HI MY NAME IS TOMMY I AM NOW 43 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN INJURED NOW FOR 4 YEARS. AUGUST 8- 2002 I WAS GOING TO MAKE A WELD IN A WASTE WOOD CHIPPER THROAT AT THE SAW MILL WHERE I WAS THE MAINTENANCE LEADMAN I HAD JUST GOT BACK FROM VACATION WITH MY WIFE AND 2 BOYS 2 DAYS EARLIEAR WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH WOOD HANGING UP IN THE CHIPPER AND MYSELF AND THE MILL MANAGER WENT TO CHECK IT OUT TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO PREVENT THAT SAME PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT RIGHT NEXT TO THE BOTTOM ANVIL WHERE THE WOOD IS CUT INTO CHIPS AND PULLED INTO THE CHIPPER HAD A PLACE THAT WAS WORN DOWN REALLY BAD SO I DECIDED THAT I WOULD ASSIGN EVERYBODY WORK TO DO AND I WOULD DO THAT LITTLE JOB SO WE COULD GET OUT OF THERE BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT THAT DAY AND WE WERE SO WORE OUT SO I GOT MY WELDING MACHINE AND PROCEDED TO BUILD UP THIS SMALL PLACE AND WHEN I CLIMBED IN THIS SMALL AREA THE WELDING MACHINE STINGER LEAD SHORTED OU ON THE METAL THAT I WAS LAYING ON AND THIS 1210 AMPS NOW WAS GOING THROUGH ME , I COULD NOT MOVE I WAS COMPLETELY PARALYZED AND KNEW I WAS GOING TO DIE IF SOMEONE DID NOT TURN OFF THAT MACHINE WELL TO MAKE IT SHORT I LAYED THERE FROM 7 TO 10 MINS. AND WHEN THEY FOUND ME I WAS NOT BREATHING NO HEART BEAT AND THEY COULD NOT GET ME OUT OF THE HOLE THAT I WAS IN FOR WHEN I COLLASPED MY ARMS WERE NOW UNDERNEATH ME INSTEAD IN FRONT ON ME WHICH IS HOW I GOT IN THERE, SO FINALLY A GUY THAT WORKED WITH ME TOOK A SLAB BOARD AND PUSHED MY ARMS OVER MY HEAD AND TWISTED MY LEGS UNTIL HE GOT ME TURNED OVER SO THEY COULD PULL ME OUT , THEN THEY TRIED TO DO CPR ON ME WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE I WAS NOT LYING FLAT SO THEY DECIDED TO PICK ME UP OUT OF THERE SO WHEN THEY DID THEY DROPPED ME ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND NECK AND THEN STARTED CPR AGAIN AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THEY WERE SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL THE AMBULANCE FINALLY GOT THERE THEY TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL AND AT THE E.R. 3 HOURS LATER I REMEMBER COMING TO SOMEWHAT AND HEARING THE DR. SAYING THAT I HAD A HEAT STROKE OR POSSIBLY HEART ATTACK, I REMEMBER TRYING TO TALK AND I COULDN'T BUT SHE KNEW I WAS TRYING TO TELL HER SOMETHING SO LATER I FINALLY MADE HER UNDERSTAND THAT I HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. IT WAS NOT UNTIL ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER THAT I WAS D.X. WITH BRAIN DAMAGE AND STIIL HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY TREATMENT FOR THAT OR MY SPINAL,NECK,LOWER BACK INJURIES AND ANY OF THE OTHER STUFF EXCEPT TWO CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERIES, AND TWO ROTATOR CUFF TEARS SURGERIES.

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