upsetting day

[kevvy]

Today was a normal day went to work and done what I had to do . I have 25 workers and all get on very well with myself and my wife.At the end of the day I heard a cry for help, one of the workers had cut trough the bone of his left foot and when it came out it cut his right foot as well , he received 4 very deep cuts .He was working with an angel grinder. I rushed up to him and everyone was just standing there. I pick him up and carried him to the office , blood was everywhere. .Put him the car and held his feet up high while my wife drove us to the hospital . Once there he was rushed inside and the nurses came over and took him away .

His wife came down 15 minutes later and they would not let her in to see him, this was in Pluagdang Hospital . After 1 hour we got to see him and the doctor had stitched him up.My wife noticed he did not have a pillow and his head was lying on the end of the steel bed. She complain to the nurse and the nurse said why didn't he move himself . they put the bed up but no pillow came . After 2 hours they said we have to take him to Rayong Hospital as he needed to have a operation on his left foot. I asked where is the ambulance to take him to the hospital .They told my wife we had to take him as we had a car there. She said what happens if he goes into shock and the nurse said drive fast . This is my first time with a government hospital , as we left they gave the bill to my wife which she paid.I think it was disgusting .

question ....Are the hospitals in the RAI the same ?

[Suradit69]

I have 25 workers and all get on very well with myself and my wife

If the workers at your (??) business are using machinery that might cause serious accidents, maybe you should consider having a procedure in place to deal with such emergencies.

"I pick him up and carried him to the office , blood was everywhere."

I'm sure that was nice of you and that everyone there thinks you're super, but no first aid equipment? No one with some minimal first aid training? No emergency phone numbers to call? No way to transport someone to a better medical facility at the company's expense?

Sorry that the worker was injured and that you're upset, but accidents do happen and it sounds like it is your responsibility, theoretically if not legally, to be prepared to deal with them ... assuming it is your business or it's you in charge.

And to be honest the story seems to be aimed more at generating sympathy for you than for the person whose day must have been a great deal more upsetting than yours.

Edited August 15, 2013 by Suradit69

[geezer2]

come on kevvy just get someone to call an ambulance..then you are covered..

[rijb]

The regional hospital in CR has been great to my wife and me.

Edited August 15, 2013 by rijb

[harrry]

He is probably better going with you anyway. Ambulances here do not in themselves provide any first aid or nursing treatment. You have to get a nurse to go too.

[kevvy]

I have 25 workers and all get on very well with myself and my wife

If the workers at your (??) business are using machinery that might cause serious accidents, maybe you should consider having a procedure in place to deal with such emergencies.

"I pick him up and carried him to the office , blood was everywhere."

I'm sure that was nice of you and that everyone there thinks you're super, but no first aid equipment? No one with some minimal first aid training? No emergency phone numbers to call? No way to transport someone to a better medical facility at the company's expense?

Sorry that the worker was injured and that you're upset, but accidents do happen and it sounds like it is your responsibility, theoretically if not legally, to be prepared to deal with them ... assuming it is your business or it's you in charge.

And to be honest the story seems to be aimed more at generating sympathy for you than for the person whose day must have been a great deal more upsetting than yours.

we had first aid , we had pressure bandage and we were quicker to take him to ,the hospital , it was 5 minutes away from out construction site. the person who got hurt was very close friend as well as a worker. it was upsetting for everyone.the office was 30 metres from where he got hurt.it is our business and we take care in our workers this is the first accident that has happen in 11 months. it was a 4in angle grinder.

[kevvy]

come on kevvy just get someone to call an ambulance..then you are covered..

we are covered , we paid for the worker social security each month and that covers them.

[kevvy]

at the end of the day we just tried to help someone , but there are always people who think different .

[stoneyboy]

Bet he wasn't wearing these.

[stoneyboy]

More likely these.

[moradave]

I have, on several occasions, used ambulances from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, and found them to be excellent. Latest equipment including oxygen, defibrillator and basic emergency medical treatment drugs and supplies. There are 4 personnel on board: doctor, nurse, paramedic and driver. I think any ambulance from a major hospital in Thailand would be equipped and staffed in like manner. I was never asked about payment until after arrival at the hospital.

Edited August 15, 2013 by moradave

[harrry]

I have, on several occasions, used ambulances from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, and found them to be excellent. Latest equipment including oxygen, defibrillator and basic emergency medical treatment drugs and supplies. There are 4 personnel on board: doctor, nurse, paramedic and driver. I think any ambulance from a major hospital in Thailand would be equipped and staffed in like manner. I was never asked about payment until after arrival at the hospital.

They are not

[kevvy]

I have, on several occasions, used ambulances from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, and found them to be excellent. Latest equipment including oxygen, defibrillator and basic emergency medical treatment drugs and supplies. There are 4 personnel on board: doctor, nurse, paramedic and driver. I think any ambulance from a major hospital in Thailand would be equipped and staffed in like manner. I was never asked about payment until after arrival at the hospital.

you are right about major hospitals and their service , but this was a small government hospital in Pluagdang and their ambulances were just vans . My friend and worker is now in Rayong hospital and doing Ok. he will be there for about 2/3 days so we have been told by the doctors there.

