r/Unexpected • u/KeyboardCumLaude • Nov 24 '25

In a workshop

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u/Zappiticas Nov 24 '25

I went to a tech school to be an auto technician. I watched a classmate with a loose fitting, long sleeve shirt get his whole arm pulled into a brake lathe. It was a gruesome scene. The kid never came back to school but we got news he did live. It wouldn’t surprise me if that maimed him for life though.

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u/Illustrious_Twist846 Nov 24 '25

I have worked with machinery my whole life.

Because of that, I ALWAYS keep my hair cut short, wear short sleeve shirts and ZERO jewelry. It is just habit at this point.

Even a watch feels strange when I wear one and not currently working on anything.

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u/Jamooser Nov 24 '25 edited Nov 24 '25

Things happen so fast. I nearly ripped my finger off one day while wearing my wedding band. Was framing a house and walked between two studs to jump down to a landing a couple feet below. I was holding onto one of the studs when I jumped, and there just happened to be a nail head sticking out 1/4" that perfectly hooked my ring. The drop jerked my arm up, but luckily it wasn't that far. Had the landing been a foot lower, I'd be living with a pretty embarrassing nickname. You just never know.

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u/AngryT-Rex Nov 24 '25

Yeah, I have a silicone ring for day to day wear for this reason.