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Posted by on August 9, 2007, 10:41 pm
> On Aug 9, 1:57 pm, "Thomas G. Marshall"
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> > I wanted to urge people to use protective eye gear with my quick story of a
> > near-miss. Then I figured that what I really wanted was to read of other's
> > mishaps and close-calls to know what is dangerous. Maybe this thread dies
> > with 1 post, I hope not. Perhaps it's been done 100 times or more?
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> > Mine: I was using a Dremel Tool (high speed rotary) for sharpening my lawn
> > mower blade. I was wearing the safety goggles, but it was hot out and I was
> > sweating into them. When I was done I checked the balance of the blade and
> > thought I could use a smidgeon off the very end of the blade to make it
> > balance perfectly.
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> > The goggles were at the other end of the room. I figured it was a sec or
> > two of grinding. I got possitioned over the blade too close with no eye
> > protection. I *knew* the spin direction would throw the shards downward,
> > I've been doing it for nearly 20 minutes. But I figured that I might as
> > well get used to a no-exceptions rule, so I walked across the room, cleaned
> > them out, wiped my face with a towel, and put them on, all the while cursing
> > myself for being so safe.
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> > I had lost track of the position of the dremel tool and the side of the
> > blade I was using. It actually was spinning up toward me in that position I
> > would have used. Shards of metal struck my eye goggles, and peppered much
> > of my face, at a very high rate of speed.
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> 20+ years ago I was putting the railing on my deck and I used a couple
> 36" flat bar clamps to hold the railing to the posts temporarily. I
> attached the clamps with the bars pointing out into the yard, not back
> over the deck. I stepped back a few feet for a visual and then
> walked towards to railing to adjust it. My eyes were focused on the
> railing, not on the clamps, so I never saw the end of the steel bar
> until it hit my safety glasses. It knocked them off and put a rather
> large gash in my forehead, just above my left eye.
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> After I bandaged myself up and retrieved my safety glasses, I found a
> deep scratch that started dead center in the left lens and extended up
> to the frame. If not for the safety glasses deflecting the bar up
> into my forehead, it would have gone straight into my left eye.
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> I still have a scar (and the railing) to remind me how important
> safety glasses are.- Hide quoted text -
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I always wear safety glasses anytime I am working on a project or
using a power tool. I even wear safety glasses when I mow the lawn.
However I was careless at my table saw once and the damage cost about
$3000. I needed to cut out some drawer bottoms from a 1/4" piece of
plywood. Carelessly, I didn't set the blade to the proper height and
I was a little careless holding the plywood against the fence. I was
wearing safety glasses. The peice of plywood kicked back and struck
the fore finger on my right hand. It stung for a moment but the pain
went away quickly. When I looked down at my hand the fore finger was
bent where there is no knuckle but the skin was not broken. I walked
from my shop to the house (about 100 yds) and had the wife take me to
the emergency room. The bone in the finger had a clean break. It
required surgery and a plate and screws were used to repair the
break. The finger still has a lot of scar tissue but it works
normally, no tendon damage. Always take the time to set the blade at
the proper height on a table saw. If I had set the blade at the right
height the kick back would not have been as severe.
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