NEVER wear loose clothing when operating a machine!!!

[Defib1961]

Geesh I always thought this was just common sense. Skip ahead to 3:00

LiveLeak.com - Industrial Lathe Accident

[Hoog]

....and kill the power.

[Aerovette]

I have seen worse and I am not sure I would even post it here. It is THAT graphic.

[Blademaker]

I have seen worse and I am not sure I would even post it here. It is THAT graphic.

:iagree:

JRDvettte to the white courtesy phone..........:seasix:

I could pull up a pic of what was left of a guy after he got pulled into a lathe.

[Jeff '79]

Jeezus......:eek:

That could have turned out a lot worse....

[HOWSER]

Jeezus......:eek:

That could have turned out a lot worse....

There's a vid posted BTB that did turn out much worse. Or it was there at one time. Nasty!

[78SA]

That entire place is an industrial accident waiting to happen! Who leaves a work area that cluttered all over the floor? :kick:

[JRD77VET]

:iagree:

JRDvettte to the white courtesy phone..........:seasix:

I could pull up a pic of what was left of a guy after he got pulled into a lathe.

Not going to watch the video :nono: I've been in the trade over 30 years and have seen enough.

A machine has no soul or conscience so it must be treated with the utmost respect. :yesnod:

[stingraymyway]

Not going to watch the video :nono: I've been in the trade over 30 years and have seen enough.

A machine has no soul or conscience so it must be treated with the utmost respect. :yesnod:

You got that chit right. :shots:

[Mike Mercury]

skip to 3:10

[1911fool]

I've seen many deep cuts and a couple lost fingers.
When I first started in a shop we had a guy wearing a shop coat. He got caught between the spindle stop and motor on a Warner and Swasey 3A turret lathe. It wrapped him up and spun him. He was out for 18 months. He continued working for the company for the next 15 years and not once walked into the shop again. Never walked the same again.

[RED-85-Z51]

I've seen many deep cuts and a couple lost fingers.
When I first started in a shop we had a guy wearing a shop coat. He got caught between the spindle stop and motor on a Warner and Swasey 3A turret lathe. It wrapped him up and spun him. He was out for 18 months. He continued working for the company for the next 15 years and not once walked into the shop again. Never walked the same again.

My Grandad was an engineer/designer at that company up in Lansing back in the 50's...They built some wicked big/heavy duty stuff.

[OddBall]

That entire place is an industrial accident waiting to happen! Who leaves a work area that cluttered all over the floor? :kick:

:iagree: This.

You literally have to enforce safety. Usually takes firing someone to get the point across.

[1911fool]

My Grandad was an engineer/designer at that company up in Lansing back in the 50's...They built some wicked big/heavy duty stuff.

They had some good stuff. I know of several companies that buy old W&S machines and retrofit them with late model controls.

[Chuck A]

I will not look at it, all it takes is a split second and all can go bad
very insane, indeed

[RED-85-Z51]

They had some good stuff. I know of several companies that buy old W&S machines and retrofit them with late model controls.

My grandfather was head of the team that designed the first Hi-rail system for retrofitting to existing trucks, for train repairs.

He also invented, designed, and spearheaded the team that built the original "Gradall" machine.

I have pictures somewhere of him fine tuning a Generator he designed for the Michigan State Prison, he is on a ladder next to this monstrous Diesel engine, and beside him you can see one of I think 4 Massive TurboChargers...

For each successfully marketed design, he got a bonus of 200 dollars....was alot of scratch in the early 50's...