Insurance Follow Up Letter To Workers Comp Claim

Ed the Roofer

You may have noticed that Insurance Companies always want More information following an accident, so here goes one such instance of a reply.

Ed



“Dear Sir:

I am writing in response to your request for additional information on the accident reporting form. I put “poor planning” as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully and I trust that 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-story building. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of bricks left over. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley which, fortunately, was attached to the side of the building at 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 back to the ground and untied the rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the 500 pounds of bricks. You will note on my accident form that my weight is 135 pounds. 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 rather rapid rate up the side of the building.

In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel, which was now proceeding in a downward direction at an equally impressive rate of speed. This explains the fractured skull, minor abrasions, and the broken collarbone, as listed in Section 3 of the accident reporting 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, the barrel weighed approximately 50 pounds. 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 onto the pile of bricks, and fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked.

I am sorry to report, however, that, as I lay there on the pile of bricks in pain, unable to move and watching the barrel six stories above me, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope.”

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DavidC

At first I was worried about your response, then I LMAO.

Good one Ed.

Good Luck
Dave

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Tinstaafl

Mythbusters did an episode on that. They had a HECK of a time getting the barrel to break open.

Busted, of course.

Cdat

If he was buried 2 knuckles deep into the pulley, how did he fall?

SLSTech

Will you guys quite hiring the same idiot? You would think that he might learn from the first time, but I would say this is his third strike...

http://www.contractortalk.com/f59/fu...its-over-9143/

http://www.contractortalk.com/f59/au...lanning-48244/

As an FYI - to every other contractor out there If an Australian, (hint he probably says mate a lot & may state he is a kiwi) SK if he has had an WC cases & if so which ones - Do you really want him on your site?

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cube

i thought it was serious until about half way through

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JumboJack

That was pretty funny.I did not expect it coming from Ed.

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Ed the Roofer

I saw that one, or very similar to it, in a job trailer about 20 years ago.

I have searched a few times for it on the internet, but never was successful until yesterday.

How about any other golden treasure documents you read from inside of the job-site trailers over the years?

Did anyone besides me ever get a collection of those saved? I have more somewhere in my office, but in my opinion, this is the best one I ever read. I remember splitting my gut laughing the first time I read it.

Ed

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reveivl

That one has to be the best I've read. Heard it first in 1974.

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Cdat

I was in 4th grade!

Tom Struble

very funny i wonder if they approved his claim?

CanCritter

thats a olddd one

loneframer

This is a similar story. Jerry's one of the all time great storytellers.

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