something about this reminds me of the 3 stooges routine when they say "Now, I'll hold the nail and when I nod my head you hit it." Not funny when it happens.
On Thu, 1 May 2008, Bob Kennedy wrote: > Now I'm not feeling so stupid. I was building my shop last summer and using > my framing nailer. One nail I shot busted off a chunk of wood and the wood > ended up ripping my finger nail all the way to the quick. I got my finger > rapped up and had my son come out to work the nailer while I held the wood > in place. I don't think he was paying real close attention to where he was > aiming and ended up hitting me in the same finger tip that I wrecked the > nail on earlier. I was about a foot away from where the stud and plate met > and the nail went into the side of my finger, hit the bone and plowed around > the bone and out the other side. > > I preached a sermon for the neighborhood at that point. The first oops got > me warmed up and the second inspired me to share at loud volume... > > The problem with the guy that got shot in the head is someone either didn't > care the had a sequential fire nailer or the operator had to hold the bump > mechanism back so the nail could be fired. > > If you use a sequential or bump fire gun you can hurt yourself if you drop > the gun. Every time the tip hits something it will fire a nail out. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:22 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] worker shot with nail gun > > >> Yeah, sighted, are blind, you have just got to be really watching nail >> guns all the time. Hell I shot a finishing nail through my none, damned >> finger with a air finishing gun. It can happen so quickly. Regards Don >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "handyman-blind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:35 AM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] worker shot with nail gun >> >> >>> There is a story in our local paper where a worker was shot in the head >>> with >>> a 1" nail. He bent over to pick up something and his co-worker >>> accidentally >>> shot him in the head. I disagree with the term accidentally which was >>> used >>> in the paper carelessly would be more accurate. >>> I have always stated that I feel safer using my tools than letting >>> sighted >>> people use them. Sighted people take things for granted where we as blind >>> handy men and women can't afford too. >>> We must know where our hands and fingers are in relation to the saw blade >>> or >>> nail gun. Most times when I use a nail gun I don't like anyone down >>> stairs >>> and if there is someone they will not be in front of me. >>> They had to air flight the man to a large hospital in Allentown about 70 >>> miles away. >>> The nail went full depth into the top of his head. >>> This should be a reminder to all of us about safety. >>> Lenny, Please visit my home page http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ >>> It is motivational, educational, humorous and has a lot of resources. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> To listen to the show archives go to link >>> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >>> Or >>> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >>> >>> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >>> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >>> >>> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >>> List Members At The Following address: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >>> >>> Visit the archives page at the following address >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following >>> address for more information: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/ >>> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >>> list just send a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> To listen to the show archives go to link >> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >> Or >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> >> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >> List Members At The Following address: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >> >> Visit the archives page at the following address >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following >> address for more information: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/ >> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> list just send a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > >
