Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to let you know of my little mishap yesterday. While cutting PT lumber on the tablesaw(also waring eyeprotection) I had a small chunk of wood go into my eye. Now as we know this happens more than we wish. So, I flushed it out for several minutes and could not seam to get any relief. Called the ophthalmologist and ask to be checked out. I really did not want to go to the ER because I really wanted a specialist to see it. Good thing I did because I tore my cornia pretty good. The doctor remarked several times that if I did not come in it would have continued to tear while blinking. The moral of my story is even if you think an injury is minor, better lean toward the side of caution and get things checked out…… As for me I’ll be fine. Thank God. Plus it gives me an excuse to order better saftey glasses 🙂 Have a nice and safe day everyone……….
Lisa
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Thanks for the advice. It is a timely reminder.
Glad everything is going to be OK - but what happened withe OLD safety glasses?
Frosty
"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922
I was leaning forward pushing a 6x6 post through the blade and a piece shot up over the top of the glasses and right into my eye. They must have slide down slightly to allow a small gap.
Thanks, Lisa
Heal up quickly, Lisa.
I wear reading glasses in the shop, so I usually don't bother with safety glasses over them when I'm at the saw, but your experience makes me think that regular glasses may not be enough.
Norman
Norman--You can get reading safety glasses for about $15 (and shipping). You can get bifocal reading safety glasses like these:http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4358or you can get full lens magnification reading safety glasses like these:http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=5049I find the bifocals distracting, but I'm very fond of the full lens magnification reading safety glasses.--WhitIf you have money, buy wood and tools. If you have money left over, buy food and clothing.
Thanks, Whit. I'll try a pair next time I place an order at Highland. Meanwhile, I can fit my safety glasses over my reading glasses, which is what I did this evening while doing some handheld routing. Just need to keep up the habit.Norman
If you live in a town with an industrial business base, check out the thrift stores for used American Optical, or Titmus safety glasses with the side shields.
I found several pair in the dollar bin of old glasses. New lenses are fairly inexpensive.
LOML got a tiny piece of metal in her eye. 'wasn't really sure anything had gotten in there and let it go. By the time it had bothered enough to get her to go the the opthamalogist, it has rusted in the oxygen-rich environment. The doctor had to dig out some of the sclera, too.
Don't take chances with your eyes.
Barry-
I had a similar story. A very small piece of metal found its way into my eye around 10:00am, and by 4:30 when I went to my optometrist, my eye had already encapsulated it and it was quite a chore to dig it out. Good thing I didn't wait until morning!
Regards, Sean
Lisa,
Sorry to hear of your mishap - but glad everything worked out fine. Thanks for sharing your story, maybe it will prevent another accident like yours.
Lee
Lisa, Gald it all worked out. Man we gotta be carefull!!!
-Lou
You thanked god who done nothing-did you thank the Ophthalmologist?
You thanked god who done nothing-did you thank the Ophthalmologist?
Obviously God has done nothing for your grammar as well.
Lee
Bless you for pointing this out.
I thanked the Optomologist many times, and then thanked God again for making the Optomologist..........
OPTHAMOLOGIST.... in case you ever need to look one up in the phone book.
You won't find him (her?), Boss. It's ophthalmologist.Sorry, my day job's as an editor. Can't shake it.Norman
I really butchered that one...
Boss,
Actually, it's spelled ophthalmologist. From the Greek, ophthalmos. Now optometrist, is from the Greek, optikos. Don't look now, your roots are showing.
Ray, the spelling policeman, who actually LOOKED IT UP. Thank God for the dictionary...or is it dixunery. No, thank Noah Webster..or was it Daniel? Oh, mine says Merriam. Dictionaries are printed on paper, and made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree. Apologies to Joyce Kilmer, no Val Kilm..., no James Joyc...forget it.
If anyone is repeatedly getting chips in their eyes, that is a sign to get better safety glasses NOW!Anyone not new to a shop environment, has had the "spirit of stupid" jump on them a time or two. Most of us simply are blessed not to have been injured. A same situation have injured other people; most of us has escaped at least once with only our ego bruised.We should consider this a wake-up call to evaluate all our safety measures and be reminded how precious is an eye or finger and every other body part.Greg-->••••••• Exo 35:30-35-->
Edited 3/31/2008 10:26 am by Cincinnati
Which god-pick from either list.
http://www.godchecker.com/
http://www.eskimo.com/~elladan/gods/
Wow,
That sounds like you made the mistake of when it first touched your eye you reached up and tried to wipe it away to fast and hard????
I worked 35+ years as a machinist and ofen had hot metal chips land near my eye and often pressed the hot burning chips into the skin the first several years instead of gently trying to brush it away..
I could be wrong and it might have just got you good glasses or not but think it was the quick reaction of wiping it that did that damage..
-rarebear-
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