Safety Reminder

**c4f5** · 08-29-2011, 10:09 PM

Angle grinder cutoff disc exploded on me today. Destroyed one of the lenses on my safety glasses. Very glad I had them on. Would easily have been my right eye.

Just a friendly reminder to never slack on safety.

**Mechanic688** · 08-29-2011, 11:06 PM

When I worked in a camper factory, our frame guy always cleaned up his welds with an angle grinder, kind of a high speed one. One day the disc exploded on him and a piece hit him in the forehead and split it wide open. I heard him hollar at me and I turned around to him with blood streaming down his face( kinda like WWF Wrestling) and him standing there in a daze. It took 23 stitches to close it. Be very careful around them,,, Play safe kids,,,

**Dumpster-Dee** · 08-30-2011, 02:15 AM

I think I'll go back to my hacksaw for a while !!

**IdahoScrapper** · 08-30-2011, 02:22 AM

I've only had one explode, and it was on an 18,000 rpm pneumatic. Wheel was rated for 20k, but whatever..it exploded.

Did not feel good when it hit.

Good reminder. I don't always wear safety gear.

**Bobby** · 08-30-2011, 06:58 AM

****, I have been smacked in the face with a paper 80 grit sanding disk flying off a DA, and that hurt! I couldn't imagine a cut off disk breaking, OUCH! Would be an under statement I think.