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Wear safety goggles
Repost from a while back, but this still scares the crap out of me.
WOAH! First time on FP! I knew I could do better than 4 updoots. Cheers guys!
Feb 18, 2017 10:52 AM
scruffyte
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Repost from a while back, but this still scares the crap out of me.
WOAH! First time on FP! I knew I could do better than 4 updoots. Cheers guys!
azmyth1
Carol didn't wear her safety glasses. Now she doesn't need them
nitolie
Sweet 'stache!
GrundleFondler
I normally downvote reposts, but post like this could literally save lives by spreading awareness so I'll give it a go +1
xj4low
I wear a pair when I ride my mt. bike home from work. Riding into sun, a new twig from a tree wasn't visible and heard it tink off left side
Ampersand355
My brother once poked himself in the eye with his safety glasses while putting them on.
zapsmass
You'll never be a pirate!
unrak01
Had a picture at my base of much the same thing, except it was my buddy with a shrapnel in his glasses.
Naeaes
Weight on the word safety since they don't shatter but deform. Just any glasses won't do.
Waffleguy13
When I shoot sporting clays everyone has to wear glasses. One time i wasn't even shooting and a piece of a bird hit me in the eye. i was ok
Counterfit
Nobody needs glasses when I shoot trap, because I'm fucking awful at it.
unscot
Nah, just squint really hard and it'll have bounced off.
KieferKhaos
Seriously, I wear glasses over my glasses. Safety first!
BearOnTricycle
Actually, with grinders I suggest a face shield.
DezzyE
My mom is blind and spent years teaching newly blinded adults how to survive. It's a life you don't want. Always wear the gear.
Camiam85
Camiam85
Osha actually says wear a full face shield with a grinder. I was wearing safety glasses when that happened.
Strostkovy
Wear both
blabes
Grindr is a dangerous site. Praise God.
88wut
Watch out Batman's flying insignia
RRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPost
This needs to be top comment, Up you go.
Ceracuse
"Don't have to wear safety glasses if you don't have eyes" -meme
BiteMyShinyMetalTopComment
It's almost like safety specs exist for a reason.
brentramboapproves
GirthQuake22
I remember this same comment having a little over 8000 points the last time this was reposted
swagb98623
We don't need your alternative facts! those specs were a fashion choice dammit.
AlexIsAStupidSnicker
Nah. I'll just take my safety squints and move on.
whoareYOUlookingat
Almost. But not quite.
sassyunicornisalreadytakenwtf
SkaOne
I need to watch that last season of Peep Show.
NamelessAndrew
Nothing exists for a reason.
ImgurCelebrity
Xelogan
there is always that one smartass. Keep quite.
Davies1212
Keep quite noisy? Like, not too noisy, but quite noisy
Timeforlightlyfriedfishfilets
Comments that get upvotes in posts are always repeated in reposts for upvotes.
Hoodra
Yet we still hear about preventable injuries so obviously people have to be reminded.
ZachPutland
Suits of armor exist for a reason
BennyBlancoFromTheBronxx
Check disc for cracks and always check your RPM
JackDaniels91
Yes, especially if it's a shop tool. You don't know what kind of dipshit used it last
Vamp13
Or just put a guard on the grinder, but really preferably both.
RampantWolf
They make us wear face shields because what if that was a couple inches off?
redbullvodka
I wear safety glasses under my shield. I hate cutting discs.
Strostkovy
You are supposed to. They aren't good at keeping grinding dust out.
AGoodDayToBeAustralian
Grinder disk. Had no idea these things exploded so easy
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VresiBerba
They are not hardened.
VresiBerba
They don't but the disk is exposed making it easy to damage it and when it cracks, the high RPM do the rest.
clutchthepearls
Basically always use the proper disc for the job (cutting for cutting, grinding for grinding), keep rpms within specs, and don't push (1)
clutchthepearls
with a lot of pressure to go faster. Let the weight of the machine do the work. Do all that and you'll be fine. Still wear gear though. (2)
VresiBerba
Also, this is not a grinding disk but a cutting disk. It's when people are using them to grind they gets damaged and cracks.
AGoodDayToBeAustralian
Cutting disk for a grinder tho right?
VresiBerba
The tool is called an angle grinder, but the disk is a cutting disk. When you use a cutting disk to grind, it bends and then shatters.
RickityDickity
been in the engineering industry since I was 17 grinding disks only explode if you're using them incorrectly.
VresiBerba
Then you should know that the disk in the picture is not a grinding disk but a cutting disk.
