscene. SO take it with a grain of salt.

These are my opinions and my story. Do not take supplements without checking with your doctor. You I presume are on a journey to find what is right for you. Shouldice is, as I would tell my friends and sons and anyone I care about, certainly a place I would recommend. The staff was great, the doctor was awesome, the entire process was sooooo much better than we imagined! We stayed at a hotel in Vegas for 2 nights following the surgery. We kept frozen peas on the incision site, and made sure he had lots of fruits and vegetables.

His recovery has been fast and easy. His incision is about 4 inches long and is fading already. I definitely recommend Dr. Some people would not understand that. My local GP sent me to a local surgeon. The surgeon said all he does is mesh — and rattled off a long long list of possible complications. I thought oh yeah! A hospital that only does hernias — that sounded about right for me and all the people I met at Shouldice — mostly type A personalities that had done their research.

I have a friend that had mesh repair here in Vancouver some years ago — it has popped again. I have another friend had it done 20 years ago locally sewn up , marathons and ironmans later — all good. It was local anesthetic for him. Doctors office with wife waiting outside in car to take him home. I also have a friend with the right inguinal that had the best doctors in Singapore insurance job.

The recommendation to go to Shouldice came from my physiotherapist a cyclist I know well. My GP knew about Shouldice too. Everyone I met at Shouldice had done their research and were glad they were there. People were at varynig stages of their stay — from newbies just arrived to people leaving that day or next. All happy to share their experience. A day matters in the beginning because things get better fast. Had it for about 18mths before I got brave enough to have surgery on such a private area.

After all, they also cut the cremastic muscle that holds the testicles up somewhat. Last time I had surgery was over 40 years ago on a knee meniscus. About 30 people or so in my group — 4 of which were women with inguinal and belly button hernias. Like others — hoped it would go away but it got worse. I was constantly putting my hand down to my groin pushing it back in- looked a bit like a pervert I think. Wore a hernia belt if I had to do any lifting or anything arduous or long, such as a long walk.

I stopped jogging, although I could keep cycling without too much discomfort - km rides. Anyway, the Shouldice experience was very very good. Swelling, bruising a little and discomfort — normal. The worse for me is a hard ridge along the incision site that they say will take mths to go away. Prior to 2 weeks plan on taking it easy.

After 2 weeks will increase exercise, lifting and my activity level gradually. In the end, I think I over thought the whole thing. I expect a full recovery and expect all in my group to have the same — some were in really bad shape going in…. Probably take 6 weeks or more. Hope sharing my experience will help some of you…. Well done Ewen for putting this blog up on the internet.

I have an inguinal hernia and live in the USA. So, I will pay the cost myself. I do not know if this is Canadian or USA. My questions have mostly been answered by reading your reports, thanks. My one question that I need answered before I put my money down is the sedation before and during the surgery.

I want to be totally alert. I had prostrate surgery under a local and had no sedation. The surgeon here in the States was reluctant to the surgery that way, but it was best for all. The thought of not knowing what us going on is for me is not tolerable. Does one need to take the sedative pills before the surgery? My wife was a surgical nurse and has told me that pain medication such as OxyContin may help me get through the surgery but I say that the local should be enough to stop the pain, only the tugging and pulling should be left.

I hope someone can tell me I more detail about this. So I think your views are probably a bit to the side of a normal stat curve. As discussed in the blog elsewhere, in the waiting for surgery area, people were lying on the beds and most at some point fell asleep — I observed this. One guy there did not fall asleep as far as I know but most did. In surgery, I was wide awake, I could feel the tugging, going deeper and some sharp pin like pains and I was doing a running commentary for the surgeons.

At one point one of the nurses asked me to be please be quiet and let the surgeons do their job. After surgery I saw 2 doctors standing there at my side. I do remember afterwards seeing the guaze and tape on my right arm. My money, my show. Had my repair last month, no sedatives, I refused. I think that the person who talked too much, De Seta, may have been reacting to the sedatives adversely, consequently he ended up, according to his blog, with more sedation. Just ask for no sedation, if you want to be aware and awake, I did, and it was a much more enjoyable experience for everyone.

