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COVID19 - Reminder of Shop Safety
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Not that it really mattered, they probably both inflict the same amount of pain.
Get well brother!
eotrfish
Ultra Member
Early last fall - fortunately my surgeon makes house calls
Marc Moreau
Marc Moreau
I was turning a mag wheel to check for a noise . I am a 40 year's old experience mechanic and I put my finger inside the rim ??? I hit the brake caliper... even with a leather glove cut my skin close to the picture we saw. Now work slow work safe be careful to small detail's. Picture's like that is not nice but make us realize SAFETY FIRST. my dad was alway telling me that. Thank you to talk about your experiance you may probably save an accident in the future for all of us .
Since we're doing trophy shots I figured I'd add mine, the stitches come out tomorrow. Mine looks relatively minor compared to some of the others. It's healing well, my guitar playing hasn't suffered much as I don't play worth a shit anyway.
eotrfish - did all the feeling come back?
eotrfish - did all the feeling come back?
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Marc Moreau
Marc Moreau
Probably this will disapear in the future. But you will remember.
eotrfish
Ultra Member
Most of the feeling is back - it will never return along the scar line.
Chicken lights
Forum Pony Express Driver
Not shop related, but “dumb stuff that hurts” related. I was 14 or 15 working as a logger over the summer. I must’ve been pretty green at the time. I was cutting someone else was skidding. Much like a teeter totter when you pull a tree around a corner, the top of the tree will whip around. Well I forget why but that day I was standing in the wrong spot. The top of the tree came around and caught me right in the keister....throwing me face first into a patch of stinging nettles. It was fairly slow motion and nothing but pride was injured. But boy was that a good learning moment
DPittman
Ultra Member
Injury not shop related but due to inattention. My tale of woe happened today. I was dressing in the bathroom this morning and gave my jeans a mighty pull, my foot jammed and I ended up falling into the bathtub. That's an embarrassing way to pull a couple of ligaments in your leg.
I have to thank @eotrfish for posting this image.
I had developed a really bad habit of clearing swarf from the tool on my mini-lathe with my fingers while the machine was turning. Even after getting sliced a few times I was doing it. When I upgraded to my Utilathe I still had the urge even though I knew how much more power the machine had.
Well.... I lost that urge after Brent posted this image. My brain is now wired "DON'T DO IT". My hand doesn't even come up to attempt it.
Thanks Brent, I owe you!
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I keep one of these brushes handy by the mill & lathe to brush swarf away. If you want a stiffer feel, just cut the bristles back a bit. They are also good for parts washing like in solvent. Dirt cheap.
Be careful with brushes around the cutters & rotating drills etc. The bristles can get caught up, snatch the brush & make a real mess of things Hasn't happened to me personally but heard it happened to another guy LoL. Same deal with rags, best to avoid altogether around rotating equipment. Paper towels or paper based wipes will tear but not draw your hand in.
Be careful with brushes around the cutters & rotating drills etc. The bristles can get caught up, snatch the brush & make a real mess of things Hasn't happened to me personally but heard it happened to another guy LoL. Same deal with rags, best to avoid altogether around rotating equipment. Paper towels or paper based wipes will tear but not draw your hand in.