RickityDickity
Both explode with incorrect use
TheBorzoi
This reminds me that back in school, they didn't have enough for everyone in the class. Myself and 2 others were told that we didn't (1/2)
TheBorzoi
need them because we wore glasses. (2/2)
Theonlynameicouldreallycomeupwith
I was happy when my shop class made people wear them even if they had glasses. No matter how much they bitched
EveryUsernameIsTaken4
Safety glasses my ass. In that shop I'd wear a ballistic mask
JackDaniels91
sometimes impossible (2)
Mackeroy
depends on the ballistic mask, you'd be surprised about how much kevlar doesn't stop
JackDaniels91
sometimes you can't wear full face masks for the task. I wear full face masks with wire wheel brushes, but with a cutting wheel it's (1)
jbwjake
Checking your tools before use isn't a bad idea either those discs normally show hints before they go
GhostGuy
I wouldn't say "normally", but still a good idea.
redbullvodka
What sort of hints? I put a brand new disc on my grinder and the first cut it exploded. I'd like to know what to look for in the future.
jbwjake
Cracks, they often have a use by date, check its totally flat, and store them flat and not with anything heavy on them etc.
ChaoticMarin
I would imagine that faulty discs and heavily worn discs might be different beasts, but eh--I don't know much.
szepasszony
What kind of disc is this?
duttry98
I've been working with tools like this for over 20 yrs. NEVER once had a disc just "fly apart". Improper use causes this.
Strostkovy
Same here, and I've launched an angle grinder a few feet because a pipe closed up on it. (was not a good setup in any way)
JackDaniels91
Always make sure the disk RPM is suitable for the RPM of the tool.
duttry98
This is key
hardytardigrade
Improper use is one of the risks of power tools.
jaymoze66
I've never seen an angle grinder disk that thin before.. Sure looks like a vertical cut-off to me
clutchthepearls
Probably had it going full tilt and was pushing the cut through.
szepasszony
The problem is when you share tools. Much like sharing lab space:I'm safe, but the person next to me might be an idiot.So I always wear PPE.
YourNeighborhoodLesbian
Working as an engineer, yes always wear safety glasses even if they look stupid
JackDaniels91
Lmao as a millwright i have to give you shit. Engineers don't do anything even remotely dangerous
YourNeighborhoodLesbian
So I basically play with robotic arms all day and idiot proof the shop for the operators
YourNeighborhoodLesbian
Mechatonic engineer who builds wires and programs processes for automating cnc's, I don't have a desk I have a bench
JackDaniels91
Well I'm a "stationary engineer", but it's not a traditional "engineering" discipline. I just assumed you're a traditional engineer
YourNeighborhoodLesbian
Yeah I work with all the R&D techs but it's really not a traditional engineering position
Strostkovy
Can't say I wear safety glasses for wiring. Jury rigging motors, on the other hand.
YourNeighborhoodLesbian
A lot of the wiring is done around running machinery so there's always a possibility for me
Strostkovy
True, I wear my glasses if I'm wiring a running machine.
OMGLasergunsPewPewPew
That's why most workplaces (at least the ones in Australia) require a full face mask when using angle grinders.
rikm
I like the full face mask better than glasses/goggles- feels more safe and I can get right in there to see details as I cut/shape/grind...
curseofold
I read that as angle gingers and was really confused for a second
Silverdogz
That's why we call em death wheels in the US
kasperflip
safety squint mate. 60% of the time it works every time
methamphetamemez
Except I've never seen anyone at all ever use one
thundercactus
face shields have a significantly lower ballistic rating than glasses, although slowing the projectile down certainly doesn't hurt.
NePb
many Canadian sites require face mask for angle grinding, chop sawing, or any spark creating disc cutter.
werdplay
Most sites I've worked at require double protection. So safety glasses and a face shield.
aGeographicalOddity
I always wear glasses with the mask. shit tends to bounce around
NePb
Safety glasses are implied because there is never a reason you're allowed to removed them. Double wrap them peepers
Residualfail
That's crazy. I never imagined a blade could shatter like that. Guess I'll go get a mask now...glasses ain't gonna settle my nopes now...
nik282000
They usually break when they have been dropped on the blade and it cracks.
shackslam
Wear a sturdy one https://www.safetyrisk.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/angle-grinder.jpg
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MnemonicMonkeys
You're also supposed to wear the face mask with angle grinders to avoid sparks going into you're eyes
nik282000
Goggles work but I find shields make it way worse. Sparks just bounce around between your face and the plastic :/
MnemonicMonkeys
That's why you're supposed to wear goggles underneath the shields
WoodenRock
As someone who has had a metal shard from angle grinding removed from my cornea, I highly recommend safety glasses.
Strostkovy
You are supposed to wear safety glasses under most types of face shields (including welding hoods) because stuff gets under them.
Unsupervisedadult
Ive seen a .5 inch thick grinding wheel explode on a bench grinder. Its not pretty and its terrifying
JackDaniels91
seen a wheel violently explode on a surface grinder from some dipshit slamming it into the table. Made the 45 year old man cry.
Unsupervisedadult
More or less what happened. Apprentice didn't use the right wheel to clearance a 2inch endmill and was way too aggressive with it.
bobtheaxolotl
I've busted a couple. Usually it happens if you've twisted the grinder on accident, but could get a bunk disc, too.
bobtheaxolotl
I do knife making, and tend to use glasses with a respirator. Not sure how sturdy the respirator is, but my face is mostly covered.
bananerbread
That's a cutoff wheel, not a grinder wheel. And I would hazard a guess this person was using a cutoff wheel as a grinder and it exploded.
GhostGuy
Looks like a 4 1/2 cutoff wheel, often used on an angle grinder. People I've worked with normally just call all of them "grinder wheels" >
GhostGuy
>> just because they go on a grinder. Not "correct", but that could be the case here.
acliberti
I've had cutoff wheels on angle grinders disintegrate while cutting plate steel. Super scary.
governmentgavemeagun
In my experience cutoff wheels break pretty easy if they're deep in a cut and the operator twists the tool a little, flexing the wheel. (1/2
governmentgavemeagun
(2/2) Only took me 2 to learn why it broke and not to do any twist ever again
AwwGeeRick
Without the guard with his face in-plane with the wheel.
ArdentSlacker
Or... walking near an idiot.
Strostkovy
You can avoid so many accidents by not being in plane with the wheel.
bananerbread
Yep
Volpe42
If you don't believe take an osha motorized equipment cert course. They make you watch all kinds of video's and pictures
imgurisrunbycommiecunts
or become a mortician and see them first hand.
Vogtinator
Worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z77oztO6UQ (german, but does actually have humor)
abacaxi
Seconded. The best bit is where the guy does not suffer hearing damage from the death screams because he is wearing proper ear protection.
iwanttomountndewya
I had my major in Process Technology, saw all sorts of videos about how one mistake can cost lives.
DblDtchRddr
You think those are bad, you should see Army CLS slides. Ever seen what happens to a human head when it hits a helicopter rotor?
knifeskills
What am I looking at in the first picture?
Spoffles
*videos
TheQueenofLakeIlmen
Can't I just read the safety guidelines and agree to comply? Why do I have to look at gore to understand the gravity?
LetumComplexo
Ugh, I had to take a toned down one in high school for shop class. We "got" to watch a complete eye surgery for removing a share of metal.
tylerjrb
Was shown at my machining apprenticeship an old lathe spindle with some guys hair/scalp wrapped round it. That scared me. Still does.
TheCapt
I work with fiber optic cable. Hair strand sized glass. If a piece goes into your eye... no coming back from that.
captaininsaino
Degloving pics give me the heebiegeebis, and press brake accidents give me nightmares
BansheeTV503
This guy is a certified idiot. Goggles and a face mask when operating with a cutting disc if that was one inch lower......
MrPredator
If you want horror stories, ask nurses who worked in the ER. I'll never forget the stories my mom told me. *shivers*
thegriffin88
Cool. I'm googling that.
Ceracuse
https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/16809663_10212644883096152_616528638_n.jpg?oh=f89f78a20b8b91bdd203c08d7d1ea8c8&oe=58AB2648
DaJoW
Always annoy me when I hear "Health and safety gone mad!" Like yeah, people are trying to survive the best they can.
AstartesLibrarius
The videos like that but for safe driving (Red Highway or something) are part of what made me take to get my Drivers License. I was 1/2
AstartesLibrarius
immensely aware of the fact that I was behind the wheel of a 2-ton killing machine if I didn't do it just right. Caused me to fuck up. 2/2
dizzybritches1101
We saw "Mechanized Death" and "The Last Prom "
inaplasticcup
Staplerfahrer Klaus is the only one you need :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z77oztO6UQ
happyBears
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Barkinsons
Staplerfahrer Klaus is a fucking legend
CaptainDropb3ar
...correct me if I'm wrong, but i thought Germany was pretty no-no about shit like gore in their media. How is this okay to them lol
inaplasticcup
haha! Nah, if it's clearly for comedy then it's OK
Efreeti
YES! I was NO JOKE shown this when I took my forklift drivers license.
DetectiveSherlockHolmes
Germany is scary
z3lfmoord
No safety glasses?
Carmichael106
If only those guys had been wearing their safety glasses!
LvAllen
Germany, what the fuck?
BaldemarMendez
TheKeytarPlatypus
Sweet baby Jesus!!!!!
HermanManly
Holy shit that's some german nostalgia right there
thegriffin88
That is amazing. I can't stop laughing.
legosail
I was looking for this comment
Otterhendrix
I was a safety coordinator for a manufacturing plant. The stuff I had to watch and see up close is beyond fucked. Stay safe kids.
