Earth Shattering Research on dangers of power tools for old guys

In article <[email protected]>, John
Grossbohlin <[email protected]> wrote:

> Caught an amusing article in the Wall St Journal about research questions
> that few others would bother to ask. Googled it...
>
>
> http://www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=get-media&id=as0
> 196064404015513&trueID=pdf_s0196064404015513&location=jem0000&type=pdf&name=x.
> pdf
>
> Results: "...for adults aged 55 years or older, 47.2% were injured in
> incidents involving power tools"

Did the study control for Viagra-induced vision impairment?

I mean, accidents are to be expected when you're sawing wood with your
wood in the way. ;-)

Kevin

"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "John Grossbohlin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Caught an amusing article in the Wall St Journal about research
questions
> > that few others would bother to ask. Googled it...
> >
> >
http://www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=get-media&id=as0196064404015513&trueID=pdf_s0196064404015513&location=jem0000&type=pdf&name=x.pdf
> >
> > Results: "...for adults aged 55 years or older, 47.2% were injured in
> > incidents involving power tools"
> >
> > Conclusions: "adults should take safety precautions when using power
> > tools"
>
> Thanks for posting this. I never would have known to take precautions.
I'm
> happy to send in my tax dollars to get good, solid, information like this.
> Based on their conclusions, I'm no longer going to put my fingers in
harm's
> way. I've been practicing pushing the wood through the tablesaw blade
with
> my feet. So far, it has worked well. For narrow stock, ballet shoes sure
> help a lot.

Hot dogs?????????

"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "John Grossbohlin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Caught an amusing article in the Wall St Journal about research questions
>> that few others would bother to ask. Googled it...
>>
>> http://www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=get-media&id=as0196064404015513&trueID=pdf_s0196064404015513&location=jem0000&type=pdf&name=x.pdf
>>
>> Results: "...for adults aged 55 years or older, 47.2% were injured in
>> incidents involving power tools"
>>
>> Conclusions: "adults should take safety precautions when using power
>> tools"
>
> Thanks for posting this. I never would have known to take precautions.
> I'm happy to send in my tax dollars to get good, solid, information like
> this. Based on their conclusions, I'm no longer going to put my fingers in
> harm's way. I've been practicing pushing the wood through the tablesaw
> blade with my feet. So far, it has worked well. For narrow stock, ballet
> shoes sure help a lot.
> --
Now that is simply foolish.
Climbing shoes have sticky rubber on them that grip the wood much better
than ballet shoes. Geez.

"toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
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>> "John Grossbohlin" <[email protected]> wrote in
>> message news:[email protected]...
>>> Caught an amusing article in the Wall St Journal about research
>>> questions that few others would bother to ask. Googled it...
>>>
>>> http://www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=get-media&id=as0196064404015513&trueID=pdf_s0196064404015513&location=jem0000&type=pdf&name=x.pdf
>>>
>>> Results: "...for adults aged 55 years or older, 47.2% were injured in
>>> incidents involving power tools"
>>>
>>> Conclusions: "adults should take safety precautions when using power
>>> tools"
>>
>> Thanks for posting this. I never would have known to take precautions.
>> I'm happy to send in my tax dollars to get good, solid, information like
>> this. Based on their conclusions, I'm no longer going to put my fingers
>> in harm's way. I've been practicing pushing the wood through the
>> tablesaw blade with my feet. So far, it has worked well. For narrow
>> stock, ballet shoes sure help a lot.
>> --
> Now that is simply foolish.
> Climbing shoes have sticky rubber on them that grip the wood much better
> than ballet shoes. Geez.
>
That may be true, but Ed may be wearing the ballet slippers for other
reasons as well.

"John Grossbohlin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Caught an amusing article in the Wall St Journal about research questions
> that few others would bother to ask. Googled it...
>
> http://www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=get-media&id=as0196064404015513&trueID=pdf_s0196064404015513&location=jem0000&type=pdf&name=x.pdf
>
> Results: "...for adults aged 55 years or older, 47.2% were injured in
> incidents involving power tools"
>
> Conclusions: "adults should take safety precautions when using power
> tools"

Thanks for posting this. I never would have known to take precautions. I'm
happy to send in my tax dollars to get good, solid, information like this.
Based on their conclusions, I'm no longer going to put my fingers in harm's
way. I've been practicing pushing the wood through the tablesaw blade with
my feet. So far, it has worked well. For narrow stock, ballet shoes sure
help a lot.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/

On Sat, 28 May 2005 03:10:09 GMT, "John Grossbohlin"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Caught an amusing article in the Wall St Journal about research questions
>that few others would bother to ask. Googled it...
>

Yep, particularly amusing is the revelation that percent of injuries due
to power tools increases with age compared to injuries caused by doors.
Heaven forbid that anybody realize that of course, as people get older,
they know better than to get their hands in the way of closing doors. Who
vets these studies?


>http://www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=get-media&id=as0196064404015513&trueID=pdf_s0196064404015513&location=jem0000&type=pdf&name=x.pdf
>
>Results: "...for adults aged 55 years or older, 47.2% were injured in
>incidents involving power tools"
>
>Conclusions: "adults should take safety precautions when using power tools"
>
>If the link fails find
>
>Annals of Emergency Medicine
>
>and use their search tool for "finger amputation."
>



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"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>
> That may be true, but Ed may be wearing the ballet slippers for other
> reasons as well.

You peeked didn't you?
Ed