Don’t stub your toe safety

I feel like a real jerk when I don’t follow my own good advice.

A few months ago, I was working on a pretty industrial project (installing a large ceiling fan) and I wasn’t wearing proper foot protection. Being clumsy, I managed to drop the fan right on my left foot, smack on my big toe.

The toe was broken. Anyone who has ever had a broken toe knows that is really nothing you can do about it but be patient. I was patient for a couple of months. The nail turned blue and then fell off. It was a pretty sad sight. Then when the nail did grow back in, it grew in ingrown and became infected. Now, after a couple of doctor visits and several hundred dollars out of pocket to remedy the problem, I’m on my way to recovery.

What’s the lesson here? Always wear proper foot protection! Spending that $50 on good work boots and the 5 seconds to put them on would have saved me weeks of agony and the several hundred dollars it cost me in doctor’s visits.

We’ve created a series of foot safety posters to remind your employees of the importance of foot safety:

http://www.awarenessideas.com/sp111-Safety-Poster-p/sp111.htm

http://www.awarenessideas.com/sp124-Safety-Poster-p/sp124.htm

http://www.awarenessideas.com/sp226-Safety-Poster-p/sp226.htm

http://www.awarenessideas.com/sp371-Safety-Poster-p/sp371.htm

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