Top 5 Most Dangerous Power Tools in Your Shop!

[@GeekGinger]

As someone who has had to have pieces of wire wheel removed from his eyeball, I never EVER go without eye protection. I get razzed about it sometimes but I'd rather skip having that quality time with an ophthalmologist.

[@denniswhite166]

My workspace is down in my basement. At the top of the stairs I have little shelf I installed that holds 2 sets of safety glasses. I won't go down the steps without my safety glasses on. Even if I'm just getting something off the food shelf.

[@YouTubeGoogle0]

Sheeeeeesh

[@donaldsherman1]

I’m a big fan of the safety squints. I’ll never do that with a wire wheel. Those terrify me

[@mercoid]

@@denniswhite166 …. My safety glasses are on a hook right near the door at the top of the stairs going down to the basement. If I’m going to do anything down there involving any tools, power or hand…., the glasses go on! You are absolutely smart doing what you do. About 5 times in the 20 years I’ve lived in the house, the glasses have been hit with enough force to have caused injury.

[@backwoodsbrooksknives4625]

I do safety squints if I have to touch something up with a flap disk on a big sheet of steel or wood but the moment a cutting, grinding, or wire wheel go on I have safety glasses on. Any time I am grinding on a knife blade I have glasses on as well because sometimes you think you clamped that blank in the vice and it comes flying at you because you didn't clamp it well enough.

[@towboatjeff]

Always make sure your wire brush is rated for the rpm's of your grinder.

[@mercoid]

And don’t go cheapo on a wire wheel or any high rpm wheel.

[@mws3779]

10,000 rpm my Honda's engine can't reach that speed. I am not afraid of my angle grinder but I give it a lot of respect.

[@PaulSteMarie]

And that you're using the side handle. Wire brushes just love to kick back at the slightest provocation.

[@deadasparagus]

Doing metal fab I always got flak from the guys for wearing a face shield, glasses , and my leather weld jacket when using a grinder. That was until a cutting wheel blew up on me and I walked away without a scratch.

[@Vreguleift]

Face shields rock. I've had a few discs pop as well, and they've always kept me safe.

[@jeremybaity7002]

Brother those thin cut off wheels are scary when they come apart. Stay safe

[@robfahey1349]

I wear the same when at a grinder

[@yurimodin7333]

that's what I love about my auto-darkening welding hood. There is a switch on the side for "grind" mode and it turns off the darkening so it doubles as a face shield.

[@kevinfoster8865]

I am a new/amateur woodworker; I thought an angle grinder would be a tool with a lot of utility to add to my shop but I am too scared to use it because of stories like yours. If I can get my hands on some more safety gear, I might try using it some day. Thank you for sharing your story, sir!

[@awdfanatic0921]

working in an emergency room in my city for 15 years really gave me a new respect for power tools and using the proper safety equipment when using them. Where I live we would see a ton of chainsaw injuries and nothing will scare you of a tool more than seeing those injuries in person

[@Thom4123]

My Grandfather told me when I was a kid, “ the second you think you have complete control over a machine whether it’s a motorcycle or a piece of equipment is the second you will get badly injured “ Now I’m not saying I never got hurt but when I did I could hear my Grandfather saying you dumb a you didn’t listen did you. Stay safe God Bless 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Smedleydog1]

Many years ago I worked in a machine shop that remanufactured engines. My boss told me that one time he was getting ready to dress a brand new stone on the crank lathe and when he started it up, as the stone started picking up speed it broke off of the arbor and went spinning through the shop up through one of the parts aisles and crashed into the front counter about 75 feet away. That stone was about 32in in diameter and weighed maybe 100lbs. Needless to say, when you fired up the crank lathe, everyone scattered like roaches until it was up and running. I worked there about seven years and it never happened again, but we never took it for granted that it wouldn't.

[@charliebrown303]

A step ladder on top of picnic table in the back of a pick-up to clean gutters and prune trees is not on the list so I'll be okay now that I have an electric pole saw for pruning. It's almost time to clean the gutters again though so this may be my last post before firing up the HF propane heater to keep the shop warm this winter.

[@MrBlacksharpie]

Nothing like seeing a cut-off wheel zip past your face to remind you how important eye protection and even better, a face shield is.

[@denniswhite166]

and even "betterer" wearing both of them!

