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Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:34 pm

This was a few years ago, while my dad and I were doing the resto on my Bug. No interior yet, my dad and I were installing a new windshield. I was on the outside and he was on the inside pulling the cord around the glass. The cord broke and he fell backwards onto the parking brake lever. The end of a cable went through the skin of his leg. I had to drive him to the hospital, and when we got back there was a little bit a skin left on the brake cable.

Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:49 pm

Just got done rebuilding my dual 48s in my bug. man you need three elbows to put that back driver side manifold nut on....... My arms feel like they went threw a cheese grader. :twisted: :evil: :lol:

Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:25 pm

I got a knife stuck in my knuckle when cutting the windows out of a bug. I had to wiggle it back and forth to get the knife out. I sliced the web between my thumb and forefinger on another job I did. Fortunately that's it though.

Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:53 pm

BigHerc wrote: dansvans wrote: Quote: Anyone ever had gasoline in their eye?

lacquer thinner is worse. burns for a couple days

i once dumped a funnel full of gear oil in my hair. doesnt hurt, but man it smelled for a week or two. i got dirty looks from everyone the next day, as it really smells like piss.

You know whats even worse that laquer is laquer based contact glue in the eye, its really hard to get off, burning the whole time, usually takes off all your eye lashes, and burns for days. Don't ask me how I know all this :lol:

I have had gas spilled in my ear while laying under a Dodge truck. Hurt like a mofo, but I could hear a squirrel fart six blocks away for a while.
When I was a long haired kid working at a Bug shop, I layed the back of my head in a puddle of gear oil. I agree it smells for a week, sorta sickening too.

Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:21 am

While changing the fuel filter under a Dodge truck, there was still pressure in the fuel lines. When I pulled the line off the filter, it sprayed fuel right in my face. I had glasses on, so my eyes were kind of protected, but it went up my nose, and into my lungs. There was no one else at home to help me. I hacked and coughed, and finally got so I could breath a little. I took a shower, with my clothes on.
Called my wife on the cell phone to get home and get me to the Dr.
Dr. said I was lucky, and to watch for signs of pnuemonia, and get back in to her if I did.
My wife could smell gas on my breath for over 2 weeks.

Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:32 pm

17 years old trying to chisel some busted glass out of a wind wing frame with a screwdriver. well it got in my eye, didnt think anything of it because it didnt hurt. fast forward 3days, eye is all red and irritated. go to doctor to find a itsy bitsy piece of glass embedded in my cornea which was cutting my eyelid every time i blinked. doctor flicked it out with a syringe. i had no choice but to watch him because i was instructed not to blink. note to self: WEAR PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR.

Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:09 am

I was trying to remove a broken exhaust stud with the engine in the car. As I was step drilling thru the center a drill bit broke off when it was broaching through the end and couldn't be gotten out. Since I don't own a welder what I did was drill tiny holes all the way around the stud and pried it out then drilled and tapped for oversize hardware. However the screwdriver I used broke, not surprisingly, and my fingernail caught on something, I never deduced what, and I never saw that particular fingernail again. Fortunately a new one grew in but not before I'd lost half a cup of blood
On the next attempt to remove what was left of the stud I hammered it in halfway in the opposite direction and then levered it from behind which didn't result in any injury
Also managed to get brake fluid in my eye while bleeding the brakes. #-o Buy safety glasses. And if you already have a pair buy another so you don't have an excuse if you lose the 1st one.

Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:53 am

i've stopped wearing safety glasses because of all the shit that can still get into your eye. get some nice safety googles.

Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:57 am

Russ Wolfe wrote: While changing the fuel filter under a Dodge truck, there was still pressure in the fuel lines. When I pulled the line off the filter, it sprayed fuel right in my face. I had glasses on, so my eyes were kind of protected, but it went up my nose, and into my lungs. There was no one else at home to help me. I hacked and coughed, and finally got so I could breath a little. I took a shower, with my clothes on.
Called my wife on the cell phone to get home and get me to the Dr.
Dr. said I was lucky, and to watch for signs of pnuemonia, and get back in to her if I did.
My wife could smell gas on my breath for over 2 weeks.

