Be careful out there people, lsat night i was removing my miata uprights from the front subframe and whilst whacking the ball joint seperator tool
(the joints are knackered anyway) a column of brake fluid shot out of the caliper bolt hole and hit me square in an open right eye.
eye protection at all times guys
atb
Liam Mc
Agreed, I wear prescription glasses anyway and I have been hit a few times with various ufo's
Steve.
What's annoying is when you're wearing goggles and you still get bits of metal swarf in the eye..... The geezer in eye casualty refused to
believe I was wearing eye protection.... Bloody drs
My science teacher at school always said "HEALTH AND SAFETY, make sure you're wearing your safety goggles, no matter what happens -
you'll be ok if you're wearing safety goggles"
Admitedly, it doesn't help when you drop something on your foot and he was largerly mocking the system but its 90% true if you've got your
goggles on you'll be ok...
oh and dont forget the gloves, steel toe boots, overall, ear defenders etc.
D
[Edited on 4/1/08 by davidosullivan]
quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
eye protection at all times guys
atb
Liam Mc
you only get one pair of eyes...........look after them
also don't weld with trainers on! a spark landed on my shoe and melted straight through until it hit flesh
Luckily no harm done, but it served as a warning that i'll wear boots in future.
Been there, got the scorched toes to prove it 
I also found out why you're supposed to tuck your boiler suit sleeves into your grinding gauntlets when a load of sparks shot up my sleeve and
set-fire to the padding on the inside of it (it WAS a Dickies insulated worksuit!!)...
My friend was doing some mods to his fiesta (scoff scoff).
He was grinding something or other and the sparks melted a nice line up his jumper!
Luckily he stopped before it melted on him.
D
yes always wear goggles, doesnt do much for your knuckles tho
worst place to get a nice big bit of white hot weld is up the nose( smell yourself burning for weeks)
did someone say theres pork for tea??
[Edited on 4/1/08 by martin1973]
Glasses/Goggles:
Whilst serving my apprenticeship (Ooer, age coming out there!!!) I got some swarf in my fringe (when I had enough hair) the swarf fell out of my hair
and bounced on the inside lens of my glasses, straight into my eye.... bugger!
Had to go to casualty to have it removed - they never believed me either!
Steve
Twice in the past few years I've been up to casualty due to grinder dust in my eye. I was wearing eye-protection both times!
Part of the problem is that I wear glasses, so it's hard to get a good fit. One of these days I'll probably get a decent visor to be
absolutely sure - maybe even one of those with a fan inside that blows air down across your face.
Watch out for wedding rings too.
A mate of mine was working under his car and got his ring wedged between the starter batt terminal and earth!
Lots of burning ensued plus lots of skin grafts aswell.
[Edited on 4/1/2008 by nitram38]
I managed to splash 'acetone substitue' in my eye in the 1st week at a new job. I was wearing full goggles, but the liquid ran down my brow
into my eye - ouch! Not wanting to look like a mupet, i staggered as blind as a bat to the toilets and stuck my head in the sink!
I have also sent countless people to casualty with catalyst burns to the eyes (really nasty stuff). Strangely, we could not convince most people on
the shop floor the merits of goggles!
Go careful people!
After a full day of grinding and welding last week, I managed to get a shard of metal in my eye when innocently tidying up the garage! When I looked
in the mirror if was stuck right on the edge of my iris. Lot's of blinking and rubbing ensued but nothing would shift it, until my girlfriend
suggested........ a magnet.
My old man was an RAF trained engineer and was near paranoid about rings (saw a guy lose a finger) , jewellery of any sort plus always insisted on
hand, ear and eye protection. Evidently they won't allow techies to use Swarfega as long term use has been questioned as a cause of
dermatitis.
You have been warned!
Cheers, Pewe 
quote:
Originally posted by AdamR
After a full day of grinding and welding last week, I managed to get a shard of metal in my eye when innocently tidying up the garage! When I looked in the mirror if was stuck right on the edge of my iris. Lot's of blinking and rubbing ensued but nothing would shift it, until my girlfriend suggested........ a magnet.
it is soo hard
to keep you eye open, and still as he is doing it. 
quote:
Originally posted by pewe
My old man was an RAF trained engineer and was near paranoid about rings (saw a guy lose a finger) , You have been warned!
When I was much younger than I am today I had a Hillman Hunter. I was adjusting the points. low down on the drivers side of the engine, not too far from the starter solenoid. Unfortunately I was wearing a wristwatch with a metal band, the band shorted across the solenoid terminals, result deep painful burn right round my wrist and a busted watch.
Do as Norm says.
Wear safety glasses.
quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
Watch out for wedding rings too.
A mate of mine was working under his car and got his ring wedged between the starter batt terminal and earth!
Lots of burning ensued plus lots of skin grafts aswell.
My old foreman has an expanding watch strap pattern scar on his wrist , the smell was awful . Haven't worn a watch for work since.
[Edited on 4/1/2008 by nitram38]
quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
My old foreman has an expanding watch strap pattern scar on his wrist , the smell was awful . Haven't worn a watch for work since.
When my stomach starts to rumble.
"A mate of mine was working under his car and got his ring wedged between the starter batt terminal and earth!"
He must have been some contortionist then?
Sorry - couldn't resist it!
Cheers, Pewe 
Well i have just managed to rotary wire brush my left knuckle. Just come inside for a cuppa and a sulk while the bleeding stops
i have just found out that burnt finger nail smells a lot worse than burnt hair
and more painful
Davie
[Edited on 6/1/08 by davie h]
quote:
Originally posted by davie h
i have just found out that burnt finger nail smells a lot worse than burnt hair
and more painful
Davie
[Edited on 6/1/08 by davie h]
My woodwork teacher at school had only 1 eye left from a shop accident. That made us pay attention!
Once saw a guy who'd got his arm dragged into a broaching machine. That made him scream a bit, even with all the industrial safety gear in
place, you still can be an idiot and get hurt.
[Edited on 11/1/08 by Doug68]