[@rpavlik1]

@@denniswhite166 yeah learned that one the nearly-hard way

[@techman2471]

Watch out for soldering irons! I don't know how many times I thought my iron was off and I brushed up against it .You will remember that burn for a couple of days, boys and girls!!

[@denniswhite166]

I once picked up an oxy-acetylene daisy heater torch up bare handed. I remember that one to this day!!!

[@spuds6423]

I was working on my model railroad back when I was 14 and my soldering iron rolled and slightly burned the back of my hand ....42 years later, that scar is still there.

[@IcePrincessZeroK]

Ive burned my hands with my soldering iron a lot of times, as well as my heat gun. Fortunately it has never been bad enough to send me to the ER but I have had to go fetch the burn spray a few times. Gloves can significantly reduce the risk of this.

[@PaulSteMarie]

Grinders, they hunger. The thing I'd be interested in comparing the accident rates is how many hours of operation is there nationally for each of these tool categories. I'm guessing that some of these are showing as very high numbers because they're very common tools.

[@theavgjoe5485]

The bear looking out for the community 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kleptonaisa7845]

The number 1 most dangerous tool in a shop is the "Tool" using the Tool lol.

[@michaelshaw8370]

I was about to add the same comment. Any tool if you do not have the knowledge, skill set, experience to use any tool. Unless you are being supervised by someone who actually knows what they are doing. Just DO NOT DO IT!

[@jeremybaity7002]

Always check the pilot bit in hole saw arbors... had one back into the arbor while drilling through a metal stud. The hole saw walked right onto my thumb and turned it into "ground beef" in a faction of a second. This was one of the arbors that the pilot bit could pass through but had I took the time to make sure the grub screw was tight and on the flat part I wouldn't have "franken-finger". Never not enough time to cover your health. Also want to add that when wearing the right PPE I tend to do better work cause I'm not so worried about getting hurt. Just my 2 cents.

[@treebossmike8818]

Great video Jeff. Funny soon as I saw the title for this video I thought about Stumpy Nubs and his experience with that stupid chainsaw on a angle grinder. I’m a Certified Arborist and I cringe watching KZbinrs “test out” chainsaws! Most have no idea how to properly operate a chainsaw and make a safe, arbor cut. Can’t wait to see your air filtration video most folks underestimate how much harmful dust they are breathing in while either woodworking or on the job site. Some pretty toxic chemicals used to treat wood and plastics not something you want to be breathing in. Only story I have was using a hedge trimmer. Was reaching down trimming a bougainvillea espaliered to a wall below and I decided to do it one handed. Went to get back up and my off hand made contact with the trimmer blades while running. Damn near lost my pointer finger. That was a little over 20 years ago. Still have the scar. Still have some nerve damage. Luckily I was wearing gloves saved my finger!

[@jgrant1162]

Hi Bear, another interesting and informative video. Regarding angle grinders, I only use one from time to time, but always check the use by date on the disc. If it is used after the use by date, it may debond and shatter unexpectedly. I would rather bin a pack of discs, than risk a bad injury

[@mjohnson8447]

Very good point. Just as important as PPE.

[@davidmoran4471]

2 things will bring on an accident, fearing your tool and losing respect for your tool. You must respect your tools, but you must not fear them, either will cause or allow a distraction. Does no one ever ring a grinding wheel before mounting anymore? I haven't seen that mentioned for ages. Angle grinder, I wear safety glasses and a full face shield.

[@ericrickert3045]

My worst shop injury was a sprained wrist--1/2 inch corded B&D drill cutting metal, and the bit jammed and twisted my wrist--At first, I thought it was broken, but it was sore for weeks after that. This was a good reminder to us all. Finally, copy that on eye protection.

[@MrNb131]

Great vid. On the first day of shop class our teacher asked everyone what the most dangerous tool in the shop was. Most of us guessed tablesaw. He said no it was the chisel. They aren't as severe but you have to respect them.

[@copperhead228]

The first thing my shop teacher did was show us his hands. Specifically his ring finger. Which was a little nub. He said the number one rule in this shop or anywhere & anytime you guys use a tool is safety.

[@SirTools]

That chain saw blade for angle grinders....giving me nightmares. The wood shop near me here found a guy using a wood lathe, Ok, the lathe was still running but he was on the floor and dead with a chunk of wood in his head. I think wood lathes might be on your "worth mentioning list" , SHINE ON...

[@denoftools]

Oh, they were on there but they didn't make the top 5. It was originally going to be a top ten but it was running way to long.

