Thread: Take your rings off when using power tools

Right, so it had nothing to do with power tools...

Nope. Ive seen some pretty messed up people caused by a ring on the finger though, which is why I never got married...

Cheers
Michael

Common guys, you spoilt the game. This was supposed to get people thinking not close them off.

Safety is a game after all, they even had it on TV.

Who dares, loses.

Just remember if a ring ever causes a degloving or other accident. I told you so.

But but but.

Just remenber that a level of fear should always be present when operating any tool or machine. Fear is good, it makes us think about possibilities. When I use a harmless battery drill to drill a hole in a wall, I fear sawdust in my eyes so I wear safety glasses. When I use a belt sander I make sure my shirts not hanging becasue I fear wearing a hole in my beer-gut. When I do anytghing with power tools I take my ring off, cause I fear a degloving.

Originally Posted by Fantapantz

Common guys, you spoilt the game. This was supposed to get people thinking not close them off.

Safety is a game after all, they even had it on TV.

Who dares, loses.

Just remember if a ring ever causes a degloving or other accident. I told you so.

But but but.

Just remenber that a level of fear should always be present when operating any tool or machine. Fear is good, it makes us think about possibilities. When I use a harmless battery drill to drill a hole in a wall, I fear sawdust in my eyes so I wear safety glasses. When I use a belt sander I make sure my shirts not hanging becasue I fear wearing a hole in my beer-gut. When I do anytghing with power tools I take my ring off, cause I fear a degloving.

Please, get some help.

Cheers
Michael

The most probable risk with power tools and rings is not degloving....it is the ring getting caught and drawing the finger/hand further into the rotating part.

where for example...if the finger contacted a rotating saw blade ( not a saw stop...micd)... best case would be a neat chunk of skin cut out of if realy realy lucky a minor skin abrasion...

If a rotating saw blade caught behind the ring the ring would be thrust forward pulling the hand finger into the blade....3HP 5000rpm..the posibility is that the blade may run all the way up your arm.

The big risks of degloving and finger ripping are in the climbing and lifting operations... getting caught on hooks, edges and protrubences a lesser risk is getting caught in gaps.

I have a wedding ring.. but I never wear it...I do not wear any jewlery, these days I rarely wear a watch for both comfort and safety reasons.

My sisters husband saw a bloke jump of an army truck and catch his wedding ring on the tray....It ripped his finger clean off....well not all that clean. he also has other ring injury stories... he never had a wedding ring.

I have heard of a bloke that got his wedding ring between two electrical conductors.....the ring arked up and melted leaving very bad burns.

Jewlery in any form has no place in an industrial workplace, certainly arround machinery.

there are so many completly avoidable accidents from jewlery.

heavy kneck chains and ladders are a bad combination.

The female deputy head at our school was realy strict on ear rings particulay during sport.... one of her friends had an ear ring ripped out of her ear while playing net ball

I look at the various "more interesting" bodily pearcings and wonder at the possible pain and injury that could occur in a variety of industrial situations.

Don't kid yourself that a weakend ring will save you from the dangers it won't.

Don't think that covering the ring will do a damn thing to reduce the risks....it is still there and is still harder and stronger than skin and flesh.

Don't wear your ring when you are working with machines or the workshop.

Almost any proper jewler will cut a ring off.....this is a regular thing for them....my mother decided she should have her ring cut off after not being able to get it off for 25 years.

cheers

mic-d....what do you want to get married for??? Look at your avatar.....you already got a pussy.

oh no you didn't!!... Bam! I think he did

I'm so glad I'm not a doctor or medical student or anyone who has to look at this stuff for a living. I will never ever again look at a thread or site or something that has a big red "GORE WARNING" sign on it I appreciate that it was posted for good reason though. it does make you think...