ouch...

another trick when you're high hooked like that...support the back of the 5th wheel with a coke can. It lowers the front of the 5th wheel so you can pull ahead, or at the very least, not have to crank so much.

 

Nothing like a good swift hit from the bud bar to make a man out of you.

 

I have been in a similar situation but my company handled it very well. Sent me to concentra and they made me go to 6 weeks of rehab. 65% of my pay from workers comp plus .37 cpm for driving to rehab every day which was 170 mile round trip.

since you already reported it to your safety department as you are required and assuming they did not tell you to go to a doctor you can go to the ER and tell them it is a work injury and they will turn it in as a comp case. Nothing your employer can do about it after that.

they may have you go to their doctor but usually they do take care of you...depending on who you work for.

 

Hi Bren, I hope you are doing ok. Trucking is truly a learn and go deal. Heaven knows, we've all done stuff that we've learned from, I know I've done some real doozy's the boss's never found out about. Once, when I was an egg hauler, my truck was in the shop, and we borrowed a different truck with a lower 5th wheel, and I high hooked the pin (pin went over the jaws ,instead of in) and I caught it, but nothing I did would get me away from the trailer( too much weight on the jaws) I had to unload the entire trailer, roll about 20 ft. yanked the trailer brakes, and the pin came loose. I thought I ruined the 5th wheel, but rehooked, reloaded the trailer, and took off (2 hours late). BTW, I never take for granted we're all "men" here, and I think someone just put their foot in their mouth. Good luck, dear.

 

Hey Bren, no need to go on the defensive, you did the right thing. As a younger man, I too, had that give 'er heck, press on regardless, marine type attitude. I hurt my back many years ago unloading truck tires, and probably should have got medical attention, but kept going,( big man) and now suffer from chronic back pain that limits my activity. Just for the record, I'm sure that injury will come back to haunt you someday, but for now, it's best to take it easy.

 

Remember when that old trucker told you not to jump out of the COE's. My knees remember now!