Human Pin Cushion

[silentC]

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/06/1083635248583.html

[craigb]

As Norm would say: "I'll just put a couple brads in"

[arose62]

I can imagine the co-worker, dangling from his mate, madly nailing him to the building so they both don't fall !!

[silentC]

Best laugh I've had all day :D :D

[ndru]

I love the X-Ray - I think I just found my new avatar!!!

[Sturdee]

The only woodworking accident I have had involved a nail gun.

Years ago, when building a potting shed using recycled hardwood, a 3 " nail ricochet of the wood and shot into the cartiledge of my kneecap. I grabbed a pair of pincers and pulled out the nail. It did not hurt or bleed and missed all the important bits.

I can laugh about it now but I can also appreciate what that guy went through.


Peter

[soundman]

YIKES!!!!


Makes me feel better.

[journeyman Mick]

Where was the edge protection or a fall arrest system to stop his fall in the first place? I'm sure that the yanks have similar safety legislation to ours. Eastie?

Mick

[Sturdee]

Originally posted by soundman
YIKES!!!!


Makes me feel better.

It sounds worse than it was. After I pulled out the nail there was no bleeding and in fact I put the tools away and took the afternoon off and sat down and watched TV. As it was Boxing day, no local doctor available only Box Hill hospital emergency with its usual waiting time, I did not even bother to see a doctor.

I know I was extremely lucky to have no permanent damage to my knee. I sympathise with your accident.


Peter.

[gold leader]

Correct me if I am wrong, but to fire each nail don't you have to pull the trigger, then release it before the next will fire?? How on earth was the coworker cleared of any wrong doing?? He "accidentally" pulled the trigger, while the gun was pushed against the guys head, and fires SIX nails into his HEAD????
Not forgetting the safety locks that prevent the gun from firing when there is no pressure on the locking system......
Funny though

[silentC]

Depends on the gun in question, but for a lot of them, you only need to lift the gun off the surface of whatever you're nailing and put it back again to fire another nail. In other words, you can hold your finger on the trigger and fire multiple nails by lifting the gun away and pushing it back down again.

[ndru]

All 6 nails in the head all at different angles and locations is pretty freaky.

Reminds me of a joke I heard about the soldier shooting his commanding officer dead with a machine gun. The solider's excuse was that it was an "accident" even though he managed to change magazines twice...

[soundman]

"He ran into my knife nine times"

seriously I recon it should be illegal to have nail guns that bump fire.

How big a hurry can you be in.