[@ScottRipley]

Big fan of the Carhartt Carbondale safety glasses. If you look, the clear ones are on sale for $6. I generally wait until whichever model I want is below $7. Price fluctuates all the time. The anti-fog coated ones work great if you have to wear a mask, but the coating is more easily scratched up. The ones without the coating are super durable. Keep a pair of the tinted version in each vehicle as emergency shades, and they survive rolling around in the truck.

[@nwcaymans]

Thanks for the reminder- it’s so easy to forget about safety. “Respect the tool” is a good message for all of us.

[@TheSFFV]

Always show respect and full awareness with all power tools. Secure, secure and use the safety devices.

[@HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks]

The most dangerous tool in my shop is my credit card.

[@TheBlueCollarConservative]

Most dangerous tool in a metal shop I was always told is the buffing machine. Nothing scares you like taking a brand new knife to the buffing wheel to put that final shine on and having that knife ripped from your hands and impale itself in a 2x4.

[@bleach_drink_me]

If you take anything from this video,wear saftey equipment. Don't worry if anyone gives you a hard time about it. You are the one being smart. Don't disable any saftey on your tools. Take a minute to look at the equipment you are about to use to make sure it doesn't show any signs of damage or needing replaced/repairs. I always use proper safety equipment now days. I have had too many things end up in my eyes,have had rotory tools fly apart. Luckily I haven't had any major injuries from it but I have learned. Stay safe everyone. Wear PPE,respect the tools,be mindful of your paws as well.

[@davetaylor4741]

I agree 40+ years as a Carpenter and I have the scars to prove it. I have also had various trips to the eye surgeon once to remove a piece of wood that pierced my eye. A lot of my eye injuries occurred whilst wearing safety sunglasses. One of the doctors said to me. If someone could make safety glasses that worked they would be millionaires. If you wear the sealed edge type instant fog out that is totally dangerous. All the more open wrap around styles have a habit of funnelling crap straight into your eyes. Still wear them. Better than nothing but in need of improvement.

[@maxgilbert18]

Seeing as I cut the tip of my thumb off with a jointer, I'm gonna say jointers are damn dangerous. Had i purchased a larger heavy duty cabinet version I probably wouldn't have a thumb. My small Craftsman tabletop jointer fortunately didn't grab my thumb and pull it further in, it shaved the very outer 1/4" or so of meat down till it just scraped the end of the bone. Instantly. I still can't feel the tip of it, typing and writing and signing my name are 10 times more difficult now, and forget threading a nut onto a bolt with that thumb. Stay safe folks. Respect the dangerous powerful tools we take for granted.

[@racheljohnson8947]

I bought a used tablesaw, upon inspection I found that there was no longer a riving knife for it. I downloaded the operation manual and found that there was one supposed to be installed. I was really excited to use the saw and decided that my Dad taught me how to use a table saw without a guard or riving knife. That was just kind of how things were back in the day. I figured I was still alive and it would be fine just for the couple of cuts I needed to make. Mistake number 1. The boards were really large, so I called on my 17 year old son to help me hold the access. I did this all the time with my Dad, my Dad used to emphasize to only support it on my arms and not to push. Mistake 2 and 3, involving my 17 year old son in this dangerous fiasco and using him instead of going to the local big box store and buying the roller stands or some sort of saw horse level with my table saw. Originally my son was standing between the rip fence and the kerf. I asked him to move on the opposite side of me instead and gave him the standard lecture of never standing between the rip fence and the kerf. I also give him the mask, eye protection and ear protection lecture and he gets into position. I then remind him to only support the board and not push I informed him that if the piece of wood goes in lopsided it could kick back on us. He tells me he understands, and I turn on the table saw. I begin pushing the wood through the blade when my son starts pushing....I don't blame him I feel when I am pushing it is only natural for him to subconsciously kind of push it too. I panic at this point take one of my hands off the board to power down the saw. This only made it worse, the wood kicks back a good 10 to 15 feet through the air. Thanks goodness this was in my garage and none of my other kids were passing through the garage to go outside like they commonly do. Thank goodness my son, was on the opposite side of me. Moral of this story, just because you did something with your parent and you are still alive, doesn't mean it is safe and you should continue the tradition. I would also recommend that any parent have a rule that if saws are running children are not allowed in the garage unless they are assisting under your supervision, safely, not like I did above...obviously . I also have a sign on my garage door to the inside of the house that I turn to a red stop sign when I am working to remind the children not to use the garage to go outside but use the front door instead.

