The hospital inducing injury list

Oh man …some pretty gruesome pictures in this thread …wish I had some. 👍🏻

As some of you know I was a West Coast Faller on northern Vancouver Island. Seen a few things. Wish i could un-see some of those things.

Anyway, A Faller is not the most dangerous job in the world …apparently it’s the second most …after a Coal Miner in China.

Likely the reason I like being in the wilderness and riding solo most of the time. 7 hours of survival and a funny twist at the end.

Here’s a link to a previous post that I shared a few years ago.

I wanted to be a lumberjack when I was a kid. One of my uncles (I'm half Canuckian on my moms side) worked for MacMillan Bloedel at the time and suggested that I pick a career with less "excitement" like commercial crabbing. My other uncle, who owned a commercial fishing boat, laughed and said it's probably safer to juggle nitro glycerin.
 
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I wanted to be a lumberjack when I was a kid. One of my uncles (I'm half Canuckian on my moms side) worked for MacMillan Bloedel at the time and suggested that I pick a career with less "excitement" like commercial crabbing. My other uncle, who owned a commercial fishing boat, laughed and said it's probably safer to juggle nitro glycerin.
A wise decision. I worked for Mac Blo since the early 80’s. The largest division at that time. 400-500 workers in Kelsey Bay. We eventually merged with two other divisions. Things went downhill after Mac Blo sold. My seniority helped for several years but eventually I became a Falling Contractor. Still unionized, but safety suffered somewhat. We were a strong group of Fallers in Kelsey Bay. Safety first …all-for-one kinda group.

Things changed when Weyerhaeuser took over.
 
So what is it,frostbite?
Kinda, but without the icy adventure. Septic Shock leading to major organ failure. My body was dying so it kindly redirected blood away from the extremities (hands/arms, feet/legs and nose mouth. Stupid body, I need those bits. I had a word, and it promises to consult me next time.

Did look like frostbite/mummification which is one of the bucket list. Ticked a coma off the list too :ROFLMAO:

Pic below is after a lot of fortunate healing. Over the following months, the nurses had to play a shit game of Russian roulette as artefacts began falling off. Sorry nurses x

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Kinda, but without the icy adventure. Septic Shock leading to major organ failure. My body was dying so it kindly redirected blood away from the extremities (hands/arms, feet/legs and nose mouth. Stupid body, I need those bits. I had a word, and it promises to consult me next time.

Did look like frostbite/mummification which is one of the bucket list. Ticked a coma off the list too :ROFLMAO:

Pic below is after a lot of fortunate healing. Over the following months, the nurses had to play a shit game of Russian roulette as artefacts began falling off. Sorry nurses x

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Wow, I can’t imagine.
How are you managing now? Still riding?

This sport seems to be the great equalizer. I’m sure a number of us in here have minor handicaps that go unnoticed once we mount the bike.
 
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