It was one of those Repair shop spin-offs I was watching but had to switch over .Nice people nice articles and very skilful workers .The problem was for me the people who were doing the fixing were when using a bandsaw not wearing chain mail gloves or goggles .I worked with a band saw for over thirty years and would never have taken any chances.If I had not used chain mail gloves I was in danger of losing fingers and also in danger of losing my job .
I watched a tv programme showing a blind man (Blind Dave as he is affectionately known) using a circular saw with no gloves or guard as far as I could tell. I had to switch over.
I watched a documentary recently about British social history and it stated that between 1890 and 1940 the majority of amputees were not wounded in war but were victims of industrial accidents. Made me sit up and think, that's for sure
I worked part time (after school) at a small business making firewood (kindling). I was watching our new sawyer cutting some wood and saw the circular saw blade moving up his hand between his thumb & first finger! I yelled him to stop - there was much blood. Fortunately he hadn't gone far enough to damage any important structures & the local doc stitched him up.
eek there is an artery there
mine is just under the skeeen...artery to index pollicis - sqad will know the proper name. I lack the muscle branch that protects it
eek, I wouldnt like to lose it - I couldnt type this for instance
barry - // Can't stand that very famous photo of workers eating their lunch sat on a girder, either. //
Me too - gives me the heeby-jeebies!!
Apparently a Native American tribe, the Mohawk, have a genetic glitch that means that they don't suffer from vertigo, which makes them idea for high-level construction, a lot of them worked on the original skyscrapers in 1930's new York.