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Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

Lil injury update,

I'm home at last. Debbie picked me up at the airport in Austin this morning and I requested we go to the local hospital here in my home town to let a doctor look at the wounds to see if they needed debriding or whatnot...

There were some beginning indications of infection so, I got a tetanus shot, and they cleaned the wounds and put me on a strong antibiotic... I'll see the ortho surgeon on Monday and learn more then...

Doug, it was totally nuts... I do not recommend swimming under a multi million lb rig to anyone...

Bryan,

The rig will pay me regular wages until the end of my normal hitch which is Monday, and then yes, at the start of my next hitch I'll probably be on workmans comp at 50%. The thing is, with my company, and I dont know if this is standard, but when I got back to work, they give me a one time check to make up the lost difference.

My wife spoke with Claims Friday and the guy is jam up... he told us to ask for or let him know whatever we need... I wonder if he would buy my nine inch diff kit???

Seriously, I work for an excellant company when it comes to taking care of the employees...

That's very good to hear. I assumed it worked kind of the same when a worker is injured on the job. Up here in the Great White North you get 80%, but it's income tax free.