Set myself on fire (with pictures)

[feejer222]

After all the years of doing all sorts of jobs in workshops I cant believe how easily this happened. I had been using a 9 inch grinder to cut off some bar whilst making a dolly (truck) to move the bike around on.

I had been grinding for maybe 30 seconds when I felt my elbow getting hot. The sparks were (I thought) travelling past my leg.

There was no other indication at all. I stopped and looked down to see my shirt ablaze and a hole in my jeans.

I beat it out without injury, I was wearing safety glasses, and I thought I was doing the job in a safe manner. The shirt was clean on and had not had any fluid spilled on it. I can only think it is something in the material that was highly flammable.

So easy for these things to happen. ( I went straight out and bought a leather apron).

 

[v65]

So that's how you keep the floor so clean, all the debris goes on you. I use a broom myself.

 

[kaitsdad]

feejer222,

OOOPS !!

That could have been a lot worse - as in ending up in the burn ward.

If there's anything to be learned from this - I supposes its ATGATT applies to anything we do.

Glad you're ok !!

 

[Sherman]

You should keep your shirt tucked in too. Loose clothing and grinding are a very bad mix.

A long haired pipefitter around here got his jacket caught in a pipe machine and could not get away from it or turn it off.

He got scalped ded.

I burnt up a brand new Redwing boot back in the day with a gas powered chop saw. $150 back in '79. Those sparks are hell.

Glad you are well - cheap lesson.

 

[keithaba]

I was kinda expecting something more like this.

 

[rivgar]

I used to be weldor/fabricator. Something I learned; as soon as you smell that cotton burning smell you had best look down quick because in all likelyhood you are going to feel a very warm spot in nano seconds.

If you are wearing a synthetic (which is a huge no-no when working with flammables or ignitors) that smell will be different and some your skin will be melded to the plastic in your clothing. Kind of like when you seal nylon rope or burned the little plastic army men.

 

[Fencer]

And this from the guy saying not to weld you own fuel cell :lol:

lesson learned

Don't make your own dolly either

 

[madmike2]

I was kinda expecting something more like this.

Me Too! :lol:

That's not to say I was disappointed............

 

[FJR_pig]

or burned the little plastic army men.

:blink:

Does someone need to talk about something? Underlying issues?

 

[feejer222]

And this from the guy saying not to weld you own fuel cell :lol:
lesson learned

Don't make your own dolly either

I make big efforts to be safe, just shows how easily things can go wrong even when you are taking care.

 

[RenoJohn]

Feejer ...

When I said:

"Let's spark one up"

That is NOT what I meant.

Geeze the english slang gets us in trouble again.

 

[7xray]

If there's anything to be learned from this - I supposes its ATGATT applies to anything we do.

Hopefully including respiratory protection. Friend of mine's been welding, grinding all his life (64 y), always saying that damned OHSA stuff is a bunch of crap, and now he's looking at COPD and packing O2 for the rest of his life.

Gotta take care of those vital systems.

Cheers,

7X

 

[brazos parker]

A friend of mine was using a cutting torch to cut off the head of a big rivit. When the red-hot rivit popped off, it burned thru his jeans instantaneously. Once inside his jeans, it fell down inside his cowboy boot. It was not a good experience.

Just one more reasong for ATGATT.

 

[Rondo777]

I was kinda expecting something more like this.

Me Too! :lol:

That's not to say I was disappointed............

Me Three!! I'm glad he wasn't hurt, but this was a little anticlimatic. <_<