Here are 5 true SAVE stories, made possible by workers who were wearing their hardhats when the hazards hit their heads. These men were honored recently with Gold Helmet Awards from MSA.

• Joel was picking up a hog that had fallen off the roller onto the floor. As he bent down, the roller came off the rail, and as it fell, it struck Joel on the back of his head. Because he was wearing his MSA V-Gard® Cap at the time of the accident, Joel escaped with only a bump on his head.

• Jose was driving his pickup truck when it was struck from behind by another vehicle. Jose’s head hit the steering wheel, but a possible head injury was prevented because he was wearing his MSA V-Gard Helmet at the time of this incident.

• Keith was opening a job box, when he was struck on the head by a 30’ wide-body tape measurer that fell from 60’ above. He avoided a head injury during this incident by wearing his hardhat.

• Kenneth was working on the rig floor when a 12-inch adjustable wrench that a derrick man dropped from a height of about 75 feet struck Kenneth on his head, above the eyebrow. At the time of the accident, Kenneth was wearing his MSA full-brim
  V-Gard Hat and a pair of safety glasses. These two pieces of safety equipment came between him and that potentially fatal blow.

• Kevin was taking the product from the hot line conveyor back to the wagon. When walking through a 4’ x 4’ opening, he struck his head on a lug welded on the top of the door. Had Kevin not been wearing his MSA V-Gard