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Dear Sir,
     I  am  writing in response to your  request  for  additional 
information. In block number 3 of the accident reporting form,  I 
put quote - Poor Planning - unquote, fore fully and I trust  that 
the following details will be sufficient.
     I  am a brick-layer by trade. On the day of the accident,  I 
was working alone on the roof of the new six story building. When 
I  completed  my work I discovered that I had 500 lbs.  of  brick 
left  over. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I  decided 
to  lower  them in a barrel and pulley  which,  fortunately,  was 
attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor.
     Securing  the  rope at the ground level, I went  up  to  the 
roof, and swung the barrel out and loaded the brick into it. Then 
I went back to the ground and untied the rope, holding it tightly 
to  insure  the slow descent of the 500 lbs. of brick.  You  will 
note  in  block number 11 of the Accident Reporting Form  that  I 
weigh 135 lbs.
     Due  to  my  surprise  of being jerked  off  the  ground  so 
suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of  the 
rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate up  the 
side  of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I  met 
the  barrel  coming down. This explains the fractured  skull  and 
broken  collarbone.  Slowed only slightly, I continued  my  rapid 
ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were  two 
knuckles  deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time  I  had 
regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to  the 
rope in spite of the pain.
     At  approximately  the  same time, however,  the  barrel  of 
bricks  hit the ground... and the bottom fell out of the  barrel. 
Devoid  of  the  weight of the bricks,  the  barrel  now  weighed 
approximately 50 lbs. I refer you again to my weight in block 11. 
As  you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the  side  of 
the  building.  In  the vicinity of the third floor,  I  met  the 
barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles  and 
the laceration of my legs and lower body. The encounter with  the 
barrel  slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I  fell  onto 
the  pile of bricks and, fortunately, only three  vertebrae  were 
cracked.
     I  am sorry to report, however, that as I lay there  on  the 
bricks-in  pain- unable to stand, and watching the  empty  barrel 
six stories above me - I again lost my presence of mind... again, 
I let go of the rope.....

