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JANUARY 2022 Always Do The Right Thing …especially when no one is watching you !

What Do Injuries Really Cost? News & notes

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He was obviously dead. He had killed himself by taking a high
powered rifle and shooting himself in the head.
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1st internal Audit preparatory for the
You see, he was found by his little girl and his estranged wife. 1st Stage BV Audit Commences 15th
February 2022 and Ends 18th February
Why did this man kill himself? What were the events leading to
this tragedy? One of the triggers may well have been that he
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hadn't moved the ladder two feet.

I'll explain. Approximately one year prior, this man was working
at home, painting the eaves trough. He had just a few more feet
of painting to do. He realized he should get down from the
ladder and move it over in order to do the job safely, but he
decided not to and he took a risk; like we have all done at one
time or another. As he leaned over to finish, he lost his balance
and fell.

This man's decision to take the risk and lean over had a profound
effect on him and his family. His fall severely fractured his upper
leg and pelvis. From that instant on, this once active man's life
changed dramatically. He required several operations and many
months of bed rest and rehabilitation. He was also not the only
person affected by his injury. Trying to save 30 seconds by not
taking the time to move the ladder cost his family dearly as well.
There is always a ripple effect when someone is injured. Let's
look at some of these effects.
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 The injury caused him constant pain for a very long Offloading, FPSO, exploded in
time. This combined with depression led to the abuse of
Escravos, Delta State. The explosion
the pain killers he had been prescribed.
 The family income was reduced so his wife went back to
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known as Trinity Spirit,
the RIGHT thing…
work leaving him to look after the small children. which occurred in the afternoon of
 The depression progressed to the point he started Wednesday, February 2, 2022,
abusing alcohol, spiralled to substance abuse which in
caused fire and panic in the Escravos
turn caused additional stress within his family.
 His wife eventually left him, taking the children with area of Warri South-West Local
her. Government Area of the State.
 Eventually he felt life was no longer worth living and he This could have been prevented…...
killed himself.
 This is an extreme example of the ripple effect of an
injury, but it did not end there.
Think about how traumatized his little girl and wife must have
been. Not all cases of poor judgment will result in this kind of
tragedy, but there are almost always repercussions from injuries.

Always do the right thing especially when no one is watching you