Was that what made you finally quit smoking?
;-)

Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:03 am

I told this already but it must have been lost. First time I removed the motor on our IRS fastback, I removed the left side engine hanger bolts without a jack under it.

Now before you call me an idiot, I WAS reading Muir's Idiot book, and in the early edition, he forgot the step about putting the jack under the motor before doing this (swing axle cars don't need it, and this was his first IRS edition of the book).

Anyway, the engine falls on my face, with my hands barely jammed in time on my chest. I tried to press the motor back up, but no go. I panicked a bit and the adrenaline let me (a skinny 16 year old) find strength I didn't have and shoved it up and a bolt through the hanger. I slid back out, wiped the sweat off my forehead, and discoverd it was blood, not sweat. Lots of it. Turns out it was just a cut above my eye, but that area bleeds a lot. So I had to get past my mom in the breakfast nook having her coffee to get to the bathroom to clean myself up. I was worried I'd be in trouble so I flashed by holding my bloody hand over my head before she'd see me.

Cleaned it up (a bit of superglue closed it up), and threw out the bloody rag to hide the evidence.

Check the later Muir editions. Notice the changed typeface (a little bolder) for the added sentence about putting the jack under the motor. I guess he got me nasty letter and took heed...

Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:00 pm

Had a piece of welding slag burn through my sneakers and get stuck between my toes. God that area is TENDER. :shock: Couldnt get my sneakers off fast enough, plus its hard to keep your toes spread apart to cool off.

Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:16 pm

69 Jim wrote: BigHerc wrote: dansvans wrote: Quote: Anyone ever had gasoline in their eye?

lacquer thinner is worse. burns for a couple days

i once dumped a funnel full of gear oil in my hair. doesnt hurt, but man it smelled for a week or two. i got dirty looks from everyone the next day, as it really smells like piss.

You know whats even worse that laquer is laquer based contact glue in the eye, its really hard to get off, burning the whole time, usually takes off all your eye lashes, and burns for days. Don't ask me how I know all this :lol:

I have had gas spilled in my ear while laying under a Dodge truck. Hurt like a mofo, but I could hear a squirrel fart six blocks away for a while.
When I was a long haired kid working at a Bug shop, I layed the back of my head in a puddle of gear oil. I agree it smells for a week, sorta sickening too.

I got sick of getting grease and oily shit in my hair, as well. The joy of rolling over it with a creeper is another HUGE pain in the ass, so I hacked it all off. The creeper is great since it yanks out your hair as well as slamming your head back into the creeper (which usually happens while your head is off to one side, resulting in smacking the framework for the creeper instead of the cushioning). I have also had third degree scald burn on my foot from a pressure washer gun going astray, as well as numerous coverall fires from working in a tractor-trailer body and trailer repair shop. The best has to be the welding slag down the ear canal, especially as it sits and sizzles for a while on your ear drum and lights up your world with a whole new brand of pain. The lacquer thinner or reducer in the eye was a common occurrence (which is great with contacts) as well as getting it in a fresh cut or two. After a while, it just doesn't phase someone like it did at first. I don't even wanna start counting the numbers of scars on my hands......

Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:08 pm

One time I got a headache working on a 928.

Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:27 pm

yetibone wrote: One time I got a headache working on a 928.

great story tell us more! :lol:

Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:02 am

Can't really feel my hands anymore so I always come back in with bloody hands and folks asking me if I knew I was bleeding. Usually I didn't. *grin* Side benefit all the scars from fights are gone now.

Sarge

Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:30 am

Ian wrote: yetibone wrote: One time I got a headache working on a 928.

great story tell us more! :lol:

A wiring problem smoked the relay board and a harness.

Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:28 pm

good lord, Im gonna be extra careful of flathead screwdrivers.

Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:25 am

KTPhil wrote: Russ Wolfe wrote: While changing the fuel filter under a Dodge truck, there was still pressure in the fuel lines. When I pulled the line off the filter, it sprayed fuel right in my face. I had glasses on, so my eyes were kind of protected, but it went up my nose, and into my lungs. There was no one else at home to help me. I hacked and coughed, and finally got so I could breath a little. I took a shower, with my clothes on.
Called my wife on the cell phone to get home and get me to the Dr.
Dr. said I was lucky, and to watch for signs of pnuemonia, and get back in to her if I did.
My wife could smell gas on my breath for over 2 weeks.

