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Randy

04-13-2004 10:25:18

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I learned a leson that hard way on Saterday. I was brush hogging off the dead brush on my 5 acre praire field and the mover was kicking up alot of dust and plant debree. I didn't have on any glasses or goggles and was always brushing the dirt out of my eyes. After 2 hours my eyes were hurting so bad I had to go back to the house. I washed my eyes out good but they still felt like I had a bunch of dirt in them. I finally went to the ER at a local hospital and had them ckecked out. The doc said my eyes looked like someone had taken sand paper to them. I got drops and a pain killer and they healed up good, but I sure learned a lesson. In fact I'm not going to trust glasses but I'm going to get some good sealing goggles. Just thought I'd relate my experince so maybe someone else won't have to go thru the same thing.

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andrew

04-14-2004 17:37:46

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Re: Wear eye protection in reply to Randy, 04-13-2004 10:25:18

It is even worst getting a piece of metal in your eye.

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Johnski

04-14-2004 14:39:20

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Re: Wear eye protection in reply to Randy, 04-13-2004 10:25:18

Glad the outcome of that lesson wasn't permanent eye damage. We also need to consider ear protection too. When you get something in your eye the results are felt immediatly but hearing loss sneaks up on us gradually. I dearly wish I had paid more attention to this when I was younger but it's never too late to save what you have left. I'm really good at always using safety glasses but I catch myself going without ear protection too often. If you operate equipment please consider wearing ear protection. BTDT

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stan

04-14-2004 08:11:13

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Re: Wear eye protection in reply to Randy, 04-13-2004 10:25:18

I was mowing a few years back, and a rock was thrown out the fornt of the mower and hit the front tire and bownced back and hit me in the eye. I wasen't wearing any protection, but if I was who knows if the protection would have cused more more damage being slammed into my eye, by the rock. I would like to find a good face protection that doesn't scratch. Every thing now days is plastic, and doesn't last, and is not sealed the dust gets into the inside and scratches when it is wiped out. Within an hour it in no good to see out of.

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KEG

04-13-2004 19:54:22

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Re: Wear eye protection in reply to Randy, 04-13-2004 10:25:18

I get disgusted when I see lawncare companies hiring kids to cut grass and run weed eaters and none of them are wearing glasses. I have several pair of safety glasses with chip-marks from all the junk thrown up by the weed eater. These kids have a long life ahead with limited vision if they don't wear safety glasses. When I have the chance I'll stop and give these kids a pair to wear. Some of them are grateful. Others look at you wierd. At least I tried to help. Hope they don't learn the hard way.

After getting a wood chip in the eye when I least expected it, I buy safety glasses by the box and won't let anyone in the shop without 'em. To me, they are second only to my swiss army knife in importance. Well ... maybe they are more important!

KEG

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Bill 52 8n

04-14-2004 21:51:31

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Re: Re: Wear eye protection in reply to KEG, 04-13-2004 19:54:22

I agree with you there. I don't understand how they do it, I'm always getting stuff in my eyes when I weedeat. Our mowing truck only seats 5, but we keep a dozen pair of safety glasses in the center console.

Bill

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Davis In SC

04-13-2004 21:40:54

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Re: Re: Wear eye protection in reply to KEG, 04-13-2004 19:54:22

Lots of people laugh & call me paranoid for wearing safety glasses. They need to see the gory movie we had to watch when I was taking machine -shop classes. True story of a guy that was blinded by a grinding wheel. I have had many arguments with visitors to our shop about them not wearing glasses, if they refuse, I kick them out !!! Bet they would be fast to sue if the got an eye injury..... After over 25 years in shops, I still have all my fingers & toes, both eyes, & even a little hair left LOL. I intend to keep it that way...

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04-13-2004 12:26:45

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Re: Wear eye protection in reply to Randy, 04-13-2004 10:25:18

safety glasses are very important. the mower i use has belting around it and have noticed that very little material comes out. woods bw180 in action pictured.

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txblu

04-13-2004 11:56:30

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Re: Wear eye protection in reply to Randy, 04-13-2004 10:25:18

Was putting masonite siding on my house. Had driven probably 200 nails that day. One I hit the wrong way and it richocheted (sp) off the wall and hit me right in the pupil area of my eye..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...glasses, safety eye glasses that is. Never used them on building projects, but for some reason this day I was wearing them.

Have a nice pretty chip in them now. Kinda an heirloom. Real believer.

txblu

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john in la

04-13-2004 10:58:18

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Re: Wear eye protection in reply to Randy, 04-13-2004 10:25:18

They have a picture at work of a pair of safety glasses that a contractor was wearing. It has a piece of metal sliver stuck into the eye piece. You can just imagine what would have happen to this guys eye if the metal piece would have hit his eye with that much force.

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bob

04-13-2004 14:25:48

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Re: Re: Wear eye protection in reply to john in la, 04-13-2004 10:58:18

I've got a souvenir pair of safety glasses hanging on the shelf above my bench. I used to be a Central Office installer for United Telecom (now SPRINT), and worked in several large central offices where there are very large 48-volt battery strings capable of delivering thousands of amps of current. One day I was working in the cable racks cutting loose some cabling and accidently stuck one side of my snips into a frankel (battery cable connector) The other end of the snips hit the cable rack, and the front half of the snips vaporized and welded the hinge together. The handles burned a couple of rings around my fingers, and the molten metal from the snips sprayed everywhere, some of it melting partway into the lenses of my safety glasses, other parts burned into my skin and clothes. It took a couple of days for the flash spots to go away from my vision, but I'd likely be blind now if it wasn't for those glasses.

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Nebraska Cowman

04-13-2004 10:49:15

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Re: Wear eye protection in reply to Randy, 04-13-2004 10:25:18

ya, i work in dirt a lot and you learn not to rub your eyes.

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