First full day- march 5th

Today is the first full day on site- plenty to be getting on with. I've been given a pick-axe and shovel to clear the ground away from the wall. The council have instructed that we preserve the dry stone wall surrounding the plot, so it's my job to try to keep it there as digger can't get that close.All going well this morning, until... 1st skip driver of the day arrives to do an exchange, after several attempts, he has been unable to get the skip lifted on the lorry. the heavy rainfall over the weekend has made the ground underfoot very boggy, so his feet are sinking. The plot is very small and on a single track road, so he's blocking the road while doing the exchange. the weight of the skip, makes it swing and nearly hit the telephone pole(which is all of 5 days old!) On his next attempt, his hand is crushed between the arm of the lorry and the skip. Cue mad panic trying to get his hand free, a frustrating phone call to 999 where they are more bothered about the colour of his underwear and his favorite flavour ice cream before asking what's wrong with him. the operator then over compensates for this by sending out an air ambulance, a paramedic and an ambulance! He's attended by a very thorough and charming medical staff and taken away in the ambulance. We're all very shaken by this. Hits you that in a split second everythin can change and how dangerous what we're doing can be. I am dispatched for fags!