How blonde am I?

[draconisregena]

So yes in answer to the question above...yesterday I was very blonde. Though I have to say that I did have help from my employer. I worked 16 hours at the plant yesterday.

My supervisor hands me a pair of white meshlike gloves. She says we're supposed to use them when we pull fire extinguishers. Fine. I put them on, and yes they do make it less hard on the hands when you are lifting extinguishers. I notice however in the back of my brain, these are a little slick. So I'm on my way getting the ones that need to be rehydro'd and I get the one from the kitchen. Its gotta weigh 30 pounds since its full. I'm lifting it to put it into the cart, and that thing I said earlier that worried me? Out slides the extingusher from my gloved hands, hits my knee slides down my shin and bounces off my foot. Clang! I curse under my breath in several languages and limp over to get it, cause Ow. I have lovely bruises.

How glad am I that we wear steel toes in our boots? 'Cause thats what it bounced off of.
Saved me from a broken foot.

I am however bruised from tip to tail from yesterday. Blah. More later.


Word of the day: kers

Comments

[arcadia-kayan.livejournal.com]

Awwww...well, I too am glad you wear steel-toe boots. My poor lab-buddy!!!! Hope your bruises get better!

[birchduck.livejournal.com]

But you still reported your owwie to your boss, right? Especially your concerns about the gloves?

If your bruise splits open, gets infected, and you have to have surgery for it or die, you really want worker's comp. to pay.