Eleven years ago this month, Gary
started our business — with my blessings,
of course. One week after he gave
notice to his employer, he fell out of our
apple tree when the ladder he was standing
on twisted out from under him. He
spent the next ten weeks on crutches.
His wasn't the only accident in our
first five years of business. Our field
employees suffered a range of mishaps
— wood chips lodged in their eyes, cut
fingers, carpal tunnel syndrome, back
injuries — all of which led to workers
comp claims. You would think that the
cost of these mishaps, both in terms of
human suffering and medical treatment,
would have caused us