She's Out!

Wednesday night at work was particularly ugly. We were short staffed, assigned to work numerous positions at the same time and it was extremely hot. Yep..., we had a coworker pass out on us in the middle of unloading the truck:

Overwhelming heat
Searing - burning - unforgiving
Overwhelming heat

Sour sweat
Prolific - salty - chapping
Sour sweat

Overworked muscles
Stretching - aching - screaming
Overworked muscles

Our bodies
Dehydrating - exhausted - drained
Our bodies

The truck
Medium sized - 2,200 pieces - 120+ degrees inside
The truck

Our clothes
Drenched - filthy - constricting
Our clothes

Lackluster Moods
No: singing - dancing - chatting
Lackluster Moods

The line
Waist high - pure metal - movable rollers
The line

The fans
Inadequate - chapping - hot air
The fans

The water
Blue jug - ice cold - replenishment
The water

The process
Fast - focused - deliberate
The process

"She's Going Down!"
Shouting voices - desperate faces - our worst fear
"She's Going Down!"

"C-A-T-C-H..., H-E-R!"
Wilting flesh - body failing - uncontrolled fall
"C-A-T-C-H..., H-E-R!"

A saving catch
Flesh meets metal - a hard fall - a co-worker's arms
A saving catch

"She's out..., she hit the line!"
Shouting voices - desperate faces - our worst fear
"She's out..., she hit the line!"

"F-U-C-K..., F-U-C-K!"
Shouting voices - desperate faces - our worst fear
"F-U-C-K..., F-U-C-K!"

"Great save..., Lay her down!"
Running - sliding - stopping
"Great save..., Lay her down!"

Frantic communication
Walkie grabbed - button pushed - words spoken
Frantic communication

"Get her out of here!"
Waking up - glassy eyed - heavily bruised
"Get her out of here!"

"What the F-U-C-K?"
Previous strokes - failing health - relentlessly stubborn
"What the F-U-C-K?"

"N-E-V-E-R..., A-G-A-I-N!"
Another stroke - heart attack - death?
"N-E-V-E-R..., A-G-A-I-N!"

Bruises everywhere
Large - black - swollen
Bruises everywhere