And had fallen into the abyss. Halfway slowed down by a leafy branch, digging into his cheek. The surgeon remembers: “He came in here like a Maori chief on the warpath. With bush green across the face.” The mishap was repaired with a few stitches.
The list of frivolities can be extended indefinitely. In fact, almost everyone has more or less narrowly missed an accident.
• Barefoot mowing the lawn? Who does that?! But soft grass gives bare feet that cozy feeling. Until the lawn mower rolls over its toes on slopes…
• The lawnmower stops, Grass blocks the blades. The device is tilted to the side. Because it is persistently silent, don't even pull the plug. The hand reaches for the stalks, at the same time, the knives begin to rotate again. The hand not only looks hospitalized. She feels that way too.
A few more smacks- and bullet points from the horror list? Please:
• The chainsaw is supported with the leg when chopping firewood.
• To briefly replace the ceiling light, got to
you don't turn off the fuse right away…
• And what does “sensible footwear” actually mean here?, if you just want to climb a ladder. Sandals are much more comfortable anyway.
No one is free from this carelessness.
Especially your own four walls offer a dangerous pseudo-security against any adversity. "It makes the most sense, In the event of an emergency, you immediately make your way to the nearest hospital”, according to the head of surgery in Pinneberg. "Then that's the best place to find out, whether only a special clinic can solve the problem and which one is responsible.”
No matter how macabre it may sound and reminiscent of scary crime scenes: The afflicted must bring everything with them to the hospital, what fell victim to knives and saw teeth. The ones for example.
They are the top of the stats. Because in three quarters of all accidents they are, who are left behind.
The most common mistakes
• When changing the tool, the machine remains switched on and the power plug remains in the socket.
• Walls are drilled, without paying attention to power and water lines under plaster.
• grinding, sweat- and overhead work is done without goggles.
• When stripping, Wall grooving and belt grinding, the protective mask stays in the drawer.
• Heat guns and grinders are used without protective measures, chemical agents such as. B. Wood protection stains or metal cleaners are processed without protective gloves.
• Workpieces are handled freehand, instead of putting them in a vise.