Another accident and a great site.
dinothecarpenter
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Another reminder.And a great site for safety tips.http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/safety_haz/power_tools/saw_circ.html.
YCF Dino
Edited 9/6/2004 12:27 am ET by YCFriend
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Seomebody here his uncle? sawed off his hand recently. Hopefully this was the result of his accident. I'm glad to hear that the operation sounds like a sucess.
The heading made me chime in, a highway construction job in Pa (I-80) about 100 mies east of I79, just had a accident last week, lost a span of beams (5), a sub was putting deck pans on the bridge about 2 spans away, but nobody was hurt (thank god). I have a pic at the office but haven't scaned it yet. By the way the beams are estimated to worth 250k each and the roadway has to be open by Thanksgiving, and I thought I was having a bad day.
Happy Labor Day
Don't think it was same guy--the guy whose nephew posted here cut his hand off while cutting PVC.
I hope so too. And I hope the power tool Companies can start making some more forgiving saws.
YCF Dino
Like hand saws?
Jon Blakemore
Like better guards Double,(front and rear) and safety triggers. Mandatory electric brakes and more education.
And why not? Better hand saws.
YCF Dino
I don't have any real data, but it would seem to me that most bad injuries with circular saws happen while the finger is on the trigger.
Better education is, in IMHO, the answer. Most tools could be idiot-proof, but they would mostly be work-proof as well. I can't speak for others but I've shot myself with a few nails and every time it was a result of my stupidity. Fortunately I've never made contact with the business end of a blade (touched the side of one) but if I do I'm sure it will be my stupidity.
Jon Blakemore
Last time I look at the data was 85.000 per year in US alone.(all power tools including the home users)
The majority of circular saws accidents
Using a left bladed saw with your right hand while holding the wood with your left hand. And only in US is cool to use a left bladed saw.Have you seen the cordless circular saws in EU by the same Companies? No left bladed saws there or anywhere else.
YCF Dino
I dunno.
Over the years, I've done a LOT more damage to myself with hand tools than power.
Maybe I'm just trying to kill myself a little at a time.
"Maybe I'm just trying to kill myself a little at a time."
I know what you mean. With hand tools you usually realize this is stupid of me right before it happens. Then it's like slow motion.
"Yep, that knife is plunging into my skin exactly how I thought it would!"
Jon Blakemore