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    Have I joined the club???

    For injuries???..7 stitches the other day...1st real injury from scrapping...

    Decided to try n twist some ss off instead of using my grinder and up into my arm it went...it was bulky, so I decided to break it down some...MISTAKE



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    you have been in the club since FEB 2012, be carefull out there
    expect the worst and hope for the best
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    ooowwwccchhhh! followed by some salty language. Sorry to hear about the injury hope all heals up well!
    If it helps i put a standard screwdriver about half an inch into my palm the other day. It is inevitable in this line of work to take a hit from the metal stay safe or try lol
    There ain't nothing wrong with an honest days work. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool.- Old Man

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    Like a dance with steps , dismantling is the same. Using the same procedures time and time again is safest. But more often then not a little freestyle slips in.
    It's all good and all dangerous.
    Simply stated not getting hurt is the correct way .

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    Ive had well over 100 stitches and 2nd and 3rd degree burns, mostly in the name of scrapping, but I believe bout 25 or so were from a chainsaw accident. Anyhow, welcome to the club brother. It seems to mean more to ya when you've literary bleed for it. First aid kit in my pickup ? Naw, bottle of peroxide and blue shop towel and black tape, some of the best band aids ever.
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    been there done that. once fell off a truck and caught the lit torch tip in the crook of my arm and that big old think the semi trailer hooks into landed about 4 inches from my head. Guess god really dose love children and idiots,

    welcome to the club.
    Last edited by EcoSafe; 05-06-2013 at 12:29 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by taterjuice View Post
    bottle of peroxide and blue shop towel and black tape, some of the best band aids ever.
    Exactly what I used..lol..

    I know this was very minor compared to what couldve happened n what has happened to others...

    Stay safe everyone..


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