[@bjcouche1]

Another safety tip that's easy to do and doesn't require wearing or purchasing more PPE.., Simply put down the power tools and go do some other work that doesn't involve the more dangerous tools if you are feeling sick, tired, distracted, exhausted etc. Might be a good excuse to call it a day early and grab a cold one at the end of the day...

[@RomanianAlphaDaddy]

One thing I've learned from my lifelong obsession with firearms is that a lot of experts have had a negligent discharge. Sometimes it's down range, no harm is done, and a lesson is learned. Sometimes you end up with a fully jacketed 357 going clean through two walls, one end of a bathtub, and finally stopping in the other end of the bathtub. Then the next day you're at the hardware store buying fiberglass resin, sandpaper, and gloss white appliance spray paint. I look at power tools the same way as I look at firearms. Tools for a job that cost a lot of money, are fun to buy, and can be pretty damned devastating when used improperly.

[@tuckera1879]

Something I dont see enough people talking about, the most dangerous thing in your shop is YOU, which is also the softest thing in the shop. Having common sense and being aware of your surroundings at all times while in a shop setting is absolutely necessary. My biggest injury I've had in a shop happened because I didn't think through my actions before handling a piece of steel, no machines or tools even involved, but I still ended up with a ripped up wrist and broken tendons.

[@adabraakman6343]

Good to know I'm not the only person who looks at OSHA injury reports in my free time 🙃 lol

[@dancearoundtheworld5360]

I love the idiots that use a hole diggers by themselves and get wacked

[@yorselrus1996]

A guy at work was cutting an angle iron jammed between 2 bulkheads. Needless to say the angle jumped out destroying the disc sending it into his arm requiring 35 stitches. He was not wearing sleeves which would have minimized the injury.

[@Venthorn]

The riding lawn tractors you mentioned are definitely dangerous. My lawn has a big hill behind it. No accidents yet, but I've come to the realization that there are just some spots that I will NOT mow with it. Got into a sketchy situation once so I stopped the tractor, got out in front of it, and manually pushed it (*cough* chased it *cough*) down the hill. Never did that spot ever again.

[@robertbevins5961]

Literally started naming off planer, joiner, circular/table saw, grinders (especially the nightmare saw wheel and random exploding wheels). Didn't expect nail gun or router, but that's because I treat nail guns like firearms, and I haven't used routers a lot, but plan on it once I can set up my workshop again. Good to know. I think the first power tool I used for more than a few minutes at a time was a hedge trimmer, which gave me a little numb flap at the end of one of my fingers, and a chainsaw, which I had learned the horrors of from my dad, who had sold them back before there were things like kickback prevention, so... while he had heard some stories, we had a fireplace to keep going.

[@MarkSmith-nw4os]

I once sent a 50 caliber gun barrel flying 50 feet with a 6 inch grinding wheel. Man, did that happen fast. Safety is always my first when setting up a machine.

[@jamesduncan3673]

Mentioned this piece to my son, and he responded by mentioning the band saw. Specifically, he has met several people who have lost fingers, or in one case even a good chunk of their forearm, to a band saw. We suspect that, on a per-use basis, band saws may actually be far more dangerous than some of the others listed. But because they are far less common it doesn't come up on the type of search done for this video. The ER visit numbers used to generate this list reflect a combination of how common they are and how dangerous they are. Which is perfectly valid; if a lot of people, like me, own grinders, circular saws and table saws, then this is a good reminder to be safe with the tools we do own. But it's worth mentioning that although fewer of us own band saws, they can be at least as dangerous as some of the other power tools mentioned. Anyway, just a thought.

[@scottyV1000]

I think there is a tendency to think a bandsaw can’t hurt you since you don’t get the sensation of speed of the blade you get from a large rotating disc of death. You can end up with your fingers much closer to the blade because of that .

[@mikegraziano1562]

@@scottyV1000 My dad was a HS shop teacher for 35 yrs, he always said that band saws could at any moment shoot out the blade in little pieces if the band broke. I never let my Rt hand go in the path of the blade (to the right)

[@scottyV1000]

@@mikegraziano1562 I think it's a good practice with any rotating cutter tool to not be in line with the blade incase it comes apart or you get kickback. I've had plenty of those Dremel cutoff wheels shatter will trying to cut off something.

