A reason to wear safety glasses

[BlackGMC 10]

Well 2 weeks ago I was working on the frame of my project car and I just happened to use the grinder once without my safety glasses. Well I got a piece of metal in my eye. Naturally me being a dumbass I waited a day before going to the doc. So here is the cost breakdown of this mistake.

 

1. Urgent Care Copay $100, they didn't fix it but managed to scrape on my eye with a needle for about an hour

 

2. Hospital ER Copay $100, they used a drembel tool and ground on my eye for another hour. Then refered me to a specialist and $20 in drugs. Still not fixed

 

3. Specialist Copay $35 X 6 visits = $210. I had to see him everyday for 6 days, still not totally fixed and $35 in drugs. Reason being cause I waited a day and in that time the metal started to rust...

 

So 2 weeks later I have another appointment tomorrow with the specialist for another $35.......

 

Total cost of not wearing safety glasses = $465....

 

OH and if anyone has never screwed up and damaged there eye it feels like a midget is using your nuts as a speed bag, but the pain is in your eye.... Good news it that the specialist says there will be no permanent damage.. Needless to say my parents and GF have grounded me from the garage, Damit, I am 29 and grounded....

[Aw4g63 0]

Yeah, F that. I'm religious with my eye wear. Eye's are too much a staple of my life for me to trash.

[Cupid 10]

Wow man, I would say "that sucks!", but you proly already know that. Get well!

[burritoboi5 10]

Bummer dude. I've always worn eye protection but that is more convincing now too.

[bnickel 10,004]

been there done that

[d.reese 13]

bummer man, did it last year two times in one week at home, yet i'm on safety commity at work where safety glasses are manditory. needless to say i have to ware prescription ones and second time had them on, after that the home boss requires saftey glasses and goggels. i can't argue with it, it is to hot but when gringing its a second layer of protection. got to see to work.

[ForceFed70 14]

MY grandfather (machinest/welder his whole life) has some great stories. The metal in the eye stories rank right up there with getting your eyes burnt from welding without shaded goggles.

 

Apparently 1 of those super strong magnets is the ticket here.

If you can catch it before it get's too stuck in(Right after it happens), often the magnet will remove the piece of metal and save you a trip to the hospital.

 

Of course, the best solution is eye protection.

[BlackGMC 10]

The metal in the eye stories rank right up there with getting your eyes burnt from welding without shaded goggles.

 

I have burnt my eyes twice, and that really sucks but goes away in about 24 hrs.

[Pakrat 1,043]

$465 would have bought a lot of tools at Harbor Freight man. Don't be surprised if you repeat this mistake though, it seems to be human nature (and laziness) to think "I am just doing it for a second" and skip the safety process. Like running to the corner store and forgoing the seatbelt. It's the 2 mile trip that you always get in the accident it seems and not the cross country tour.

[J's69Mach1 17]

Been there too, The worst feeling is not only the irritation of the metal stuck to my eye, But the scary feeling of losing eye sight. Now I don't chance it, I just go get the safety glasses and put them on. Be safe first, It's cheap insurance.

[ultrastang 10]

Not a pleasant thing to have happen. I've had it happen to me twice. The frist time, I was porting some cylinder heads and had my safety glasses on. The die grinder bogged for a second, then reved way up and slung a bunch of tiny metal shards in my face.--a few of which bounced under the frame of the glasses and into my eye.

 

I learned from that lesson to not use glasses and use goggles that completely cover the area around my eyes.

 

In the second incident, I had my goggles on, but it was hot and sweat was running down into my face. I lifted my goggles to wipe my face and eyes, when apparently I had some minute slivers of metal stuck to my fingers and as I rubbed my eyes, some of the slivers were forced into the ol' eyeball. OUCH!!

 

The lesson I learned after this was to NEVER touch my face --particulary the area around my eyes, without washing my hands (thoroughly) first when I've been grinding on something.

[BlackGMC 10]

Well the hits just keep on coming. Went to the specialist today and $35 copay and another $20 in drugs. vision is still a little bit blurry and I am still sensitive to light, soooooooooooooooo, the doctor is referring me to Cornea specialist. I have an appointment with him on Thursday and another follow-up appointment with the current doc. So Thursday another $35 and Friday another $35.. so the new total is $590.

 

Oh and some good news, the specialist, well actually he is an eye surgin, supposedly one of the best in this area, told me I will have my 20/20 vision back!!!!

 

 

Oh and Pak, this will not be a repeat ordeal, trust me, my GF and Parents have allready bought me new safety stuff and I am looking into putting a garage sink into my garage so I can keep clean.

 

The bad thing is that I can not really do anything to the car or outside until this is all straighten out, besides inbetween puting 3 different types of eye drops (antibotics, steriods, and anti-inflamitory) and some jell lookin stuff every 4 hours. the PIA part is I just can't put them all in there at once, I have to wait 10 min inbetween each different drop! So it take 40min to put drops in my eye every 4 hours......

[Arrowhead 10]

Stories like that are the reason I'm usually pretty good about saftey goggles (not perfect I admit). I get the chemical type goggles to protect my contacts from the dust too.

 

Sorry it happened to you, hope you heal up ok

[BlackGMC 10]

I am sure I will be fine, I just needed to vent! I just can't stand not doing anything and blowing alot of money, that money was my Heidts MII crossmember money!!

[musman 10]

Man i hope you got personnal insurance covering all those expenses....by the way, i do have safety glasses, but they're somewhere in my Sears mobile tool box....i can't see a thing through them anymore...i guess i'll have to get new ones...i'll put that on my list....good luck with the recovery..

[BlackGMC 10]

Thanks, thank goodness I have good/decent insurance, all I have to pay is the copay. More than likely I will get refunded a good portion of what I have paid. That is what happened last time I hurt myself pretty bad and had to go the ER. I think the biggest problem with the whole mess was the Urgent Car Doc (CareNow), screwed up, and that is what is taking so long for it to heal. I will never ever ever go back to one of those places..... The only reason I did not go straight to the hospital cause I did not want to wait. And the Surgin is just making sure everything is fine that is why he is sending me to another doc that specializes in a different part of the eye.

[Max Power 74]

It has happened to me on three occasions, went straight to the ER each time. All 3 times, one and done.

 

Metal shards, wood chips and spray on ceiling material will not work its way out on its own. You need to go in, stat.

[69Tool 16]

Yesterday morning when I was working on my car, I was grinding some welds and ended up getting a piece of metal in my eye. I was wearing safety glasses at the time. I ended up going to the hospital last night and had to have my eye frozen and then they removed the shaving. What a pita. Thank goodness we have government health care here in Canada. Good luck with yours...

[BlackGMC 10]

Dang, good thing you got it taken care of quickly. I met with the new doc today and he said I have a divot (like a golf ball) on my eye, due to the drilling they had to do and that is what is taking so long to heal, but he said it should be fixed in a few days.

[Machspeed 219]

I couldn't help but to pipe in here, as this is my line of work. Friends.....NEVER, EVER, go to ER for an eye injury. They lack the equipment and the knowledge to address problems with your eyes. If you have a good Optometrist, not the Lens Crafters type, call them, as they are well versed in addressing this very issue. I am called out routinely, sometimes in the late hours of the night for this very thing.

 

Black, wish you well fella...let us know how this transpires.

 

John

[burritoboi5 10]

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