Man gets wrapped around lathe

[GunRelated]

Just a reminder to all those that work around machinery, don't get complacent. Accidents occur everyday and I'm sure that nearly 100% of them happen to people that didn't think it would happen to them.

This video has apparently been around for a a little while but a friend just sent it to me the other day. It is extremely graphic, probably the most brutal thing I have ever seen. Do not watch this if you are uncomfortable with seeing death or blood and guts. You have been warned.

Treat industrial lathes with respect.

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[Jstudz220]

You can never be too careful. Always be mindful and alert and wear the proper PPE.

 

[Manimal]

That's an awful and quick way to go, which makes it not all that awful...oddly....

 

[Bolt Head]

Tore him to pieces. I wish I could believe death came before unimaginable pain but I'm doubtful.

Safety can not be overstated, and that applies to every detail of life whether on a job or at home. We have dangerous things all around us. Many people die in many horrible ways, often due to negligence, stupidity, freaking out, complacency. Tools as simple and "unassuming" as your circular saw or chainsaw can cause life-threatening injuries if care is not taken and attention isn't paid.

Loading your own ammunition can be fatal if you don't pay attention.
Do you check your barrels before potentially discharging? Every time? You should.

Safety first, in all things.

 

[BIGGREEN]

I know a family that lost their 18 YO son this way, horrible

 

[Abby Normal]

For some strange reason I liked hearing the stories of someone screwing up while working. As a result I’ve lived long enough to pass on those stories with a few of my own. In shop class I heard 2 stories, 1 with a lathe & 1 with a drive shaft. Both ended in scalping. The woman at MSY with her “It’s my Culture” hair learned the hard way that long hair and loose cloths don’t mix with machinery.
People now think they don’t need to be safe cause if they get hurt they will just sue. Maybe if we had less safety labels that no body reads & more old guys with scares & stories there would be less dumb A$$es.

 

[john17427]

In trade school (pre CNC), they warned us on the first day about hair, jewelry, clothing, etc., and told all the stories. The instructor also demonstrated breaking the loops coming off the bit when turning something on the lathe. Come winter time, and being young (16 and stupid), I of course forgot those cautions and was filing on a piece on a lathe that was dogged between centers, and with a long sleeve flannel shirt on. It happened so fast I couldn't even say what actually happened because I didn't see it, but I was almost thrown over the lathe with just my right hand on the tailstock keeping me out of the turning piece. The cuff of my left sleeve was torn off and thrown across the shop floor. After composing myself and picking up the evidence of my crime, I figured that the bolt head on the dog caught my sleeve cuff and tore it off in an instant.

 

[Manimal]

In trade school (pre CNC), they warned us on the first day about hair, jewelry, clothing, etc., and told all the stories. The instructor also demonstrated breaking the loops coming off the bit when turning something on the lathe. Come winter time, and being young (16 and stupid), I of course forgot those cautions and was filing on a piece on a lathe that was dogged between centers, and with a long sleeve flannel shirt on. It happened so fast I couldn't even say what actually happened because I didn't see it, but I was almost thrown over the lathe with just my right hand on the tailstock keeping me out of the turning piece. The cuff of my left sleeve was torn off and thrown across the shop floor. After composing myself and picking up the evidence of my crime, I figured that the bolt head on the dog caught my sleeve cuff and tore it off in an instant.

How long did it take to cough your heart out of your chest? lol

 

[dwhaley929]

Reminds me of a story I heard about a guy working on a rig in the middle of a storm. He had tied himself off with a rope that came down through a "hole" in the upper deck. The hole was pretty small but when someone upstairs put the winch in gear it pulled him through it.

 

[Kraut]

Complacency and/or laziness. The time it would take to stop the machine, turn it off, unplug and lock it out, etc., somehow gets to seem to be too much trouble. It's easy to fall into bad habits at work, due to all the times you did it and didn't get hurt training your mind to think that it won't ever happen. I've been guilty of it myself, used to work doing x-ray and fell into lazy habits, or even removing a tac light from a pistol without first unloading and clearing it. In initial field training, I never once saw my FTO or other officer put a seatbelt on a prisoner, and never did myself, until one tipped herself over in a turn and claimed a shoulder injury, had to get checked, and I spent the next year waiting for lawsuit service. I now nag the crap out of my shift every time they put a prisoner in their unit.

 

[sandman7925]

Reminds me of a story I heard about a guy working on a rig in the middle of a storm. He had tied himself off with a rope that came down through a "hole" in the upper deck. The hole was pretty small but when someone upstairs put the winch in gear it pulled him through it.

He was using an air tugger to access the bottom of the drill floor through the mouse hole. Used to be commonplace. There was a miscommunication on the radio and the guy running the tugger kept coming up and pulled him through a small hole. They had to use drill pipe to shove the body out.
Nowadays they use a manrider. Which is a tugger with a low capacity that shuts off when too much pressure is applied. And the operator must be able to see the man riding. Instead of a tugger with a 10ton capacity and no way to see.

 

[Bolt Head]

He was using an air tugger to access the bottom of the drill floor through the mouse hole. Used to be commonplace. There was a miscommunication on the radio and the guy running the tugger kept coming up and pulled him through a small hole. They had to use drill pipe to shove the body out.
Nowadays they use a manrider. Which is a tugger with a low capacity that shuts off when too much pressure is applied. And the operator must be able to see the man riding. Instead of a tugger with a 10ton capacity and no way to see.

Completely unimaginable what that man experienced. Makes me cringe to try to imagine it.

As horrible as the events in this thread are, discussing them can sure serve as a refresher in mindfulness.

 

[machinedrummer]

Reminds me of a story of a guy walking close to the tracks. A train came by and basically took off the whole left side of his body. He's all right now.

 

[EightySix]

There is an aftermath video. If you dare.
I did that line of work for 16 years. Luckily mostly CNC. Only a few stitches a couple of times.

 

[Batwing6]

That turned my stomach!!!!

 

[GunRelated]

That turned my stomach!!!!

I didn't care for watching it myself to be honest.

 

[Manimal]

Anyone wanna buy my lathe?

ahhhh....

I think it took him out instantly, after watching it a few times to see what happened. A lathe turns towards you, and the way it pulled him down so hard/fast I feel like it may have just crushed him/his head/broken his neck instantly. I dare not view the aftermath or look for audio.

 

[sgt z]

I didn't watch because I have to work in a machine shop. I have had a couple of close calls, mostly, sanding to fix something after the machining process. I have been around several accidents but nothing fatal (Thank God). The machine feels nothing, hears nothing, sees nothing, like Schultz on Hogan's Heroes. The machine does what the operator tells it. I will not touch a chip with my bare hand.

 

[krotsman]

The machine feels nothing, hears nothing, sees nothing, like Schultz on Hogan's Heroes. The machine does what the operator tells it. I will not touch a chip with my bare hand.

We used to say that about our M1A1s. The tank doesn't care who it kills or hurts. One guy on my crew crushed his hand on sliding ammo safety door by being impatient.

 

[Bolt Head]

Anyone wanna buy my lathe?

ahhhh....

I think it took him out instantly, after watching it a few times to see what happened. A lathe turns towards you, and the way it pulled him down so hard/fast I feel like it may have just crushed him/his head/broken his neck instantly. I dare not view the aftermath or look for audio.

My perception was similar. Looked like it would've pulled him underneath first, rolled him up backwards since he was facing the machine. Certainly breaking bones every step of the way. That's f*****g horrible.

I'm not sure which is worse, watching it or pondering the details. I will not be looking for that aftermath video. I might grab a rod and go fishing a while, however. My safety refresher course tank overfloweth.