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AJ
02-05-2007, 11:38 AM
You know, This probably applies in some way to more people that I can think of on here so I am posting up a little blurb about something that happened at one of our locations in another state.

The employee was using a nail gun to secure stopping tracks in a truck before a shipment. he heard a weird noise when one nail came out of the gun and bounced off a metal object. When he stodd up he thought he had a spec of dirt on his glasses from the inccident but as you can see it wasn't. Can you just imagine how that would of ended up?

With all you car nuts how many people don't wear eye protection and how many do? I'm actually kinda curious, as I know I never do since I wear regular glasses, but realize that those don't alway do the trick. Even getting dirt and other smaller particle in you eyes while wrenching on the cars can cause some damage, so maybe this will motivate someone down the road.

Jana
02-05-2007, 11:40 AM
Holy Crap!

b00stcreep21
02-05-2007, 11:50 AM
The only problem is that even safety glasses don't even help sometimes

turbotalon1g
02-05-2007, 11:57 AM
Right, in most cases employers just run to walmart or some cheapo place for safety glasses, to stand a chance they need to be OSHA approved.

rst95eclipse
02-05-2007, 12:32 PM
I wear OSHA approved glasses on jobsites and also when working on the car. They help, but don't stop things going around them, especially when working over your head/laying down. I'm suprised that the nail didn't go through. I'm sure it was a Paslode propane powered nailer, which isn't anything like the air powered Paslodes that really pack a punch.

twack
02-05-2007, 12:35 PM
I hardly wear them im guilty, but wheni do wear some i have a sweet set with a built in light

HiImBrian
02-05-2007, 01:19 PM
I was under my car before and I got a crap load of dirt/rust in my eye. First thing I did after that was get some check safety glasses from menards. That's a pretty scary pic though. Glad hes alright.

Swifty1638
02-05-2007, 01:25 PM
I wear eyglasses that are OSHA approved at my old job, but they didn't stop dirt and other stuff from getting in them too. It's a tradeoff. I used them to keep sparks from flying in my eyes too, when i'd use the torch or cut-off wheel. Course, now i'm jobless at the moment, so who knows what i'll do next.

-A. Swift

Kracka
02-05-2007, 01:29 PM
What happened to Hopkins Honda?

Swifty1638
02-05-2007, 01:45 PM
I was fired. They hired like 4 new people, and since I was on the lower end of the totem pole I guess, I got canned. Really shitty deal, as I actually liked it there, was paid pretty well, and now i'm fucked. It's hard finding a new job. No one on brooklyn blvd is hiring, and i've called other dealerships and they are not hiring. Hell, even charlie luther himself has been helping me (car buddy) but NO ONE needs help. I've not no job. It blows.

-A. Swift