[harrry]

I have, on several occasions, used ambulances from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, and found them to be excellent. Latest equipment including oxygen, defibrillator and basic emergency medical treatment drugs and supplies. There are 4 personnel on board: doctor, nurse, paramedic and driver. I think any ambulance from a major hospital in Thailand would be equipped and staffed in like manner. I was never asked about payment until after arrival at the hospital.

you are right about major hospitals and their service , but this was a small government hospital in Pluagdang and their ambulances were just vans . My friend and worker is now in Rayong hospital and doing Ok. he will be there for about 2/3 days so we have been told by the doctors there.

Good to hear.

[kevvy]

I have, on several occasions, used ambulances from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, and found them to be excellent. Latest equipment including oxygen, defibrillator and basic emergency medical treatment drugs and supplies. There are 4 personnel on board: doctor, nurse, paramedic and driver. I think any ambulance from a major hospital in Thailand would be equipped and staffed in like manner. I was never asked about payment until after arrival at the hospital.

you are right about major hospitals and their service , but this was a small government hospital in Pluagdang and their ambulances were just vans . My friend and worker is now in Rayong hospital and doing Ok. he will be there for about 2/3 days so we have been told by the doctors there.

Good to hear.

thanks harry and i am like transam , i like you too.

[kevvy]

More likely these.

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he was wearing runners. told the wife to buy boots for the workers now , even though it is too late , but maybe not to late for someone else. we treat our workers with kindness and always take them out for dinner once a month , after all they are just the same as anyone else who need respect even though they are construction workers.

[NeverSure]

I'm sorry to hear about your friend and the accident. I hope your friend recovers nicely and completely. If I were you I'd be worried sick about him and I hope you're dealing with it OK.

The boots are a good idea and I'd get them, but then if he were wearing them he might have cut his hand. Accidents happen on job sites.

I wish all of you the best.

[sceadugenga]

Sometimes it's hard to get people to wear boots, especially in hot climates.

I've worked for companies that supplied them free very year and I would say that most refused to wear them until they became a condition of employment.

Most safety boots only have a steel toecap to prevent injuries from heavy dropped objects anyway, the injuries to Kevvy's employee would have in all likelihood been the same.

[kevvy]

I'm sorry to hear about your friend and the accident. I hope your friend recovers nicely and completely. If I were you I'd be worried sick about him and I hope you're dealing with it OK.

The boots are a good idea and I'd get them, but then if he were wearing them he might have cut his hand. Accidents happen on job sites.

I wish all of you the best.

my wife and I did not got to work today , and all the workers had a day off too. we went back to hospital this morning and suk (my friend) had his operation early this morning . it just makes me sick and I feel guilty why I couldnt have stop this from happening . Human nature i suppose. anyway he will not have any permanent damage

thanks neversure for giving support . always remember your kind words .

[kevvy]

Sometimes it's hard to get people to wear boots, especially in hot climates.

I've worked for companies that supplied them free very year and I would say that most refused to wear them until they became a condition of employment.

Most safety boots only have a steel toecap to prevent injuries from heavy dropped objects anyway, the injuries to Kevvy's employee would have in all likelihood been the same.

we will tell our workers/ friends to wear them . just to make them feel safer .i agree with you that we will have to be strict in the footwear code, we will do that as soon as we can , will get the boots on staurday. we supply safety glasses and gloves and we do have first aid station as well.

Thanks sceua

[Totster]

The burden of blame is not all yours, the worker also has a responsibility to make sure that they are safe with what they are doing. It sounds like you are approachable so a worker can always let you know if they don't feel safe.

totster

[stoneyboy]

Good to know he has no permanent damage,if you only try to adhere to industry minimums which usually means hard hat,safety glasses,safety boots,gloves and high visibility clothing or at least a high visibility vest it's a positive.

While Thailand's petrochemical industry maybe up to speed it's clearly evident that construction has a long way to go regarding safety,yes it's very hot here but it's also very hot in places like Equatorial Guinea where I have worked and standards are adhered to there,ok they are enforced by the major oil companies but you get the gist.

[kevvy]

Sometimes it's hard to get people to wear boots, especially in hot climates.

I've worked for companies that supplied them free very year and I would say that most refused to wear them until they became a condition of employment.

Most safety boots only have a steel toecap to prevent injuries from heavy dropped objects anyway, the injuries to Kevvy's employee would have in all likelihood been the same.

[kevvy]

The burden of blame is not all yours, the worker also has a responsibility to make sure that they are safe with what they are doing. It sounds like you are approachable so a worker can always let you know if they don't feel safe.

totster

when my wife and arrive at the construction site , we get out the car and walk the full length of the site (300mts) and say good morning to everyone .

i feel so good that this Thai community has accepted me , a "farang" they and say good morning back as I have been teaching them some english . we have a very happy group of workers .alot of them are family members . Just makes me feel special to be accepted in their culture.

[harrry]

Good to know he is on the mend.

[kevvy]

everyone is excited today as my friend suk is coming back from hospital , have arrange a welcome back gathering and some drinks . his tendions on both feet had been cut . sadly he will not walk around for a long time . but he is home and that is great news.

[Thighlander]

a very disproportionate number of accidents occur at the end of the day.

[kevvy]

a very disproportionate number of accidents occur at the end of the day.

sometimes they happen , but we all have to be careful so it does not happen to us or others.. other times you just cannot help it.

[kevvy]

my friend suk