I just laid there and listened to my audio book. No pain during the surgery, the local takes care of that. To the point, extremely helpful! Wish I would have known about Shouldice specially being so close-living in Toronto earlier! And known about this blog! Thanks for the suggestions of Supplements! Hey, can you tell me how long did it take for you to sit on a chair for long hours?

I just got diagnosed and I am wondering how long I should be off work. Also how is the scar? Do you get any pain? So scared with the surgery stuff. Everyone in shouldice seem to serious.. You can sit up the next day, but there will be discomfort. Sitting for long hours might be something you consider at least a week after your surgery, although I recommend taking two weeks off of work. The scar takes a while to fade, but mine is barely noticeable now. The staff at Shouldice are kind of serious when you go for your initial examination but they are very professional, friendly and helpful when you stay for your procedure.

Thank you all for the great information. My doctor has recommended a mesh repair but I, like many on here, have read the failures associated with mesh. He said the shouldice repair was old and better options are available today. I have found very few poor reviews about a Shouldice repair. I am very seriously considering the trip to Shouldice from Texas.

I do have a vacation scheduled in early August and was wondering if 6 weeks post op is too short on time to be active during the vacation. Also Shouldice states in their web information that they work with American insurance companies. Does anyone know how that works? Again, thank you for your words of experience. A lot of doctors will recommend the mesh repair, even though it has the most complications. Also, they require you to spend time in the hospital for recovery after the procedure. From what I understand, you are out of hospital the same day with the mesh surgery.

Thinking of getting my surgery done at shouldice soon. I have really bad anxiety about surgery and what not do they offer more sedation? To help people in my situation? Different people respond differently to the sedation. I was out the the whole time but another person I know was semiconscious the whole time and singing during the surgery.

I would speak to the doctor upon your examination about your apprehensions. My surgery was totally successful, I drove most of the mile return trip home 4 days after my second surgery, went skiing 3 weeks after with minimal discomfort, so 6 weeks should be enough time barring any complications and of course YMMV Your Mileage May Vary. Now I feel totally restored, lift heavy objects, engage in various strenuous athletic and work activities without problems, though once in awhile I will feel a very slight feeling of strain, but that can happen to someone who has no history of hernias at all.

Another factor is that laparscopy is way more dangerous, even though still relatively safe, but there have been fatalities associated with it due to intestinal damage: A lot depends on your particular insurer, their coverage for international etc. And double check everything with Shouldice as they submit etc. Shouldice also provides the services of someone in America to help navigate through the insurance maze.

My husband and I flew out so he could have his hernia repaired. Each of the doctors was patient, and invited me to partake in the process and ask questions as well. They really were as funny and nice as everyone above has already mentioned, but I unfortunately I cannot say the same for some of the nurses.

My husband was given three different sets of instructions by three different nurses before the surgery, none of which was mentioned before we arrived. His roommate was even chuckling about how he was first told not to shower for a week, then the next nurse said days, then the doctor said once he got home day 3 , just be careful not to get it wet. The nurses will also give you a pamphlet with instructions and information on it, then chastise you when you do something — as instructed on the pamphlet. All of this would be fine and mildly amusing, but some not all of the nurses were blatantly rude and snippy about it.

Noting that I myself was not a patient and therefore the above might not bother actual patients , my main complaint is that I was treated incredibly poorly when I asked where I should sit to wait for my husband to come out of surgery. They did NOT tell us there were limited visiting hours before I booked a week off of work and flew across the country to support my husband.

I politely and quietly asked where I should situate myself during the hours of waiting post-surgery, and the response I got? She just winked and reiterated to me that visiting hours were and , but that nobody would notice if I was sitting quietly in a corner with the curtain drawn during the 4 hours that my husband was laying down post-surgery.

She also said we could meet in the common areas or on the grounds at any time, as long as he was in his room when needed to meet with the doctor, or to do that silly exercise class. It is a great clinic with fantastic doctors and I do recommend it, but beware the nurses. Wondering if you saw many women there getting a hernia repaired? Also, wondering if there was an option to have family stay with you?

The whole process seems so isolating and frightening. Was there regular visiting hours? You only mentioned a 2 hours span that your mother was there nearing the end of your stay…. I definitely saw many more men than women there, although there were some. Family cannot stay at the hospital, but there are hotels relatively close by.

