Ouch! My Leg Hit a Fence
Posted in Daily Life by Howard | Tags: bolt, doctor, fence, injury, shot, tetanusSometimes when you look back on certain things in life you may think “why the heck did I do that?” Yes, this is one of those times.
Last week about 30 minutes before I was scheduled to leave work a different department got busy, and so I told one of my co-workers that I would just finished up the project we were working on alone since he had to go help out. This particular job isn’t my responsibility, but I usually assist just because.
Basically you simply have log these parts into the computer and then throw them on the corresponding shelves inside of this fenced-in area. Easy. Except that the bolts that hold the gate onto this fence protrude out 1/2 inch further than needed. So I assume it was only a matter of time before I would run my lower shin into it. Not scrape it like the Titanic hit the iceberg, but more of a head on type collision.
The next day Summer demanded that I tell someone resulting in HR telling me I had to go to the doctor (which they paid for). I did end up getting a tetanus shot – which doesn’t hurt, but my arm feels sore like I’ve been lifting weights all day. The doctor numbed the injury and cut off the top layer (scab) of skin and bandaged me all up.
The wound is heeling great & I’ll be out running soon enough, but I do think back and decided well … that’s the last time I help out someone at work. Just kiddin’.
