[Slacky]

Monday I was cleaning  the buildings I do on a large estate. 2 days work every 8 weeks


One of the jobs is cleaning about 15 velux windows on the roof of a one storey building, so about 8’ from ground level.

I had cleaned all the windows except the final one which was covered in pigeon poo and required lots more time and effort to get it clean. If this hadn’t have been the case I would’ve finished the windows, climbed down and be safe as house.

But as it happened the prolonged period of time up there meant eventually I stepped in a small patch of wet roof and it was at this point that I fell.

I lost control as soon as my foot slipped and I fell down the roof and off it, landing on the ground on my head/back/spine and ribs.

I was lucky to survive. Really lucky. I was knocked out and came to with various members of the estates staff gathered round me trying to help in any way possible.

I was whisked to hospital, in and out of consciousness, heaving, and not in a good shape at all.

In time they x-rayed me.

I have 4 broken ribs, my right shoulder is broken is two places and I have a bleed on my brain.

I was expecting to retire in about 3 weeks. This has without doubt brought that forward and to be honest I would’ve said this would never have happened to me as I’m safe as houses at work.

It was one slippery roof tile under one wet boot.

Still in hospital currently.

I’m expected to make a full recovery and some of that will be in Canada but the truth is I could easily have died landing the way I had.

[Soupy]

Sorry to hear that Matt.

All the best and speedy recovery.

[Slacky]

Sorry to hear that Matt.

All the best and speedy recovery.

Thanks Stuart.

[Gringo]

Wow  ,what a way to end your cleaning career, take care fella and rest up, hope your soon on the mend Matt.

[Slacky]

I know. I started off my window cleaning by breaking my leg three weeks after first climbing a ladder.

I’ll take this as a hint

[AuRavelling79]

 

So glad it wasn't any worse! (Bad enough mind.)

Wishing you a really speedy recovery, Matt.

[EandM]

That sounds awful!

Wishing you all the best and a rapid recovery.

[robert mitchell]

Hope you have a speedy recovery , all the best .

[robbo333]

You're lucky, that could have been much worse! That's your 'retirement call', so a speedy recovery and a peaceful retirement.
Best Wishes.
Robbo

[Splash and dash]

Hope you make a speedy recovery and enjoy retirement in Canada , unfortunately theses things can happen that’s why having both feet on the ground is much safer we won’t work on roofs anymore due to this type of accident. All the best for the future.

[windowswashed]

Sorry to hear of your accident, get well soon and  happy early retirement. Get rid of your ladders so temptation is gone.

[markymark]

Best of luck in a speedy and total recovery, and I hope you're out of hospital sooner rather than later and ready for your escape to Canada.

[dd]

Best wishes.

[Smudger]

Someone must have been looking out for you as it could have been so much worse

Wishing you speedy recovery and a happy/safe life in Canada

[michael mckeary]

Thanks for sharing this with us. Just goes to show, no one knows what can happen in a split second. The Fire Service was telling us that most fatalities are from falling from heights. Good to hear you are okay.

[Slacky]

I was having a similar conversation on a FB local village group about a guy going up on roofs. I said it only takes one nail failing, one loose tile, just one unplanned mis-hap.


Two weeks later. It was me.

[NBwcs]

Wishing you a full and speedy recovery. Sounds like you got very lucky.
 I always remember talking to a paramedic who said how much luck is involved in falls. He attended to a football fan who had climbed onto the stand roof at Carrow rd Norwich and fell from a great height to the concrete terrace below. (it was actually shown on match of the day back in the late seventies). He was carted off to hospital and incredibly walked out the very next day. The very next call the paramedic attened was for a builder who fell off a 6ft wall. He died!

[Bungle]

It just goes to show how at risk we all are even when we think it's safe.

Any trick nurses?

[Rob.Hall]

Which hospital Matt?
Hope you are not in to much pain.

[DJW]

Broken ribs are great fun. I would advise not reading any Dazmond posts as laughing isn’t great. (sneezing is even worse). Have fun sleeping in the chair for the next six weeks.
Mend quickly.