My "eye" thanks you all!

[Billy_Bob]

Ok, I admit it, I was not wearing eye protection all the time when using my chainsaw…

…that is, until reading all the recent safety advice here!

Well today a small chunk of wood flew up and hit the left side of my eye goggles and cheek. It really stung where it hit my cheek. Happened so fast, I didn’t know what happened. I assume it was a chunk of wood, but could have been something else buried in the wood I suppose.

Anyway I’m glad I was wearing my eye goggles. I (and my “eye”) are very grateful for the advice given by all you wonderful folks on this web site. Thank You!

I’m still trying to figure out where that chunk of wood came from. I was bucking a 26 inch log which was resting on the ground, standing to the left of the “vertical plane” of the bar. All the chips were flying out to my right. Maybe it flew out, hit something on the ground, then bounced up to hit the left side of my eye goggles?

 

[Dadatwins]

Don't worry about where it came from, just be glad you had the goggles on and probably saved yourself an eye. Glad to hear someone actually listens to the rants on these forums. Have fun and be careful.

 

[asb151]

Things like that always happen fast. You never have time to react. A weed trimmer has to be even worse for flying debris. I have had rocks bounce off my safety glasses multiple times.

 

[2Coilinveins]

Once I was reassembling the heads for my '72 Nova's 327 when the valve spring compressor let go. One of the valve keepers went streaking up, cut my cheek, ricochet'd off my safety glasses leaving a scratch, and broke the light above me. I would most certainly have lost my left eye if I hadn't been wearing those safety glasses. Now I won't work on stuff without them. Glad you learned before it was needed, Billy Bob.

I sure miss that car, sigh!

Edit: Yes I'm well aware that the '72 Nova wasn't available from the factory with a 327.

 

[scotchguy]

fast and unexpected

Talking about eyes ...

Some years ago I did a temporary repair to a rotted window frame by squirting silicone sealant round the edge. A couple of years later when the silicone had failed I decided to do the job properly. I was up the ladder, holding the sheet of glass in both hands as I removed it form the frame. One strip of silicone was still loosely attached to the glass and the frame. It got stretched as moved the glass away from the frame. Suddenly, it let go from the frame and the recoil struck me so fast that I did not even blink and it actually hit my open EYE BALL. It gave me a fire in my eye and a blind spot that went away after a couple of weeks. The best thing about the whole incident was that I avoided falling from the ladder with the sheet of glass in my hands.

Now, I always wear eye protection ... unless, of course, the glasses are too far away and I can't be bothered going for them!

 

[SawTroll]

Ordinary glasses vs. safety glasses

In that other tread I stated that I don't use safety glasses, just ordinary glasses.
It sure helps against woodchips from most angles, but I wonder how much less protection they really offer against harder objects that the chain might hit.....

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

I like looking at beautiful things. I enjoy looking at my beautiful wife and wonderful children. I especially enjoy their smiles. Their latest artistic endeavours are always fun. Yesterday I got to watch a couple of Bald Eagles cruising above my house. Man! What a sight!


A friend of mine was attacked by a Rottweiler once. Nobody there to help, but he fought the dog off, and managed to stagger home. He was badly bitten in the throat. The paramedics said that it missed his jugular vein by ONE MILLIMETER.

So what if goggles offer only partial protection? That 1 millimeter difference they could make in penetration MAY be the difference between a full recover and blindness.

I'll take all the protection I can get.

 

[Lakeside53]

I've been using the full face wire screen for a few years. I'm constantly amazed by the junk that is stuck pointed end inwards in the screen.... Suppoed to wear safety glasses beneath the screen, but..