[@christophermahon1851]

I had a drill hang up on a nail, once. It twisted the hell out of my hand, which hurt for months. I've done a number of botched self-amputations with utility knives over the years. Thanks for the advice and warnings. Gotta keep our heads in the game every day.

[@CantankerousDave]

I was using an earth auger bit in my cordless drill this spring and neglected to set the clutch. It snagged on a root and torqued the hell out of my hand. The bone it fractured healed months ago, but the tendons still aren’t 100%.

[@mf9309]

As one of my mentors used to say, “Safety isn’t sissy.”

[@jonathanbetenbender307]

Scariest tools are the ones that spin. That kickback detection is amazing. Sawstop is cool and all, but far more people are injured from kick back. It's a must it will save so many lives, also preventing countless more concussions and injuries.

[@karenstein8261]

“An angry woodchuck on meth.” Love it! Table saw? Why? With the advent of miter saws and track saws, who needs a table saw? Router + table = shaper. Very dangerous, and hard to guard.

[@tom_schroeder]

Nice ending with the kitchen shears. I accidentally cut a deep divot into the end of a fingertip while opening a food package with kitchen shears just yesterday. I didn’t even feel like I was being unsafe, but they are designed to cut flesh. Safety videos like this freak me out a bit, but that is a good thing to force awareness of one’s environment and movements.

[@hamonthecob]

Hedge trimmers. I severely injured my left index finger in 2 places back in June on 20V hedge trimmers. Went to put my hand under the body to support it (something I did hundreds of times before) and went about an inch too far forward. Finger went between the teeth and I had to go to the ER. 16 stitches and a bunch of nerve damage later, and I didn't lose the finger. But it's starting to sink in that I'll probably never really play guitar again in any meaningful way. I use power tools every day and I always am mindful of safety, but for some reason it never occurred to me that hedge trimmers were a dangerous tool. I told the ER folks "this is probably one of the dumber injuries you've treated" and they said "No, we get at about 30-40 of these a month. Hedge trimmers are the most dangerous yard tool by far".

[@backwoodsbrooksknives4625]

A big thing that goes unthought of in shops with power tools is trauma kits. Not your little first aid kits with bandaids in it but big blowout kits with tourniquets, trauma pads, Israeli bandages, Quick-clot, and lots of compressed gauze.

[@SFCRambo60]

At Cat they had me deburr parts and engines, ( 3208, 3204, 3304, 3306, 3404, 4406, 3408, 3412) I would take a welders jacket, 2 pair of gloves, tape up my wrist and neck, wear my safety glasses and full face shield, a hat and still end up at the ER or Eye Doctors. Grinding with grinding wheels, cut off blades and or wire wheels is no joke. 32 years and probably end at the ER or Eye Doctor 3 to 4 times a week. The Company watched how I prepared myself and shook their heads and couldn't figure out how to keep the operators safe unless they put me in a bubble. LOL

[@michealrobinson]

My old wood working teacher back in the day shared an old war story about a table saw blade that was cracked, didn't get caught before use, because no one checked. It shattered in three, and a third of that blade impaled the man using the saw in the head, killing him instantly! I've also had my fair share of kick back from my framing nailer, which if I'm honest, scares me a little, but never had any accidents yet with it.

[@donwilburn2470]

I was making some outdoor furniture a couple years back, for some reason I veered away from the plans. Starting to deck the backs I had the original length nails and that didn't fit my custom cuts. Shot an 18 gauge 2 inch brad nail straight through the wood and through my finger. Lol. Measure twice cut once goes for more than just saws

[@2dollarbill650]

I'll have to watch later but comment first. The most dangerous tool in the shop is the user. Respect and learn . Then use.

[@Rodbuilder109]

Project farm did a video on testing safety glasses one to check out. Izzy Swan did a video on filtration that was very interesting.

[@TXCrafts1]

Have to mention, Sanders. I can't count how many times I've got fingers grazed by the old disk sander, even the orbital in many cases I've put down while it was still shutting down and it just skidding and falling off the bench.

[@perrymahnke886]

Amen my brother from another den mother. For me it was November 2013 using my table saw outside in the driveway. Some how my left glove (yeah I'm a lefty) got sucked into the blade & to this day I can hear that motor stop running until it kicked back my hand into my left shoulder. Ended up cutting off little finger nail, cutting ring finger, cutting & breaking middle finger, & cutting off distal phalanges of index finger. To this day I don't understand how the top of my little finger got cut & all the other cuts were from the bottom & ever since that accident my left hand can not handle the cold Wisconsin weather. Always Always use push sticks & remove rings while using a table saw!

