I got this in mt email today..it says its true..if it is i feel sorry for that poor guy 
Bricklayer's Accident Report
This is a bricklayer's accident report, which
was printed in the newsletter
of the British equivalent of the Workers'
Compensation Board.
This is a true story. Had this guy died, he'd
have walked away with a
Darwin Award for sure
Dear Sir:
I am writing in response to your request for
additional information
in Block 3 of the accident report form. I put
"Poor planning" as the
cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller
explanation and I trust
the following details will be sufficient.
I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the
accident, I was working
alone on the roof of a new six-storey building.
When I completed my
work, I found I had some bricks left over,
which, when weighed later were
found to be slightly in excess of 500lbs. Rather
than carry the bricks down
by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by
using a pulley, which w! ! ! as
attached to the side of the building on the
sixth floor.
Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to
the roof,swung the barrel out
and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went down
and untied the rope, holding
it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the
bricks.
You will note in Block 11 of the accident report
form that I weigh 135 lbs.
Due to my surprise at being jerked off the
ground so suddenly, I lost my
presence of mind and forgot to let go of the
rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up
the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third
floor, I met the barrel which was now proceeding
downward at an equally impressive speed. This explains
the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the
broken collarbone, as listed in Section 3 of the
accident report form.
Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid
ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my
right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley.
Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence
of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in
spite of the excruciating pain I was now beginning to
experience.
At approximately the same time, however, the
barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell
out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of the
bricks, that barrel weighed approximately 50 lbs.
I refer you again to my weight. As you might
imagine, I began a Rapid descent,
down the side of the building. In the vicinity
of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up.
This accounts for the two fractured ankles,
broken tooth and severe lacerations
of my legs and lower body. Here my luck began to
change slightly. The encounter
with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to
lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks
and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked.
I am sorry to report, however, as I lay there on
the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to move,
I again lost my composure and presence of mind
and let go of the rope and I lay there
watching the empty barrel begin its journey back
down onto me. This explains the two broken legs.
I hope this answers your inquiry.
Bricklayer's Accident Report
This is a bricklayer's accident report, which
was printed in the newsletter
of the British equivalent of the Workers'
Compensation Board.
This is a true story. Had this guy died, he'd
have walked away with a
Darwin Award for sure
Dear Sir:
I am writing in response to your request for
additional information
in Block 3 of the accident report form. I put
"Poor planning" as the
cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller
explanation and I trust
the following details will be sufficient.
I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the
accident, I was working
alone on the roof of a new six-storey building.
When I completed my
work, I found I had some bricks left over,
which, when weighed later were
found to be slightly in excess of 500lbs. Rather
than carry the bricks down
by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by
using a pulley, which w! ! ! as
attached to the side of the building on the
sixth floor.
Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to
the roof,swung the barrel out
and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went down
and untied the rope, holding
it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the
bricks.
You will note in Block 11 of the accident report
form that I weigh 135 lbs.
Due to my surprise at being jerked off the
ground so suddenly, I lost my
presence of mind and forgot to let go of the
rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up
the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third
floor, I met the barrel which was now proceeding
downward at an equally impressive speed. This explains
the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the
broken collarbone, as listed in Section 3 of the
accident report form.
Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid
ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my
right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley.
Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence
of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in
spite of the excruciating pain I was now beginning to
experience.
At approximately the same time, however, the
barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell
out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of the
bricks, that barrel weighed approximately 50 lbs.
I refer you again to my weight. As you might
imagine, I began a Rapid descent,
down the side of the building. In the vicinity
of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up.
This accounts for the two fractured ankles,
broken tooth and severe lacerations
of my legs and lower body. Here my luck began to
change slightly. The encounter
with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to
lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks
and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked.
I am sorry to report, however, as I lay there on
the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to move,
I again lost my composure and presence of mind
and let go of the rope and I lay there
watching the empty barrel begin its journey back
down onto me. This explains the two broken legs.
I hope this answers your inquiry.
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