Moving machinery is just dangerous.
I dated a girl once who was nearly killed when she was operating a lathe, and her long tied up hair came loose by accident. The lathe caught it and in the blink of an eye, pulled her down, brained her, and partially scalped her. She recovered well with no visible scars, but boy, her description of the incident sure bugged me out.
Many people don’t know Admiral Chester Nimitz lost part of his ring finger in an accident as a young officer. He was at the forefront of submarine propulsion development in the US Navy, responsible for the transition from gasoline base engines to diesel engines after WWI. He was showing some visiting dignitaries an engine with exposed gears, and he pointed at it with his gloved hand. He didn’t realize the glove extended as far as it did and pulled his hand in. The only thing that saved him was his Naval Academy ring, which jammed the gears.
It was kind of ironic, given that his chief opponent in WWII (Yamamoto) was also missing fingers on his right hand.
Yes, equipment can be very dangerous.
Sometimes it’s not as obvious as it is, because the device
doesn’t seem capable of hurting you that much on first
blush.
People really need to be singularly focused when working
around tools. Everything from a lawnmower to a trimmer
can take its toll.
When pointing, you don’t have to almost touch it. Point
in the direction from a foot away, and use words for the
rest.
Thanks for the mention. It was interesting that both those
guys had finger issues.
What was Yamamoto's story? How did he lose those fingers?
Regards,
I have seen a photo, posted as a safety reminder, of someone who was not so lucky. To say it’s not pretty is a massive understatement. Another source of similar mayhem is the power take off on farm tractors, along with hay balers.