[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by 4X4

But then walked away with mere scratches? I've had a couple close calls, but yesterday really tripped me out. I've been trying to forget about this for ~24 hours, but I can't.
I work in land development (we build custom homes) so I'm around constructions sites daily. Yesterday, I was going into one of our projects and the ramp gave way and I fell about 3 feet and landed on my back. Doesn't really sound like much until you consider that as I rolled over to get up, I encountered a piece of rebar sticking up out of one of the pilings for the (future) deck. This thing is sticking up about a foot out of the ground. And it wasn't close to my leg or my ass, it ended up between my back and my arm. Imagine that. Falling a few feet off a gangplank, landing on your back, and a piece of metal seperating your torso and your arm.
So I was within inches of having a long piece of metal pierce my lung or heart, but instead, it did nothing at all. My elbow hurts. That's all. Oh, and my clothes got dirty.

Needless to say, I drank heavily last night.

Holy crap, that's creepy.
Glad you got lucky.