Positional Asphyxiation. Happens more than people know. And the first
thing I thought of when guy was talking about getting his shirt caught in a
grinder (wtf?!)
tuck your s in!
On Jan 3, 2008 7:30 PM, Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson@thicko.com> wrote:
> I ended up saving the life of a guy at the factory I mentioned in an
> earlier
> post when he was working with this ginormous cable driven hand grinder,
> and
> got his shirt wrapped up in it at high speed. It wrapped him up so tight
> around his chest and stomach he was unable to take a breath. I was
> fortunate
> to get him cut out of his shirt in time.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of
> Jim Johnson
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 3:24 PM
> Cc: Spridgets
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Welder,caution
>
> Hmmm I'm beginning to wonder about staying in the same hotel with you two
> at Lake of the Ozarks... I think I'll have them check all the fire and
> smoke alarms.... ;-)
>
> My favorite trick is getting a shirt sleeve or shirt-tail caught in
> whatever
> revolving tool I'm using at the time. The 7.5" wire brush on the bench
> grinder is the most fun of all....
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim
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