SAFETY FIRST FELLA'S !!!GRAFFIC PICTURES!!!

[Couper]

Hey Fella's,

I have a friend who has owned a body shop for 35 or so years and got very badly hurt using a cut-off wheel on the 4" grinder. Apparently the wheel was running at a far greater RPM than the rating. I believe 18,000 veresus the 13,000 on the disc so he tells me. The disc shattered while cutting the tubing on a set of headers while on the bench. He said he was very close in to the material. As you will see he was using a face shield but a cheap one from HF. The fractured disc cut his nose longways and you will see the piece of disc that was lodged in his sinus cavity. Pictures are not easy to look at but my aim is to make an impression on you guys as it did with me. Please be careful guys

 

[smallfoot]

Some of my best scars are from cutting wheels!

 

[kenny c]

Nasty to look at but a great reminder. Glad he is ok and that it missed his eyes. Be safe!

 

[redidbull]

Tough to look at for sure. Good point made that luckily missed his eyes. My closest call was using a table saw. Had a shield and shop apron on and a piece of carbide broke off the blase hitting me in the chest. Apron was a godsend. Huge welt on my chest. Quality blade too. Never know. Jim

 

[Old Iron]

Lucky fella

 

[Couper]

Yah guys...tough to look at but hopefully it makes us think when we pick that bugger up again. Yes very luck OI.

 

[gene49]

I was using a 3" cutoff wheel once that self destructed. When the wheel came apart, part of it hit my face. I got an instant headache, and my safety glass went flying, but no blood. When I found my safety glasses, they were split in 1/2 right at the bridge over my nose! The chunk of wheel struck the bridge of the safety glasses hard enough to break them, but didn't cause any more injury then a headache and a bruised bridge on my nose. That one caused me some time reflecting what could have been.