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mega ouch to all.
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mega ouch to all.
Last edited by Scrapette; 11-30-2011 at 07:55 PM.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm...... Churchill
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
Been at it for 40 years, both shoulders hurt all the time, left knee going, lots and lots of cuts (first aid right away, peroxide and alcohol). I do not recommend steel toed boots: a very heavy object will slice off your toes...tough fix, smashed toes have a better chance of healing. twisted my ankle many times ( some scary sounds). Amazingly my back is fine ( I am 6'6" 250 lbs), but I never,never lift anything without a straight back and bent knees,always face the object squarely. I am developing some annoying tinnitus. Always wear heavy HF gloves (1$ on sale get 30 to 40 at a time), safely shield, safety glasses. And mostly importantly I always work sober. Most of have no insurance so be very aware and careful!!
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Not me, but a friend of mine was using a circular saw about 2 months ago and the saw kicked and cut the bottom of his stomach skin right above his groin and his stomach and intestines fell out. He's doing fine now, everything went well. Me, I cut my hands a lot. Cut the tip of my pointer finger off, in front of the nail. Then about a month later I cut my ring finger on the inside down to the bone about 2 inches long. Both on my right hand. Needless to say I now wear safety gloves. West Chester's that are for people who work with windows and a lot of glass. They were about $20 and worth it. Mechanix Gloves don't hold up like I thought they would.
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Talk about de' ja' vue...de' ja' vue
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesaler
Certified Zip-Tie Mechanic
"Give them enough so they can do something with it, but not too much that they won't do nothing."
President, VIP Recycling
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About a month in, my ex partner accidentally hit me in the face (nose) with a huge steel pipe, as I was climbing into the truck.
George Beale - Founder & President - info@viprecyclingjunkremoval.com
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on a first date with this girl i had to made two quick cuts on an iron railing before we went out, and it fell on her foot. she hasn't come back to see me since
We're the renegades of Junk!
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Almost burned the garage which is attached to the house.
Using the grinder in the garage. Went in the house to relax and watch some TV. Fell asleep for a few minutes. When I woke up, went back to watching TV. Noticed a puff of smoke going by the window. Figured I better look for the source as I live in the middle of 60 acres of solid woods. Looked out the door but couldn't see any more smoke. Curious, so went looking in the yard and walked by the open overhead garage doors just as some rags on the back of the work bench flamed up. Sparks from the grinder had landed in the rags and smoldered for over an hour before flaming up. Threw all the rags outside. Got a pitcher of water to soak the rags and pour over the work bench. The wife was not amused with my story when she got home.
People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
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almost forgot this one. I posted it about 3 months ago when it happned.
was breaking down several A/C compressors when my hands got oiley I just wiped them on my pant near my lap. While I as cutting with the grinder the sparks caught my pants on fire near my pocket area some lightning moves that would make the Flash proud saved big bob and the twins from damage but I learned a very valuable lesson.
Last edited by EcoSafe; 11-30-2011 at 06:38 PM.
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Only thing I can offer today is......When my back and legs get to hurting, I mix 1 cup of warm water and 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar w/mothers and drink it. Also, it does wonders for sinus infections and chest colds.
Experienced Scrapper
That's insane. Couldn't imagine what it would be like to see your guts spillin out. Ack.Originally Posted by ScrapperNJ26
I was cutting up a trailer frame with my sawsall once. Was a hot day, index was like 110 degrees. Made two cuts an started to smell burning rubber. Figured I would give my sawsall a rest an get a drink. Turned to talk to my friend and the blade happened to touch my arm. Never felt a thing, just heard the skin sizzle. Made a weird scar...
Same friend was helpin me a different day. Moron was wearin tennis shoes and stepped on two nails at the same time. Went at least an inch in. Ended up gettin a shot in the ass lol
Not scrap related. Was using a circular saw, I didn't know it at the time, but the spring that retracts the guard had come undone. Finish my cut and go to set the saw down and the blade caught my jeans and made a cut in my thigh. Might have been worse had it not grabbed the set of keys in my pocket and jammed the blade.
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Ok, now these two made me laugh! Olddude, I'm not laughing AT you but at your ''lightning quick moves'' comment, made me LMAO!!
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Not scrap related but a good time none the less...over 20 years ago framing 2nd floor walls on a house I slammed a 3'' nail all the way into one of my knees with a nail gun. Doc tried all his fancy tools to try and pull it out, finally they called down to maintenance for some vise grips.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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My dad did that with a nail gun while roofing. We were getting off the the roof and he stood up and it went off. Luckily it didn't hit any bones.
Another quick one was we were building a deck and one of the the guys was using a nail gun with 3" nails and nailed his hand to the deck. Between his pointer finger and thumb. He some how pulled it out and thought nobody saw it.
Ouch KZBell, you're making me cringe. Just remembered another one. Didn't happen to me though.
Older brother hopped out of dad's work truck. For whatever reason there was a screw lodged just right in the shoe so when he hopped out it went right into his foot.
He had to unscrew it to get it out. That makes me cringe too.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Lots and lots of bruises and cuts and scrapes. Have had both a dishwasher and stationary bike fall on me as I was loading them onto the back of the truck, but thankfully nothing major. My gloves have definitely saved my hands more than once, and as some others have mentioned also, I always wear jeans and long sleeves no matter how hot it is outside.
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uuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................ ................. Thanks dude, I already have sleep disorders........you just added another one! To think, all my dreams involving daisy dukes used to be good ones!
Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
Thomas Jefferson
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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'Daisy dukes'? I guess his names Duke.
'Dukes daisy'...... yah don't wanna knowwww.......
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Eesakiwi, there was an American TV sitcom in the 1970's called "The Dukes of Hazard" about a southern family called the Dukes. An attractive young female character named Daisy Duke often wore very revealing bluejean cutoff shorts. Since that time, ultrashort shorts (usually cutoffs) have been referred to as "Daisy Dukes".
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Oh man I was KIDDING AROUND! Now I gotta add that I been blinded to this list.
AMERICAN BORN, AMERICAN BRED! AND I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!
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