It always seems that when I get hurt it’s not when I am doing something new, its when I am doing something for the hundredth time.
Last weekend a neighbouring builder and I volunteered to replace the roof on a community pump house. I am so used to using sheet underlayment that I didn’t think twice before walking on newly tacked down building paper. With the stapler in hand, me and the paper went right over the edge – luckily right into the reservoir, which although cold, was a soft landing. I am a monkey on roofs, but one moment of in-attention was all it took.
What usually gets you in trouble?
Edited 11/8/2006 12:01 am ET by fingersandtoes
Edited 11/8/2006 12:02 am ET by fingersandtoes
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Years ago, FWW had a study of wwing accidents, and their basic conclusion was that newbies rarely get hurt. It's the folks who have been doing the same operation for 10-15 years.
So you're not alone..............
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"It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."
John Wooden 1910-
Accidents always happen to me while I'm doing one thing, and thinking about something else....usually ahead.
Keep you mind on what you're presently doing, especially on a roof or scaffold....