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Got bit by the grinder tonight

supermotard750 said:
Holy Sh!t, thats ridiculous i do believe i wouldn't be here today had my gotten stuck in anysort of way for more then a split second.
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Yeah his grinder was less than safe for usage...

The nurses said cut off wheel ER visits are pretty common these days. Mostly for wheels breaking and shooting bits in peoples eyes/skin etc.

Firm beliver of using the handle and having a firm grip and knowing were it will kick if it gets bound up. But there is always that possibility. Sketchy little things. Thats gonna suck to shave around. I got a nice scar on the edge of my chin from when i went to start a lawnmower after fixing it and forgetting i didnt put the screws on the lid so the whole top came at my face when i yanked on it lol.

Whenever the razor hits it it is a shooting pain and usually bleeds because the skin is all pussified.
 
yea i'm active duty military so i had to shave twice already, and i look like a dummy with a little soul patch in the middle of my neck lol
 
The worst I've had, is one exploded and stuck in my glove.
That was enough to terrify me....

Had the piece been going to my face, it woulda stuck in....
Cut off wheels, expecially cheapo cutoff wheels, can be little bastards.

Btw, Mines a paddle trigger,
The problem I fight, is the impulse to grab the grinder after it bites, to push it away;
In turn, you're keeping it going by gripping the trigger.

I wish the trigger area was 50% of the size it is.
Not that massive 3" paddle... :doah:
 
Wow! You guys are forcing me to reevaluate the the wounds I've taken. Yours look much worse.

Stay safe guys!
 
Had my own close call the other day with my grinder. No handle and the thing slipped while I was grinding down a piece of metal. Fortunately I had leather gloves on but it still cut through the gloves and took a chunk out of my finger. I think this is a message from the almighty to buy more and better tools....yeah, that's it....
 
Exactly, DR.... Exactly.... :deal:




I can tell you that, since reading this thread, I grip my Grinder like my life depends on it.

:haha:
 
I can tell you that, since reading this thread, I grip my Grinder like my life depends on it.

:haha:
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Sometimes thats not enough. Many years ago I got a service call to a used car lot. He had a small body shop in the back.
The compressor on the unit I was working on had tripped out. As I was wondering what was going on, the overload clicked back on and the condenser fan came on.

It sounded like a jet engine winding up. Then the overload tripped. About that time, I heard all H*ll breaking loose out in the body shop. Slamming, yelling, sounded like a fight.
I was looking that way, when the owner came out of the little building I was next to.
He said he did not know what the heck was going on, but when he came in to work a few minutes ago, the clock, radio, water cooler, overhead light, every electrical gadget in the office was not working.
Then I saw two guys coming out of the body shop. One was sorta helping the other, who was holding his arms out strangely.
He said he was going to take him to the hospital, he thought one of his wrists was broken, and the other one might be.

The hurt guy was looking stunned. He said that he had picked up the big 10 inch grinder, turned it on, and it attacked him. Twisted its self right out of his hands injuring both wrists as it did.
Then it ran around the shop for a few seconds slamming into his ankle.

Something clicked in my mind. I grabbed my meter, and checked the voltage on my machine.
It was supposed to have 120 volts out of the wall socket. It had 240!
I pulled the cover off the breaker panel in the office, and there was 480 volts on the 240 line coming into the building.

I pulled the main, and we called the power company.
Turned out, the transformer on the pole had blown during the night, and the power company had replaced it.
But they hooked up the wrong tap on the new one, and put 480 volts on the 240 line.
When the body shop guy turned on that big grinder, the torque of the overvoltage motor twisted it right out of his hands.

I don't know what the car lot guy got, but they bought my company a whole new machine.
 
I like the Mikita grinder for that same switch reason, no paddle. almost lost a nut cuz of those stupid harbor Fright grinders with a toggle too :doah:
 
guess I'm gonna start using that face shield with an inch of dust on it sitting in the corner of my garage...
 
X2 on face shield, now I have a mental image why I should where one when using cut off disk. Glad your ok. Had a grinder with a sanding disk get caught in my shirt once, it crawled up my shirt bound it up on stomach until someone standing next to me pulled the plug, couldn't stop paddle lock cuz it was wrapped in shirt.
 
14-Bolt said:
X2 on face shield, now I have a mental image why I should where one when using cut off disk. Glad your ok. Had a grinder with a sanding disk get caught in my shirt once, it crawled up my shirt bound it up on stomach until someone standing next to me pulled the plug, couldn't stop paddle lock cuz it was wrapped in shirt.
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A similar thing happened to me.
That'll scare the sh*t outta ya, right there.... :doah:
 
My milwaukee 5" grinder bit me. It is rated at 2.1hp and 11-13 amps. It is their most powerful small grinder-USA made. I had a 5" cup wire wheel on it and was removing rust from the inside of my tailgate, while it was on the truck. The wheel caught my welding jacket and wrapped all the extra fabric into the wheel. It happened so fast and with so much force, that it wrenched my back. I was messed up for the weekend. My back was the worst injury, well and the 6" tear in my cotton jacket. I am really glad I used a full face shield and had that extra layer on rather than just a single t-shirt. Needless to say, I haven't used that big ass wire cup much after that.
 
-BUMP-

How's it going? ...everybody being safe?

Anybody visit the ER recently....?



...anything at all to report?
 
Maybe. . . .
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had the hood off the truck and put the hinges down the night before so i could slide the hood on, next day went out pulled the hood out climbed up the side of the fender to bolt up the master cylinder, and as soon as my weight transfered the hinge decided it was time to unload and caught me right on the nose. lots of blood no broken nose thank god and only 4 stitches and the ER was empty so we were only there for an hour an a half
 
Damn man! Not again! That sucks. Hope it heals up well and quick. Good think it was not the eye.
 
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