Thread: Garage Accident

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Ahhhh one of the fun things about our car hobby/obsession - an occasional session with the doctor to stop that sticky red stuff from leaking all over our fresh work. In over 40 years I've been lucky enough to have only made a couple of necessary trips to get things sewed back together - and they were in the past 3-4 years. One was a failed (new) hack saw blade that slammed my wrist into my work, the other, a sharp edge on the underside of my car - two scars on my left arm to remind me to be more careful.

I'm sorry to hear that you hurt yourself hope you are well on your way to recovery

It doesn't seem to bother me but I thought I'd stay out of the garage for a few days so it doesn't get infected. Thanks for the good words. Instead we started out at 3am yesterday morning and climbed Castle Mountain, got home at 11pm. I was so tired last night and so sore today. The one picture is my friend Tom 52 years old going for the final pitch to the summit 4800' up.

Sean

Beautifull Area! I bet the grinded spot hurts a bit more after that climb. Glad to hear your ok.

That's why I painted the shop floor red, you can't tell where the blood has left a spot.
BradC

them dagone tools will get you.even the simplest hand tools used wrong.i knew a mechanic in denver who put his eye out with a phillips screwdriver puttin a water bed together.puttin the little corner bracket on.be careful all.got a grinder in the knee one time.not too bad.it also never bled.just burned a groove.dang that hurt.take care brad c.geezer69

Whew! Glad to hear you're on the mend. Machines should be treated as if they are out to get you, I think. I've been cut, ground, sawed, burned, and banged so many times, I can't remember all of them. When I read your first post, the first thing that came to mind, after the "OW-ITCH!", was a set of chainsaw chaps; safety clothing has come a long way in the last few years, and one cannot be too safe. Affording "safe" is a different story, though.

Rrumbler hit it on the head, those tools are out to get you.

Anyone remember a "Maul Grinder" a bodyshop standard circa 1950? The motor set in a gimble mounted on a wheeled stand. The grinder head was attached to the motor with 6' or 8' of heavy flex cable wrapped in a flexible armoured casing.
The on/off switch was conviently located on the motor, so if the grinder head hit a snag, it would fly & wrap around the operator like a flying straight razor from hell These were real death machines.