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I found the staff and other patients there very friendly and engaging if I chose to be engaging myself. My first roommate, Dave, was a great guy and we still email each other sometimes to catch up. My second roommate, although polite, chose to mainly keep to himself. I looked at it as a forced vacation. Just as anything in life, it depends how you approach it. I would do it again in a second if my hernia reoccurred, but I highly doubt that will happen.

There were actually a fair number of women when I was there last December. Of course a lot of the conversation is about the procedures and how everyone feels but I found that comforting and in many ways fascinating to compare notes with others. Hi there and thank you for starting and taking the time to maintain this blog. I have had a right side inguinal hernia for 4 years. I have chosen to just watch and wait because it was pretty much asymptomatic.

He said locally that most doctors perform laparoscopic or open mesh surgery. I got a bit nauseated at the thought of a foreign and degrading medical device being installed in my abdomen. I heard about Shouldice and found your blog and I feel more reassured now, so thank you. If anybody with longer term Shouldice surgery could also share their story.

Congratulations on soon becoming a father! I went through the same research and apprehensions regarding the mesh surgery.

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I wanted to make sure that other people are well-informed before they go to Shouldice and are reassured that they will be able to go back to their regular way of life again. In fact, my life is better now because, just as you have been doing, I put up with my hernia for about 3 years before considering surgery. I no longer have to worry about the pain and discomfort. I just ran into my roommate from Shouldice last weekend as well and he is feeling just as good as I am. Sleep easy, my friend! Thanks you for the speedy reply. I have one more question of you.

My hernia has pretty much been asymptomatic for years except for a large grape sized lump. The other side presented itself maybe a few months ago and it was also asymptomatic. Is this dull pain normal for inguinal hernias in your experience? My Doctor says yes. We had planned on taking my husband to shouldice because of that repair method, but we live in California. Kevin Petersen in Las Vegas. He uses the same method. My husband had surgery there NO mesh!! I had a repair done at Shouldice last Feb.

It was a right inguinal. Prior to my surgery I had a pulling zapping like pain as well as a gurgling sensation in my groin. I am now having that gurgling sensation again down in my right groin, but I do not have any pain. Has anyone else had any experience with this?

My doc says that I have a positive cough impulse and she thinks it may be a recurrence, but there is no visible bulge like before. Just seeing if anyone on here has any experience with anything like this. Who was your surgeon? I just had surgery at Shouldice and I am beginning to come to the realization that the experience and results vary greatly depending on which surgeon performed the procedure on you.

This blog help me out with a homework that i have to do about the services plan of Shouldice.. Hopefully your still following it.. To the guy from Vancouver.. How did you tolerate the 5 hour flight back home? Hi, I see this blog is winding down but thanks for the input. I had a left inguinal hernia repair at Kaiser Hospital in Southern California last year and it was a full open with mesh. The surgery was ok but I had post surgical complications and of course had been sent home hours after being cut open.

I am considering Shouldice because in the US you get kicked out the door to fend for yourself immediately after surgery. I have had 40 years experience in medicine as a pharmacist and an acupuncuturist and finally figured out I must have been in electrolyte imbalance and was able to slow my heart and thwart the panic mode with Emergen-C which contains electrolytes.

Finally got that going with hot compresses of Spirits of Turpentine followed by Milk of Magnesia and prune juice together…. I am willing to travel miles to get some real care. BTW I forgot to mention…. I have now developed an inguinal hernia on the right side! Thus the interest in pursuing the Shouldice option now…. I agree that Shouldice is the best. They treated me the out most respect and care. Every step of the way was explained and they made my stay a breeze.

I would like to ask how well is your incision healing after 4 weeks. My area is still sore and is still swollen. I would like your progress after the same time period. I wrote last September when I first started researching about the Shouldice method of hernia repairs. When I read all of the negative print about repairing them laprascopically with a patch I was extremely concerned.

As a BC resident, I also found out that the patch is the only type of operation that they do in hospitals in BC. You may also not get the same Doctor performing your surgery as the one who consulted with you. The final straw was that they said the waiting list was one year unless it strangulated. This blog alleviated my concerns when I began to investigate Shouldice more. This blog and further comments have written about the Shouldice experience extensively.

