One fall. Ten metres. And in a single moment, everything changed.
Not just for me — but for my wife, my kids, and everyone who loves me.

I’d spent 35 years in construction. I thought I knew how to stay safe.
But I was wrong.
The “safe system of work” I trusted turned out to be a death trap.
It failed — and I fell.

The impact shattered my body.
The aftermath shattered our lives.

What followed was worse than the fall:
Pain. Trauma. A healthcare system that couldn’t cope.
And a company that didn’t care — more worried about covering their backs than owning up to what they’d done.

This book is not just my story.
It’s a warning.

Because what happened to me could happen to you.
And when it does, it doesn’t just break the worker — it breaks their whole world.

I’m writing this to make sure no other family goes through what mine did.
To show where safety culture fails — and how we fix it.
To speak up when too many stay silent.
And to fight for real change in an industry that still buries too much.

Every word in this book is the truth.
And every claim can be proven — with hospital reports, site records, and the scars I carry every day.