FIRST Injury Stories

[KarenH]

Originally Posted by Simon Strauss

While filing down aluminum with a bench mounted belt sander this year the rubber finger pad of the tumb on one of my gloves fused to my finger.

Using the same belt sander the year before i took off the corner of one of my knuckles when my hand slipped after a team mate dropped a rack of metal, spurning my usage of gloves.

All of these ... were sustained while wearing the proper safety equipment, making me the most experienced and motivated safety captian my team has ever had.

Ummm... I'm not an expert on shop safety, but warning signs I've seen in shops indicate that gloves are NEVER "proper safety equipment" while operating grinders. Also, gloves should not be worn when operating any power equipment (sanders, mills, lathes, drill presses, etc.) that could potentially grab the glove and pull it in along with your fingers, hand, and maybe even your arm.