PPE, wear it

[digger]

I was cutting up RSJs with a 110v grinder with a metal disc, had all the ppe inc goggles.as the steels were twisting on the final 60 mm of cut I lifted my goggles. Big mistake. Spark into the eye which cauterised on its way in. The op to remove it was gruesome, head clamped into a cage, eye lids held apart and needle used to dig it out. Huge bleed in the eye and unable to see for four hours.

Dont take risks chaps

[loriusgarrulus]

Hope you are Ok now. That must have really hurt.

[sitsinhedges]

I had a steel splinter from an angle grinder removed from my eye with a Dremel using a carbide burr by the eye dept a few months ago. I was laughing my head off at the absurdity of it but it worked a treat.

[daystate 177]

I was cutting up RSJs with a 110v grinder with a metal disc, had all the ppe inc goggles.as the steels were twisting on the final 60 mm of cut I lifted my goggles. Big mistake. Spark into the eye which cauterised on its way in. The op to remove it was gruesome, head clamped into a cage, eye lids held apart and needle used to dig it out. Huge bleed in the eye and unable to see for four hours.

Dont take risks chaps

had the same op worst feeling iv ever felt id take a break over it any day

[sitsinhedges]

And I set my trousers on fire with one.

 

That was funny afterwards, once I'd stopped beating my own leg out

Edited September 21, 2014 by sitsinhedges

[rich1984]

Wishing you a speedy recovery, sounds awful !

[paddywack12]

I was cutting up RSJs with a 110v grinder with a metal disc, had all the ppe inc goggles.as the steels were twisting on the final 60 mm of cut I lifted my goggles. Big mistake. Spark into the eye which cauterised on its way in. The op to remove it was gruesome, head clamped into a cage, eye lids held apart and needle used to dig it out. Huge bleed in the eye and unable to see for four hours.

Dont take risks chaps

I've also had the same procedure done to remove glass from my eyeball after going through a windscreen. Worst thing ever.

Always wear a seat belt now.

[andypaint]

I was cutting up RSJs with a 110v grinder with a metal disc, had all the ppe inc goggles.as the steels were twisting on the final 60 mm of cut I lifted my goggles. Big mistake. Spark into the eye which cauterised on its way in. The op to remove it was gruesome, head clamped into a cage, eye lids held apart and needle used to dig it out. Huge bleed in the eye and unable to see for four hours.

Dont take risks chaps

Had exactly same done last year when grinding some welds.

[figgy]

Think most of us who use these tools have done the same.

 

I did it years ago, a small burr came off and stuck in my eye, thought it had come out and was just sore till got home and looked in the mirror. Tried to pull it out my eyeball with tweezers but they kept slipping off, wife was balking and telling me to go to the eye hospital used the eye of a sewing needle to grip it and remove it. Worked out fine luckily.

 

Worst I had was greenheart splinters from sawdust blow into my eyes. Bloody spelks stuck inside my eyelids scratching my eyes every time I moved my eyes or blinked, hard not to. That was a trip to A&E eyes numbed dye in and inside of lids turned out and spelks picked out. Was worse than a sodding welding flash.

 

The saying you only have one pair look after them rings true when you nearly loose them.

 

Figgy

[welshwarrior]

Sounds sore hope you get better soon, PPE is important was reminded of that score on Saturday when a piece of clay hit me right on the cheek bone, luckily it was the flat side and just bruised me.

[kent]

been there and it gets a far worse thing if you leave them in a day or two. I tend to wear a clear visor these days as I have and an odd one find their way past specs

[Sha Bu Le]

Had a similar incident some time ago, was wearing safety glasses but not the full ones that enclose the eyes. Tiny bit of swarf got under the glasses and into my eye. Was removed without problems at the eye infirmary. Rarely use a grinder but now when I do its the full goggles.

 

Hope you mend soon and no lasting affects.

 

ATB

Bri

[robbiep]

And I set my trousers on fire with one.

 

That was funny afterwards, once I'd stopped beating my own leg out

 

I've done that with a petrol disc dutter. Was wearing a 'good' pair of jeans at the time, I think I needed the PPE more for when SWMBO saw them !

[keg]

I spent a week in hospital aged 11 having a bamboo splinter removed from my iris, the other three bits had been removed in the eye clinic!

[jasper3]

speedy recovery, i had my eye sewn up yesterday, but thats a different story…. not nice

[figgy]

Ouch I bet that's sore.

 

Get well soon.

 

Figgy

[Zapp]

 

That sounds horrific. I had a glass splinter in my eye once when a mate got glassed in a pub. Not nice for either of us.

 

Hope you recover soon.

[jonno 357]

You can see it almost every week passing one man band builders using stihl saws cutting blocks. No safety goggles or steel toe capped boots, No hearing protection. Lack of respect for a dangerous piece of equipment

[Imperfection]

eeeek,i hope you're on the mend!

[Brooksy789]

I was cutting up RSJs with a 110v grinder with a metal disc, had all the ppe inc goggles.as the steels were twisting on the final 60 mm of cut I lifted my goggles. Big mistake. Spark into the eye which cauterised on its way in. The op to remove it was gruesome, head clamped into a cage, eye lids held apart and needle used to dig it out. Huge bleed in the eye and unable to see for four hours.

Dont take risks chaps

That puts my cornea transplant to shame!

[flynny]

Hope you have a speedy recovery mate, I get our lads to wear a full face visor with leather hood and leather gloves fit for purpose-when using the whizzers, goggles steam up and are a right pain in the rear. A full face visor protects your full face,

 

Have you ever seen a grinder blade shatter? Like a shrapnel bomb!!!!

 

It only take 1 time to loose an eye or other appendage,

 

It ain't worth it,

 

Atb

 

Flynny

[djgeoff]

hope you get soon well mate, on another note i entered a works competition to design a poster for h & S

and i won with this

[pork chop]

I was cutting up RSJs with a 110v grinder with a metal disc, had all the ppe inc goggles.as the steels were twisting on the final 60 mm of cut I lifted my goggles. Big mistake. Spark into the eye which cauterised on its way in. The op to remove it was gruesome, head clamped into a cage, eye lids held apart and needle used to dig it out. Huge bleed in the eye and unable to see for four hours.

Dont take risks chaps[/quote?

been there done that more than once, daft really but its human nature to take short cuts

[loriusgarrulus]

I was cutting up RSJs with a 110v grinder with a metal disc, had all the ppe inc goggles.as the steels were twisting on the final 60 mm of cut I lifted my goggles. Big mistake. Spark into the eye which cauterised on its way in. The op to remove it was gruesome, head clamped into a cage, eye lids held apart and needle used to dig it out. Huge bleed in the eye and unable to see for four hours.

Dont take risks chaps[/quote?

been there done that more than once, daft really but its human nature to take short cuts

 

Short cuts in safety leads to bad cuts down the A&E ( new slogan )

[Lord Geordie]

Had a lucky escape a few year back when the cutting disk exploded. Instinct saved me because like a moron I wasn't wearing goggles! I flinched and closed my eyes as it exploded and ended up with cuts all over my arm and face!

 

Then working under the car a month or so ago, goggles kept slipping off so I cast them to one side! As I lifted the towbar into place a big flake of rust fell into my eye! I managed to get it out with a wet cotton bud luckily.

 

Hope your better soon.