[@MrNb131]

I worked at a place where a welder was using a handheld grinder in a tight space so it was close to her face. She was wearing a face shield AND safety glasses and that thing got under the shield and got into her cheek before the safety glasses saved her eye. I will NEVER forget that picture and never equate shields with glasses.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Dremels are notorious for jumping and biting into The work peice and going were they want I have had that happen to me using a dremel with a cut off wheel was cutting some rusted metal off a door and it started to bind it jumped and I let the tool go and it jumped on my left arm and cut straight up my arm from my wrist all the way up to the elbow left a narley scar sometimes you can take all safety precautions and you still can't predict what a tool will do @TheDenOfTools

[@zackarypilarski3531]

I was in 11th grade making a project for school. I was trying to resaw with an old hand saw. While supporting the wood and the saw with my left hand the saw snagged on the forward push snagging and jumping out of the wood. The saw ran right over the top of my thumb cutting all the way through the nail. My tools are at my grandmother's house so after stopping the bleeding I poked my head into her living room said goodbye and ran home. I knew if I showed my mother my wound she would be furious so I showed my father. My father is in the trades and has seen many bad injuries but the look of my thumb turned his stomach. After weeks of super glue my thumb finally closed up and a long time later the nail reformed.

[@swhitem]

The closest near miss that really scared me was with a trim router. I normally run it with dust collection but was just doing a quick trim cut and left the dust collection shield off of it. It ended up twisting in my hand and my finger slipped inside and hit the spinning collet. A 1/2 or so lower and I would have been into the cutting edge. I love trim routers but now always put the dust collector cover on them for an extra guard. I’ve had some minor bumps and bruises from table saw kick back over the years but nothing too scary there.

[@blucy10]

I've put a finish nail into my index finger because I was supporting the trim behind and used a too long nail. It went through the bone.

[@Houston123ABC]

Great video! The Jointer got a couple of my fingers tips in high school wood shop class. The skin graphs have worked pretty good.

[@arbez.nation]

The piece of equipment I fear the most in my shop is the hydraulic press. It's a 20-ton press that is trying to turn that steering knuckle into a piece of shrapnel worthly of a WWII tank explosion. I'm constantly thinking "what are these safety glasses going to do when this thing takes off my head & it lands in the next county"?

[@phatbaby4234]

Damn!

[@MichaelGalletly]

I changed a blade on my table saw, didn't put the kickback pawls or riving knife back on... broken rib from the off-cut shooting back.

[@brucebissell7626]

AWESOME INFO, RED. THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS OUT FOR ALL OF US DIYers. God bless. hello to mrs bear and the cubs

[@tomedgar4375]

Got a great laugh on the wife’s kitchen shears

[@scottyV1000]

My dad took the tip of his finger off on a jointer without a guard so I am particularly extra careful with that. I got bit by an angle grinder with one of those segmented sanding discs used for removing paint and rust. It bit me good on the corner of a finger. The one really good safety rule is always be aware of where both your hands are in relation to the blade. You tend to concentrate on what you are cutting and forget where your non dominant hand is. Since I use a lathe I have several face shields around and prefer them to safety glasses since I have problem glasses fogging up and I wear prescription glasses. Another thing good thing is hearing protection particularly around planers or if you are beating on a crowbar or demo bar to break something up.

[@joejh42]

the most dreaded tool that is tops for almost all my injuries is the good old hammer, which seems to believe my thumb is the nail head.

[@eaglescou59]

While drilling hole through wooden broom handles on a drill press I got a finger to close to the bit. Lost the side of a finger tip back to the first knuckle. . First aid was easy as there was nothing to reattach. Lots of pressure and bandages.

[@Mixwell1983]

About a year ago a brother from the Perkins Builder Brothers channel lost some digits from a planer and had it caught on camera. Those things are pretty gnarly man, wouldnt want to get my hand near one.

[@markclark787]

I like the Harbor Freight cheap DRILL MASTER 0.7 Amp Rotary Tool as it will stall under load. I use it to cut plastic project boxes. I also have a Dremel.

[@LosLindosWoodworks]

Sometimes KZbin is the worst, you just said some great things about safety and injuries from nailers and how dangerous they really are. Literally right after Ridgid's ad for their nailer comes on. Really KZbin? That's like talking about how dangerous these tools are and then having an ad about coffins being sold nearby. Great info, thanks for all it and shine on!

