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Is it normal to fire up an angle grinder and not wear eye protection where you live? In one of the pictures you can see spark bouncing off worker's face an inch
by dfc 12y ago
Is it normal to fire up an angle grinder and not wear eye protection where you live? In one of the pictures you can see spark bouncing off worker's face an inch below left eyeball.
- jrockway 12y agoThe sparks are hot, but don't contain much mass, so I don't think they're as dangerous as they look. That said, as an official paranoid person, I always wear goggles.
- dfc 12y agoData/evidence to the contrary: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Home and Leisure Accident Surveillance Systems (HASS/LASS) lists angle grinders at #3 in their top ten list of most dangerous tools, with an average of 5,400 injuries recorded. [1] "Angle grinders are one of the most dangerous tools in any workplace. They are used for cutting, grinding and polishing work. ... Most angle grinder injuries are from metal particles lodging in the operator’s eye. However, the most serious injuries are from kick-back, where the disc is thrust back violently towards the operator." [2] [1]: http://www.hassandlass.org.uk/reports/2002data.pdf http://www.hassandlass.org.uk/reports/2002data.pdf [2]: http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/angle-grinders http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/angle-grinders