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Deadly Glass Case

2003 Reader Submission
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As an HR Person for a glass company, it is amazing some of the things that occur on a jobsite...For instance, there's the story of the fellow that opened a 4000 lb case of glass without leaning the case...Guess he forgot about the laws of gravity - as a result when he took his crowbar and loosed first one side of the case and then the other, the glass shifted and blew out of the case.

The sound of shattering glass was horrific and we all rushed to the sound - All we could see was a mound of glass and we frantically began to dig...worrying about what we would find! We heard a moan and looked around to see if someone else had been hurt - Turns out the force of the glass had blown the unfortunate worker about twenty feet up under another piece of machinery! He survived with a broken leg, cuts and scrapes! And a newfound respect for the laws of gravity!

Submitted on 09/09/2002

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: The law of Gravity

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Bert said:
Neutral: Personal Account
Oh, yeah...


Bill said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
What kind of "case of glass"? I can't picture it, so I can't tell if this is stupid. Also leaning 4000 lbs sounds difficult.


Juan said:
Maybe Toss: Personal Account
This would have been fun to witness


Pilchard said:
Neutral: Personal Account
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Gregory said:
Maybe Toss: Other
Not quite sure I understand this one: Leaning the case? Sounds like industrial accident.


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