My experience was pretty much exactly like this. I had a double Inguinal — the first one on Feb 4th and the second on Feb 6th. I was mostly awake for the first and wide awake for the second. I was little nervous waiting for the drug cocktail to take effect on the first, but that was it. It made me completely relaxed. In the surgery itself, I think I remember them giving me a little extra something intravenously. The surgery itself took some time — over half an hour. It obviously required some force because my body was moving around quite a bit.

During the second I even made a few jokes with the Doctors. I fell asleep after my first and woke up a few hours later in my bed. It took about 4 hours to recuperate enough to slowly get up out of bed. I was groggy, but I felt OK. I got up and walked around the hallway slowly. The nurse said that I should keep moving slowly, but also rest. I thought I felt really good considering I just had fairly major surgery. The next day, I was a little more sore and it took a big effort to get out of bed.

The Doctor came by and said my incision looked good. The wound looked pretty gruesome, but I had seen the pictures on this blog and I was prepared. My roommate had a single the same day as I had mine and could not get out of bed. He asked for some pretty heavy pain killers and I was only taking Advil. I had my second. About 5 hours later, I tried to get out of bed but was a lot sorer than after the first. It was tough to walk, but I did it anyway.

The pain was quite a bit worse but I tried to push through it. Coughing or sneezing was excruciating then but funny now in hindsight. I was still only taking Advil. The next day I had a sponge bath in the morning. When I saw the damage, I was mortified. My entire groin from my hips to mid thighs was black and blue. My balls were black and swollen.

I was a little scared. The doctor came by and examined me and said that everything looked good.

Week of Surgery and Hospitalization

Having 2 done was exponentially more painful than the first. The next couple of days a Shouldice I was really sore but getting ready to leave. The flight back to Vancouver was long and painful as sitting was the worst. Once home, I continued to feel terrible sitting down in a chair for more than 10 minutes at a time. Lying down or standing was the best.

Eating certain foods made me feel worse especially ones that produced gas. I walked everyday — slowly at first but often. I also stretched for 10 minutes twice a day. Within 5 days, I was walking over 2 miles faster that most people. The doctor was right, after 10 days my bruising and swelling was almost gone.

The only part left was large ridges the length of my two — 4 inch incisions. It looked like they had left felt markers underneath my skin during the surgery. I was able to return to my day to day life after 2 weeks, but was still not lifting anything heavy or exercising other than walking. After a month, I returned to the gym.

I also had a 4 month absence from exercising before my surgery, due to bad hernia pain, pain in my testicles and fear of strangulation. When I finally returned, my body was weak. I started using the elliptical machine for about 10 minutes. Now I concentrate more on form and do more repetitions with less weight than I used to. I do get the occasional strange pain which feels more like a pulled muscle. It always originates from the areas where they stretched the muscles during the surgery. I never get pain like I experienced with my hernias or in those locations.

From what I have heard, it takes about a year to completely go down. The incisions themselves are not very noticeable and mostly covered up by my newly appreciated hair. I could not have sex before my surgery because of the pain afterwards. Now, there is no problem what so ever. I was fully recovered in that department, one week after surgery.

I guess the Ontario Government covers it completely for Ontario residents. After a bit of an argument which I lost , they said that in BC they would have done both of the surgeries at the same time, reducing the costs of surgical time, assistants and the Doctor. It was more expensive than having it done locally and the recovery time was much longer than the alternative. Thank you so much for sharing! Just to let you know about the plane ride from Pearson to YVR. I made sure that I had an aisle seat. That way I could stand up in the aisle for a lot of the time. I was lucky that it was a smooth flight and that it was on time.

I also took a couple of Advils about an hour before I got on the flight and another couple about 3 hours into it. I got a ride to the airport from a friend I made at Shouldice. Anyway, I worried more about it than how bad it actually was. But, I was glad to get home, see my family after a week, sleep in a comfortable bed and eat some good food. Also, I am able to do whatever activities I choose to do now. I regularly do burpees, squats, pushups, situps, pullups, deadlifts, running, etc.

Shouldice really was the right place to go for my surgery, which is why I wanted to share my experience during and afterwards through this blog. Take care and feel free to post updates on your progress. I was having nightmares back in September because I got diagnosed with having to have hernia surgery a week after we found out we were expecting.

I was having sleepless nights thinking that I would be too weak to play with him. Take care and keep in touch. The average doctor at Shouldice performs hundreds of hernia surgeries a year and is highly trained.