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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:57 am
by GB_Groundworks
Hiya lads, just writing this on my phone from the northwest burns unit. A can of spray line exploded in my face in a small fire and I have burned my arms, hands and face. Made a right mess of myself. But on the mend. Looking like i'm going to be off work for a few months which is a bumer. So I know i'm am idiot for throwing it on there in the first place but I thought a it was empty as nothing would come out and b the fire was out. So just to say from someone who has now been a human flame ball be careful lads amazing how quickly your life can change. Gi x
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:50 am
by Injured
hope you not burnt to bad Giles and you can still enjoy xmas with your lad.
Forgot to add if you run out of room for all the plant and equipment your son owns I have some room at mine and would gladley "mind" them for you lol 
:p
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:21 am
by ambient
similar problem myself borrowed a chop saw off a friend to cut a load of pegs for a concreting job never noticed no guard on saw caught my sleeve in spinning blade and pulled my arm in got about 40 staples in now and be off at least 3 months 
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:50 pm
by GB_Groundworks
Well it happened on monday at 2pm. Put myself out, put all my tools away haha chainsaws and stihl saws. Then realised be good idea to ring am ambulance when I saw my forearm had no skin on it. They turned up quick rushed me to wythenshaw burns unit. Didn't get any pain relieve for about an hour but wow when that morphine kicked in bliss. Saying be a while as the new skin will be like baby skin and soft and not upto ground works. Lad in the bed next to me was fitting vinyl floor in a kitchen. Fitting the last bit where the washing machine was going. But he put oven on to cook sunday roast bent down to stick last bit and spray glue must have got all the way round the back of the units to the oven and just exploded in his face. He got it worst than me, another lad here stuck a screw driver in an arc welder transformer and melted his face off. Although cops turned up turns out he was trying to nick it. Karma haha.
Further chat with the guy reveals he was actually out robbing the copper out of a live sub station. Just had a 2 hour lesson in robbing copper and scrap. How to disable live stations etc haha. Obviously him being in burns unit maybe not the best lesson but interesting.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:50 pm
by Tommy
Least you should have plenty of time to get the new fleet of plant out earning their keep
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:50 pm
by dig dug dan
thats bad luck there. Accidents happen so quickly, and when they do, they are always painful!
You can use your time off to sort your broken link out on your website. The gallery link does not work!!
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:11 pm
by Dave_L
Bloody hell Giles, not good.
Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:11 pm
by flowjoe
At least you have come away with your sight and a sense of humour giles, hope its a quick and painless recovery.
On the plus side the ladies do like a scar :;):
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:44 pm
by ken
Get well soon Giles. I have whiteness some thing similar happen. As a kid we were camping with the scouts and a lad from our troupe put an unopened can of baked beans on an open fire. The rest of us kept our distance, apart from the lad that put it on. Whilst he stood there prodding the can with a stick it exploded and went all over his face. His injuries were horrific, he was lucky that none of the metal of the can hit him the Dr.s said. I still see him from time to time and his burns/scolds don’t show.
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:52 pm
by cookiewales
hope you get fixed up soon enjoy xmas with the little fella love the toys :p :p :p
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:46 pm
by seanandruby
you always forget the important details like.....what colour paint was it? Seriously sorry to hear that, goes to show we can't let our guards down for a second. Do you good to watch the hse video about charlie.
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:48 pm
by Pablo
The burns have obviously affected your spelling aswell. :laugh: . Seriously though speedy recovery and all that. Have you got insurance?.
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:05 pm
by Suggers
Horrible news - thinking of you Giles - all the best.
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:12 pm
by IanMelb
Hope you have as speedy a recovery as possible
Ian
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:15 pm
by enigmaenigma
Get well soon mate 
Started reading your post and for a minute I thought it was going to finish with you saying you made the big bang at the old Withington Hospital
oops, Livesey’s thought they weren’t live