ChaoticMarin
I got to watch an actual decapitation in my high school drivers ed class. Public school! But y'know, I am a cautious driver now. :U
LvAllen
Degloving. That is all.
dizzybritches1101
OMG, my sister is a nurse, and she told me what that was. Horrible!!!
jc40337
I saw a guy get engulfed in a fireball working on an electrical panel. Forgot to cut off the main breaker.
Leithoa
Arc flash is no joke
paulus1978
I only work with stuff up to 415v, but it still scares the crap out of me what could happen. My Fluke Pen is always in my pocket to check.
SirBlu
....Jesus. .. was he okay?
Leithoa
Depends. They're supposed to wear fire resistant clothing & face shields. Still probably blew out his ears.
ThatOneAlienOnTheInternet
No, Jesus is not okay. Heard he got hurt in an accident involving nails. Safety precautions matter.
jc40337
No he was not.
Tassyr
I work at a hardware store/warehouse. Can confirm. They even had a 'horrors of forklifts' video we had to watch.
SEMlickspo
At least an anecdote.
Volpe42
They make you watch real life shots of people being maimed and killed in equipment accidents
SEMlickspo
Gross.
cavemans
As an emt I would probably be a little to excited watching those videos.....
Volpe42
I was raised by a nurse, I saw worse than some of the video's on myself and never went to the er
exlurker42
We just had a forklift any key would start. Literally everyone used it with no training.
SEMlickspo
Can we get sauce? How horrible can a forklift be?
Volpe42
Mine wasn't just forklift, it was safety in general. Like what an eye looks like when it takes a dropped screw dead center
SEMlickspo
"Eye eye eye" - guy in the video, probably
OliverKlozoff1269
I seent it!
mousemarie94
I know someone whose coworker died in a forklift accident in front of him
ionlyregisteredtosavelinks
Is it avail online?
Fundle
My uncle lost a toe to a forklift just this past Christmas.
XeArg
the true horror of forklift fails - the worst one by far: https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=527_1478351028&comments=1
Unicyclic
Mother of god...
whatsisname
When you've got a guy standing on the back to balance the thing, you know there is trouble brewing.
imakebeerforaliving
Pullout69
Holy shit.
GandalfsLawyer
That video caused me to stop buying off brand laundry detergent
GKrollin
*laundry sauce
ihavebutoneclawbutbeware
..why?
beverlylouise
Probably because the off brand detergent wouldn't get the stains out of his underpants
DeadlyFood
Oh yeah I'm aroused by those videos too
SnakeATWAR
I totally knew this was the reason before the other guy asked and I read your comment confirming it. I didn't have any questions at all. ;)
Immutablespellingderp
If you do an OSHA 30 as an electrician you get to watch videos of people literally cook (like a hotdog) from high voltage.
ChaoticMarin
Is it sad that my first thought wasn't "That's horrifying" but "Wouldn't that cause a short circuit that would cut off power to cameras?"
Immutablespellingderp
You would think, but safety mechanisms aren't always in place in every country.
Immutablespellingderp
Also to add, it does not take much to kill a human. Even with functional breakers you can still die from a short.
ChaoticMarin
Is it sad that I was more concerned with how they got the footage during a power outage than the victim's health? I feel like it's sad.
Volpe42
You can die quicker than the breaker can trip
mentaljake
I had the same thing happen to me once. The disk literally exploded. Pretty big chunk bounced off my glasses. Had to change underwear after.
bananerbread
That's what cutoff wheels do when they fail.
FilthyRapscallions
Had a large sharp shard of PVC eject from a miter saw and bounced square off the safety glasses. Thankful I was wearing them!
UncleMeaty
It's not a bad idea to change your underwear every now and then even if this doesn't happen.
hardytardigrade
You might consider wearing rubber safety underwear
mysteriouslikeness
Invest in a good old fashion Cod piece
mentaljake
Shit maybe lol
tankdog420
Happened to a friend but the disk hit him in the groin. He said his balls were black and blue for weeks.
Lambourtitty
guess it gave him a serious case of blue balls
mentaljake
AnIcePhoenix
yep. That is a perfect reaction gif for that.
snowfork
The most likely cause is too much friction applied the face of the disc, cracks, or too much rpm.
mentaljake
Well and was a cheap ass disc i bought from walmart
snowfork
Centrifugal force can expand a crack. Add some friction on the edge and it looks like the disc peels apart in slo-mo. Like a tire blowout.
renegade9
I wouldn't buy anything from Walmart that regular goes over 60rpm.
Mairoa
I'd be iffy over 2rpm
snowfork
Cracks probably. I was a safety guy. One of the things nobody does is check if the rpm of tool matches the disc or for cracks.
mentaljake
This random comment chain has been surprisingly educational. Ty safety man
mentaljake
As a safety man did you have to do the dance of your people?
snowfork
Indeed