Dogglercowman1
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Accidents
We have all had accidents and injurys on our farms ...what have cowtalkers been through and lived to tell the tale?
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18/11/2009, 23:47
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Buckeye
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I have been fairly lucky mostly minor bumps, breaks, bruises, and concussions.
Last summer a cow rolled over on my leg and gave me a partially torn MCL. Had to wear a brace for about 8 months.
--- Buckeye seems like a one man wrecking crew out to rid the world of injustice. ----- Mayjay
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19/11/2009, 5:01
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foxleigh
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tore the anteria cruciate liagasment clean off the bone,chipped the kneecap causing knee to be unable to bend and displaced and tore cartlidge under kneecap all while trying to give a heifer a needle.(2003)resulting in a complete knee reconstruction.
in 1989 got wrapped around a pole in a walk thru resulting in the muscles across my lower back torn by a kicking first calf heifer.
various broken fingers as well as a chipped elbow milking in herringbones.
tossed by a bull in 1992 against a railing resulting in a bruised leg while moving bulls from pen to pen in switzerland.
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19/11/2009, 8:38
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Dogglercowman1
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Accidents
Reason i started this is that everyone who knows me say i`m accident prone....but...just after i left school 25years ago dad nipped my thumb with chainsaw ..hospital job.. several years later tossed by a belgian blue bull,badly bruised..a few close calls in tub mixer changeing blades...6 years ago cow kicked above knee and end result was osteomylitis and 2 months in hospital and to top it all last year slipped in cubicle shed carrying bucket of lime end result both corneas burnt completely off and lucky for me they grow back..!!!
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19/11/2009, 20:08
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MarkDay
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Re: Accidents
I was kicked in the head by a heifer and didn't know who I was for a couple of hours.Had to have a CT scan but was OK pretty soon afterwards.Stabbed myself with a screwdriver changing liners and nearly had my finger bitten of by a calf once.Had a hernia OP a few years back and am always getting back problems.Seems I've been pretty lucky compared to some of you lot!
--- Bickleygate holsteins
"I have not failed 1000 times, I have discovered a 1000 ways that do not work"-Thomas Edison
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19/11/2009, 21:27
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JTTH
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Re: Accidents
Have had a lot of minor accidents and injury's like bruised fingers and broken ribs. Worse accident was 6 years ago, when I was kicked in the head by a cow, was unconscious for some hour's and don't remember anything from first 18-20 hour's. Jaw broken in two places and 5 teeth missing, cheekbone broken, fractured skull in 3 places and a small bleeding on the brain. Had to stay at hospital for 23 days. Today I still have daily headache need to take pills 3 time a day, becomes easily tired and have problems with concentration.
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22/11/2009, 18:24
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cowmilker
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I ran my index and middle fingers on my right hand through a sprocket and chain, broke them both and almost pinched them off. I also shot a nail through my thumb.
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23/11/2009, 1:31
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titantom
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i was clipping a heifer for a show this summer i was getting wound up as it was late and getting dark, got to her head and she didnt like it took a swipe with the clippers while holding the halter with the other hand i swiped fast my hand moved, bam clippers into my hand, spirting blood and 5 stitches later!
no other farm related injuries, just skiing related!
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23/11/2009, 21:31
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Eryl Vet
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Re: Accidents
A relative of mine is on two months sick leave after severely damaging the middle finger of his right hand. They were lifting a downer cow and he was attaching the harness to the telehandler.... but the guy driving it engaged the locking mechanism too soon.... OUCH !!!! One has to look at the silver lining.... a few seconds earlier and he might have lost most of his hand....
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1/12/2009, 0:25
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Big Bird
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Re: Accidents
Many years ago, a mate of mine was helping his Dad, trying to drop a trailer off of a stuck pick-up hitch. He was jumping on the trailer draw-bar whilst his Dad was working the hydraulics in the tractor.
Dad lifted the hydraulics right up at the wrong time and took the tops off of both his sons big toes, one at the first joint, the other slightly further up.
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1/12/2009, 22:59
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