This is very graphic and Im sorry for that but it is a good demonstration for safety with tools and machines.
My stepfather who has worked with woodworking machines and oilfield equipment for 40 plus years had a accident last saturday that will change his life forever. This took less than a second and was just a bad accident caused by bad judgement by some one who is usually one of the most safety concious people I know. he was using a large wood planer when he noticed there was a clog in the dust collection system and this is his quote. "I saw it was cloged and instead of shutting off the machine mid board or using a scrap piece of wood I reached into the chip chute without thinking and it got me" like I said this man is experienced and very safety concious. So he is now heading for the second of many surgeries to first try and save 2 of his fingers and then try and get some movement and feeling in them. Anyone who uses power tools will sooner or later make that one split second decision that will end up causing either damage to themselves or the equipment, it will happen trust me I have had a chunk of my thumb reattached due to carelessness with a saw and I was lucky. So it does not matter who says it or how its put someone will ignore it and do something stupid but this should make ya think twice about what your doing.
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My stepfather who has worked with woodworking machines and oilfield equipment for 40 plus years had a accident last saturday that will change his life forever. This took less than a second and was just a bad accident caused by bad judgement by some one who is usually one of the most safety concious people I know. he was using a large wood planer when he noticed there was a clog in the dust collection system and this is his quote. "I saw it was cloged and instead of shutting off the machine mid board or using a scrap piece of wood I reached into the chip chute without thinking and it got me" like I said this man is experienced and very safety concious. So he is now heading for the second of many surgeries to first try and save 2 of his fingers and then try and get some movement and feeling in them. Anyone who uses power tools will sooner or later make that one split second decision that will end up causing either damage to themselves or the equipment, it will happen trust me I have had a chunk of my thumb reattached due to carelessness with a saw and I was lucky. So it does not matter who says it or how its put someone will ignore it and do something stupid but this should make ya think twice about what your doing.
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