Dale Ott slipped on the ice at the Oelwein plant.  His feet flew out from under him and he landed  on his back, snapping his head back on the pavement.  He indicated that with the force that his head hit, if he hadn’t had his Hard Hat on, he would have easily cracked his head open. Dale enjoyed wearing his Hard Hat that day!

     At the shop in Brooklyn, Travis Scott and Ben Blomme were working on a pickup’s Air Conditioning system.  The process was nearly complete with only charging the system left to go.  When Travis hit the button that transfers the correct volume of chemicals from the storage tanks to the vehicle, the freon immediately spewed out a loose fitting and basted our two mechanics.  Had they not been wearing Safety Glasses, vision would most assuredly been lost or permanently impaired.  It’s a great day when hindsight REMAINS 20/20!

     Rick Irish, then out of the Newton Ready Mix, was driving a mixer on a gravel road in Jasper County and met a grader coming head on.  As they passed each other, the grader threw a rock that nearly came through the windshield.  Not only did the rock shatter the glass but the force sprayed small glass fragments all over the inside of the cab.  Rick was glad he had his Safety Glasses on!