Posted on 09/15/2012 4:29:54 PM PDT by Washi
I sure feel sorry for that kid but she needed her hair pulled back.
I look like a dork at work with bad hair (pony tail)and frog-eyed glasses and Mom jeans even when it is 110 degrees in the back end of the testing area, plus oh-so-stylish work boots and don’t forget my gloves — but I do come home with all my body parts attached and functioning.
That would be hard for teens to grasp. Because teens consider themselves 10 feet tall and bullet proof, all that matters is looking good.
I have been to all sorts of industrial accidents over the years. I used to work at a lumber mill did my share of stupid stuff; I am very lucky to have the fingers on my left hand after sticking them into the spinning knives on a rotating moulder.
PTO death to a young boy about 10 years ago when coat sleeve got caught. My wife said when she heard the story she now understood why when I was on the tractor I told the children to keep away.
Another child I knew was killed when his father was mowing hay. He let his son ride next to him and the boy fell off the back and it was over in seconds. I like to think that when he fell he hit his head and was either unconscious or dead before the mower went over him.
No long sleeves, no neckties at the lathe.
No rides on the tractor.
Like the saying goes...
“...I’m not saying let’s kill all the stupid people, I’m just saying let’s get rid of all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out...”
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