GARAGE SAFETY TIPS AND HORROR STORIES

[BigFrank]

when i was pullin the engine and trans out of my buick roadmaster  beacuse it was smashed in the front  but anyway  it was hung up on somethin so  i put more pressure on the cherry picker and stood on the frame  while holdin on the picker and bounced up and down then bang the chain broke and the picker arm punched me square on the chin nocked me down hit my head on the floor about five feet away  morale of the story use bigger chain

[old school truck dude]

WORK SMART, NOT HARD. REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS DISCONNECTED AND CLEAR BEFORE REMOVING A LARGE COMPONENT. DO NOT EXTEND THE END OF THE CHERRY PICKER PAST THE FRONT WHEELS, AND DEFINITELY DO NOT STAND ON THE PICKER FRAME TO COMPENSATE FOR OVERLOADING AND/OR OVEREXTENSION. IT CAN TIP OVER FORWARD WITH NO WARNING. THINK HARD ABOUT WHAT THE VEHICLE WILL DO WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE COMPONENT IS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE.

[old school truck dude]

SPRINGS CAN AND WILL KILL YOU. CHAIN THEM UP, RELEASE PRESSURE SLOWLY, AND STAND CLEAR UNTIL PRESSURE IS OFF. THAT GOES FOR LEAFS TOO. WRAP CHAIN AROUND THEM WHEN CUTTING U-BOLTS, IF THE LEAF PACK WAS COMPRESSED BY THE CENTER BOLT DURING ASSEMBLY, IT CAN BREAK WHEN THE U-BOLTS ARE CUT AND THE LEAFS CAN FLY OUT WITH DEADLY FORCE. A JACK CAN SLIP AND ALLOW A SPRING TO FLY OUT. CHAIN IT UP!

[Bowtie972]

A few years ago I was using a 4" grinder w/ wire wheel on it.  Of course I had safety glasses on, a wire came off the wheel and went up my nose!  Wow! Had to go to ER to get it removed.. ALWAYS wear a face shield when using wire wheel! I learned the hard way!

[Disturban]

Best horror story I have is a friend came over a few summers ago, he had bandages on both arms and was wearing sun glasses...it was night time?

I said why are you wearing sun glasses, he said don't want to talk about it, after going back and forth a few times he takes off the glasses and has stitches across the bridge of his nose and two black eyes.

Finally got him to confess, he took the cap off his radiator when it was hot and coolant blew out all over his arms burning them, when he moved his arms out of the way he knocked the stick out that was holding up the hood and it come down and broke his nose resulting in stitches and two black eyes

[big red]

Best horror story I have is a friend came over a few summers ago, he had bandages on both arms and was wearing sun glasses...it was night time?

I said why are you wearing sun glasses, he said don't want to talk about it, after going back and forth a few times he takes off the glasses and has stitches across the bridge of his nose and two black eyes.

Finally got him to confess, he took the cap off his radiator when it was hot and coolant blew out all over his arms burning them, when he moved his arms out of the way he knocked the stick out that was holding up the hood and it come down and broke his nose resulting in stitches and two black eyes

Seen this before.

[RIP_K52007]

Dont try to install torsion bars with a pipe wrench & multiple handle extensions unless you are good at flying.

[355REDNECK]

if torching on something make shure u have a fire extinguisher close by

[old school truck dude]

For sure, fires are easy to start and hard to stop! 

[Jjay78]

always block the tires on the other end of the vehicle when your jacking it up, buddy got caught between his truck and a fence post for 1/2 hour cuz the jack gave and the truck rolled foreward pinning him between teh bumper and the fence post

[cnoswalt78]

I was lowering a car for a buddy (honda) and he was being cheap, so i was heating them the rubber got to hot and started melting instant mess then we had a 5 gallon bucket of WATER (so i thought it was)  water & gas mix man did i burn all my hair on my face! wooosh instantly.  need less to say im a little more carefull and dont lower cars for anyone! (they never seem to like it for vary long) and heating springs is just not vary good anyhow!
oh and he needed new paint to!  hahahahaha

['the DON']

i no longer wear my wedding ring because i almost pulled my finger off when i jumped of my truck and it was  caught glad i didnt go with bigger tires.

OMGosh.....I know Dale Carnegie (author) said he jumped out of a tree house when he was younger and his ring caught on a nail and it tore his finger off...who would have thought? ..

['the DON']

dont torch against cement if its wet it can explode

[mudboggTshirts]

i no longer wear my wedding ring because i almost pulled my finger off when i jumped of my truck and it was  caught glad i didnt go with bigger tires.

OMGosh.....I know Dale Carnegie (author) said he jumped out of a tree house when he was younger and his ring caught on a nail and it tore his finger off...who would have thought? ..

sorry to hear that....I wear rings and now I wonder if I should...not even around car batteries!

[old school truck dude]

dont torch against cement if its wet it can explode

Yup, and dont let your big gobs of slag drip onto the concrete, it makes it pop and itll put your eye out. Always put a board or fire blanket or piece of steel down under what youre cuttin. Yeah I know, boards are flammable...

On another note: YESTERDAY, I WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A SWAY BAR, AND THE 10MM 3/8 DRIVE SOCKET I WAS USING POPPED AND SPLIT IN TWO AND ONE PIECE HIT ME SQUARE ON MY LOWER FRONT TOOTH, CHIPPED A CORNER OFF OF IT. WHEN PUTTIN ALOT OF PRESSURE ON A HAND TOOL, ITS A GOOD IDEA TO GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THAT TOOL BREAKS.

[Chevy Racer]

Wear safety glasses.  Enough said........especially when doing brakes.

[old school truck dude]

KEEP YOUR KNEE OFF THE FLOOR WHEN USING TORCH OR WELDER, THE CHERRIES CAN ROLL TO YOU AND BURN YOUR KNEE. I KNOW ALOT ABOUT THIS ONE,

[Jjay78]

Wear safety glasses.  Enough said........especially when doing brakes.

X2000000000, brake cleaner in the eye hurts like , also when hammering on a stuck part, wear protective gear, had a chunk of steel break off and rickochet off 3 walls before it fineally landed on the floor

[BigFrank]

when cutting metal with a grinder  always debur  both peices  so when someone picks it up ya dont gash yer fingers open later   this happened to my bud last weekend on a peice of plate i was hackin on  he should have gotten stitches but we super glued it   

[BUDGETBOGGER03]

KEEP YOUR KNEE OFF THE FLOOR WHEN USING TORCH OR WELDER, THE CHERRIES CAN ROLL TO YOU AND BURN YOUR KNEE. I KNOW ALOT ABOUT THIS ONE,

this happened to me last night