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Been a Heavy Equipment Technician for a couple decades and had my share of head banging, bleeding, smashed, cut, and even a ( here hold this, oops sledge hammer in the mouth thing ) thats why I was, really! a wire pierce and lots of blood?
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Creative ways to injure yourself...
I've barely managed to avoid drilling myself. The closest I came was a spinning drill bit that just slid across my finger nail, gouging out a trail as it went. No blood, fortunately.
There are plenty of other ways to injure ourselves, though. See that gnarly-looking scar on my left thumb? Wanna know how that happened? Let's just say that scotchbrite wheels are meant for metal, NOT SKIN! They will take your skin off in a hurry, and healing takes a long time for some reason. ![]() Here's another lesson learned, the hard way. See the bubble wrap taped around my steps? It's not there for decoration. My nephew was over visiting one afternoon and as he was staring at my steps, he said "those are at about the same height as a trailer hitch ball, aren't they?" I knew immediately what he was talking about. I said "oh, do you have scars on your shins, too?" He knodded in agreement. It was that afternoon that I bubble-wrapped my steps. I figure I'll be putting on some miles walking around these steps before the wings go on for good, and this will save some of my blood. |
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A #40 drill bit in a pneumatic drill goes right through a thumb and it only takes the blink of an eye. It only hurts for a little while. |
All this talk of drilling fingers gives me the heevy geveys, last year my co worker drilled the palm of his hand with a 1/2" drill bit, not a clean hole but flaps of torn flesh. I hope I am not jinxing myself with this thread.... has that coat of paint flashed yet.....back to work.
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What a sissy! I used a #30 clear to the bone! Was really Van's fault, nowhere in the instructions did it say NOT to hold your finger on the backside of a drilled hole. :mad:
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Pneumatic squeezer...
Am I the only one to squeeze a finger with a pneumatic squeezer? Fortunately it just clipped the pad of my index finger. But it took out a large chunk of skin and attached guts. It took a while to heal. It happened so quickly, I was shocked and it took a few seconds before I knew what happened and could access the damage. I still have a calus-like lump after it healed.
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Mmmm, those are all tasty methods. How about a VOR antenna through the lip, along the bone to just below my eye? Couldn't feel the left side of my mustache for a month. Now I'm terrified of antenna elements, I could swear they're out to get me.
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Really, these should all be avoidable. At work, I coach my guys to do an FLRA (Field Level Risk Assessment). Stop, look around, think, consider the hazards, the risks arising from those hazards, and the controls you can put in place to mitigate the hazards. Sure, maybe it's only a bandaid you suffer, but maybe not. There are any number of things during construction that can cause either pain and extended recovery, or worse. Whatever you do, PLEASE wear appropriate safety glasses. There are a lot of high speed tools we use that could easily cause serious eye trauma. Cutting disks in my Dremel scare the dickens out of me. When they go, it's too fast to react. Drill presses are known to do major damage (no loose clothing). We also use quite a few chemicals that can pose problems. It would really be a shame to always file a flight plan, fly conservatively, check weather ALL THE TIME, etc. and suffer due to something in the shop. OK... off the soapbox. |
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