Young worker seriously injured on construction site

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This short version of The Curtis Zanusi Story highlights the suddenness and severity of a workplace injury to 24-year old Curtis Zanussi, and prompts youth to consider their rights to a safe workplace.

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• worksafebc
• worksafe
• bc
• allsectors
• construction

[agentz100]

THIS is why we use trench boxes kids.

[xrebxtoc]

this EXACT thing happened to me. I was just out of high school got a job with a barn building company, boss was a hardass which was to be expected. We had to dig a trench with for a drainage pipe to go from the barns troughs to the big outside tank. I was in the hole with a laser level stick to make sure we were running at a continuous slope. roughly 18-20 feet down, maybe 5 or 6 feet wide. All of a sudden the guy clipped the side with the bucket. i ran and all that earth for 15 feet filled in.

[angelashley1018]

Wow Curtis! I was talking to your mom at the store and she told me to come online and watch the video of your story. I had no idea you were in such a terrible accident. Life is so precious within seconds our life can change forever. I am glad your back on your feet and are moving forward. Thanks for putting your story out there for others to hear. I hope it only gets easier for you from here on out.

Ashley (Class of 2000)

[colinm27]

so basicly the trench fell so how is that the workplaces fault? that be like sayin if an avalanche happens its the ski resorts fault? i mean yeh thats a pretty scary accident but i dunno if i would say this one was the workplaces fault and it wasnt his either its just the wall on the trench was unstable and collapsed

[TheAussiNut]

Thats it m8 only takes 1 second for it to all go wrong, good to see ya still walking & getting on with life, take care

[biglildufuss1]

You are very lucky to have the family you have and to be alive keep fighting.