Charles Darwin's Darwin Awards 
HOME
Darwin Awards
Honorable Mentions
Urban Legends
Personal Accounts
Slush Pile
2001 Mentions
West Virginia Alibi
Twice the Pain
Sobriety Test
Tumble Dry
Call Girl
Tied to His Work
Phenomenal Failure
Life's a Gas
The Sting
Shell Necklace
Rob Peter to Pay Paul
Toilet Trap
(un)Armed and Dangerous
Morsel of Evidence
Aircraft Airhead
Sewer Shower
Snow Bunnies
Parole Calling Card
Out of Gas
Hunger vs. Fear
Duct Tape Teacher
Hippo Hop
Ferguson 2, Thieves 0
Dumb Drunk
Charcoal Grilled
Familiar Knickers
Planning Ahead
Shark Petting Zoo
Student Film Folly
Other Mention Years 
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 Vintage
 
~ Randomizer ~
Newsletter
Gift Shop
Rules  Search
Contact Darwin
Submit a Story
Philosophy Forum
Home

  

Darwin Awards
2001 Honorable Mentions
Email a Friend The stupidity displayed by the participants in the following tales stops short of the ultimate Darwin Awards sacrifice. Nevertheless, we salute the spirit and innovation of their misadventures. Next Prev Random

Tied to His Work
2001 Honorable Mentions
Unconfirmed by Darwin

(26 January 2001, Florida) A 24-year-old construction worker tied himself to a piece of scaffolding for safety while working on the 4th floor of the county jail annex. Forgetting he was attached to the metal, he tossed it to the ground, and was carried along for the ride. He landed on the scaffolding, which pierced both legs. He was treated for his injuries at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, and hopefully counseled on the use of his most important safety tool: his brain.

DarwinAwards.com © 1994 - 2008
Submitted by: WordGuy
Reference: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Awful? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Great?
Hate it! Love it!
Previous Directions Next

Visit the Darwin Awards Giftshop

Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest

Hardback. 304 pages. Autographed.
$15
The human race's most popular humor series returns with a brand-new collection of macabre mishaps and misadventures. Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves from it, the Darwin Awards III shows once more how uncommon common sense still is.

Salute the sheriff who inadvertently shot himself--twice! Witness the insurance defrauder who amputated his leg with a chainsaw! Heed the story of the farmer who avoided bee stings by sealing his head in a plastic bag! Cringe at the man crushed by a branch he'd just severed... directly over his head!

123 new stories, 18 full-page illustrations, plus discussions of transgenic animals, the origin of life, and more.

Autographed by Author!

 


Advanced Search

HomeRulesFAQsAwardsSlushSite Map
DarwinAward | HonorableMention | PersonalAccount | UrbanLegend