PSA: Eye Protection **please read**

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Ive been knifemaking 20-80 hours a week since 2003. Ive had metal pulled out of my eye 2 times. Both times wearing oversized safety glasses over regular glasses. Eye doctor said alot of times the oversized safety glasses funnel the object right into your eye. I now have prescription safety glasses that wrap very tightly around my face.

[equyst]

Prayers for You.

[Goldeneagle]

In the 40+ years I've been machining, I have lost count of how many times my safety glasses have saved my eyes. WEAR EYE PROTECTION!

[jerp]

Hope you continue to heal up quick! I have worn regular glasses practically my whole life. I never really liked wearing over-sized safety glasses over them because having two sets of lenses distorts my vision. As an alternative I use a flip-up safety visor/shield. It has the additional advantage of protecting your entire face. Comes in especially handy when you are using a wire wheel on a grinder - you don't get those loose wires flying off and pelting your face.

[cuttingedge]

If there is one thing I learned in 30 years of manufacturing, it is that I only have 1 "safety", and I protect it with everything I have.

I don't let others mess with my "safety" either.

In 30 years of working in a dangerous environment, I only had one work related doctor visit. A punch fractured on a machine and sent a piece of shrapnel that cut through my shirt leaving a puncture wound in my shoulder. Had to get an xray to make sure a piece wasn't imbedded.

[cj_sandman]

Glad to hear you're alright and thank you very much for the reminder.

[WCB]

Glad things are better!!

Do you still wear them SG's??

[tradtiger]

Glad you're okay, and thanks for the reminder.

Don't forget about lawn equipment -- especially weed eaters, but also mowers. While mowing once, I watched a pebble fly right toward my eye in seeming slow motion -- stopped by my safety glass lens.

[bowhuntertex]

Not sure how I missed the original thread but glad to hear your good. I preach safety daily to my workers as I am a Safety Manager, but I do have to remind myself from time to time while at home to work safely.

[TXHUNT3R]

Glad things are better!!

Do you still wear them SG's??

Yep, just this past weekend. While mowing, weed eating and sharpening the mower blades

[klooney]

Great post! As I commercial super I have to watch safety daily. I hate wearing a hard hat and safety glasses, and I’ll admit I’m semi lax on hard hats after ceilings go in!

I walked in on an hvac apprentice cutting stainless with a grinder with no glasses yesterday. I made him and his journeyman stop and put on glasses... I only have 10 fingers and 2 eyes, I try and make sure anyone who works for me leaves my job with the same amount.

[TXHUNT3R]

Something reminded me of this thread the other day. Hadn't bumped it in forever.

I pretty much don't even think about my eye anymore, I've gotten so used to it. Only time I notice it is when I take my contact lens out of that eye. I would call it pretty much useless.

Oh I remember what it was. My cousin had VR goggles and had me play a game. When the goggles make you use each eye independently, I can't see crap. I pretty much have to use both eyes now. My left eye is SO much stronger now.

[be12hunt]

Good reminder. Thanks for sharing and bumping it back up.

I went on a fishing trip once with a guy that did prosthetic eyes. He said he had job security forever simply from people not wearing safety glasses when they should.

[TxDispatcher]

Ouch!! I must admit, I have been very blessed through the years to not have anything like that happen. I’ve always removed the guard off of power tools, and my father-in-law told me that I was crazy the first time he saw me do it as I get older, I begin to see the need for extra precaution

[RR 314]

Man, good message. Glad you are coping well over the last couple of years. I am doing a full house remodel now—thankfully almost done—and I have a little voice in my head telling me to put the tool down and go get some goggles—even if for one cut.