Was that what made you finally quit smoking?
;-)

No, I quit smoking when I had the heart attack back in '01.

Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:49 pm

:shock: Wow, now I am not sure if I want to weld! :lol:

I have gotten hurt many times, but the most memorable was brake fluid in my mouth, which was do to removing the rubber line, and the metal springing, getting it all over my face. I spit and spit, but the taste did not go away. Then, I bumped the line again, with my mouth open! I nearly choked as it pooled in the back of my throat! Had to gather my self, and roll over and let it drain. Lesson learned: be careful, and ware some kind of protection.

I had a wire break close to the sheathing, so I get out my knife. Combine tough dry plastic with a dull knife, and you get a slice on the thumb. Cut it several millimeters deep, and about five millimeters long. Lessoned learned: do not use a dull knife. This was the worst, and annoyed me more than anything. I was working near a N.O.S. harness, and was getting annoyed by the dripping blood. I was in a hurry, and did not want to stop. Finally I gave in when the paper towel was soaked, and duct taped it.

porkchop wrote:
I got sick of getting grease and oily shit in my hair, as well. The joy of rolling over it with a creeper is another HUGE pain in the ass, so I hacked it all off. The creeper is great since it yanks out your hair as well as slamming your head back into the creeper (which usually happens while your head is off to one side, resulting in smacking the framework for the creeper instead of the cushioning). I have also had third degree scald burn on my foot from a pressure washer gun going astray, as well as numerous coverall fires from working in a tractor-trailer body and trailer repair shop. The best has to be the welding slag down the ear canal, especially as it sits and sizzles for a while on your ear drum and lights up your world with a whole new brand of pain. The lacquer thinner or reducer in the eye was a common occurrence (which is great with contacts) as well as getting it in a fresh cut or two. After a while, it just doesn't phase someone like it did at first. I don't even wanna start counting the numbers of scars on my hands......

Boy, that does hurt! Combine that with smashing your head into the transmission as you try and get free. I now put it in a tail, and put on a cover.

Not auto related, but I smashed out a large window with my bare hand when I was about seven (saw my parents leaving, and the bedroom door was locked). After that, blood does not bother me. I can see the puddle on the bathroom floor...

Oh, and when I mashed my knee against a riser splitting it open. I fell about ten feet down the stairs, concrete mind you. An associate was surprised to see me get up. I then walked about four hundred feet up and down stairs, and started to feel something running down my leg, but ignored it. Went to class, then sat down. I really felt wet, looked down, and the leg of my pants was wet. :shock: Teacher got a few coffee filters and plastic bads, and taped it on. He made me go to the nurse, and the nurse said I had to go to the E.R.. After they washed it out, I could see my knee cap, cool! :lol: 8) That has left me with a slight limp do to scare tissue in the joint and damaged cartilage. Plus, a cool scare across the cap, about seven millimeters high.

Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:06 pm

porkchop wrote: ... as well as numerous coverall fires from working in a tractor-trailer body and trailer repair shop. The best has to be the welding slag down the ear canal, especially as it sits and sizzles for a while on your ear drum and lights up your world with a whole new brand of pain. The lacquer thinner or reducer in the eye was a common occurrence (which is great with contacts) as well as getting it in a fresh cut or two. After a while, it just doesn't phase someone like it did at first. I don't even wanna start counting the numbers of scars on my hands......

Yeah, I work in a fab shop, and you kinda get used to burns when you cut and weld. I use laquer thinner to stop the blood from dripping too much (carterizes the wound). The burns between your toes hurt the worst, but you just learn not to move it around too much (causes more burns). I can't count how many times I've caught myself on fire. Now, when I smell cotton burning, the first thing I do is check myself. :shock: Russ probably got a look at a few of my burn scarrs that are on my forearms.
I think smacking my head against stuff under vehicles is enough of a reason for not using a creeper. It seems like the creeper just gets you closer to what you're going to hit. :roll: