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Accident At Work - Lesson to Everyone
Zakk:
This is a good notice to everyone here. A lot of the tools we use in this hobby are bloody dangerous (sorry about the pun!). I think sometimes people don't really think they can be seriously hurt. Routers spin so fast that there is no time to react if something goes wrong. Even something as simple as not securing the bit well enough can have horrible consequences. Your post hopefully will remind everyone of this. At least you lost something you have a few extras of :)
As for safety glasses, you guys go out and buy more than one pair and leave them where you work. I know how easy it is to not want to bother hunting for them, so if you have lots, chances are one is within arm's reach. It's horrible to lose a finger, but an eye or two could be devastating.
Speedy recovery. :cheers: Hopefully the business doesn't suffer while you recuperate!
allroy1975:
YIPES!
I've done dumb ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- like that and been lucky enough to have escaped mostly unharmed. But my router scares me most of all. I always sit there and wait until the thing stops spinning and usually unplug it right away...just in case...
No question though...it's always good to have reminders, and I personally thank you for your reminder.
Best of luck to you in your recovery!
Allroy
Harry Potter:
At my old job in the circuit board factory, one of our ex-employees managed to cut a third of his finger off on a sheet metal guillotine.
Despite the fact that no one has ever injured themselves on it since it was installed, we came to the conclusion he was a dumbass. This theory was confirmed when he got a job at another factory and managed to cut off another finger on a similar guillotine. ::)
michelevit:
get well soon. i hope recovery is quick and relatively painless.
Hiub1:
Hope you get well, just keep at it and you'll be fine. I got my hand blown up by an airbag when I was about 15, had my index finger and middle finger knuckles going trhough the palm of my hand, and my ring finger was snapped off and the bone was going through the skin. A good while of surgery later, I came out OK. Just gotta sit through that physical therapy. Even though sometimes I wanted to punch the lady, she knew what the hell she was doing and I believe that the PT along with keeping a positive attitude towards getting better made a world of difference. I have lost a bit of mobility, and have arthritis already at age 19, but its all gooooood. It also gave me a chance to practice with the other hand... HA.
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