[@DrThunder88]

Dropping some straight bear dope in this video. Nice research and presentation! Healthy respect for power tools is a must. They are faster and stronger than the users, even experts. Word from Uncle Iroh: "Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame."

[@woollyacres]

Hand held circular saw has given me a few close calls, but the table saw is what got my thumb. Probably the most scary power tool to use is the “radio arm saw”

[@calgal8308]

Dagnanit! I have just about all of these tools except for grinders. Scary little critters and you and Stubby Nubs finalized that for me. Before I do any further would work I need to get a pair of safety glasses! Otherwise, I have mad respect for all these tools, all of the time! Thanks so much for this video. I’m going to keep this one in my hip pocket. Be safe everyone.

[@savard02]

Danger isn’t always where you think it is. Once I cut a 1/8 thick aluminum plate on the bench saw. I was very reluctant to do it so I was very careful. Everything went according to the plan, the shutoff the saw and went to grab the cut off. I let down my guard thinking that the danger was over. My glove caught on the free spinning blade and pull my thumb into the saw. Got a pretty bad cut but the bones were alright. Stored energy can be pretty dangerous. Either spinning masses, hydrolic pressure, loaded springs, etc. Never let your guard down!

[@quemeese]

worst injury I ever had was from kickback from my circular saw. was cutting a sheet of PVC and kickback threw the piece being cut off into the wall which then ricocheted back with such force it nearly took off my left thumb. had surgery to reattach the tendons.

[@keithwoodcrest]

When I was just starting out I was changing the blade on my father in laws circular saw. I was certain I'd unplugged it. Turns out I did not and when I went to gain leverage against the allen wrench I squeezed the trigger and I don't know how I managed to get my fingers out of the way in time - but I did. I must've stared at my fingers for a good 5 minutes after that, not sure if I was actually seeing them or not. Scariest moment of my life, for sure, and it's kept me on my toes ever since

[@justabearbrowsingyoutube4968]

As fellow bear, I have lost many body parts to owning every single one of these tools. I am typing with my tongue.

[@LynnJynh9315]

2:45 "Oh I'm an expert, I've been doing this for years!" I'm an accomplished amateur.

[@jeffhaddox2239]

I worked with someone that was sitting at a desk reached into a bin pulled out a piece of paper and cut his eye 👁 had surgery that day. He had no problems after that, but never took his safety glasses off at at work after that.

[@OBSessed1995]

I've cut my finger down to the bone with a die grinder, and cut almost to the bone on my palm with an oscillating multi tool. Those are the only ones that we sent me to the ER, but when I was a trim carpenter I would shoot myself with a Brad nailer at least a couple times a month. When you're putting together bullnose corners for baseboard, it happens. Luckily it was only the 18ga, never with my 15ga finish nailer. But I have had a framing nail ricochet off a screw, and stick in my hand. Had a couple issues on a fence crew I worked on, everyone got a siding nail in their hand at least once. You've just gotta be careful, working with tools is inherently dangerous, but they are necessary. Use the most important tool you have, if you don't feel safe, stop.

[@ceterfo]

That jigsaw big is golden.

[@carbidejones5076]

Mushroomed drifts, punches and chisels , my dad lost an eye, don't do it.

[@wesgraham9588]

After being a carpenter for 37 years, what’s the first thing you do with the tool ? Block the guard back to the safety of it’s OK I’m a professional ! Several gun nails in the fingers Three shorter fingers and other things, I am seeing horrible horrible circular saw sites

[@cressonshursleverington1940]

As an honorable mention: a dull knife Whether you are in the shop or the kitchen a dull knife is the one you are going to hurt yourself with. It is more likely to slip than a sharp knife and you were probably putting more force on the knife than you would have needed to otherwise.

[@rcspud4648]

I'll second that....it's always a dull blade that gets me into trouble...as I tend to be more cautious with anything sharp.

[@johnhaller5851]

This one is going to seem odd, but sawhorses. The problem is that they aren't wide enough to fully support the narrow side of sheet goods, and it's a challenge balancing the sheet goods in a way that both sides of the cut are sufficiently balanced to stay on after the cut is made. Luckily, all that happened when this didn't work out was a ugly gash on the side of the track saw's track, but i was reaching to try to catch the track and saw so they wouldn't get damaged. I now have a purpose-built, but portable support for cutting sheet goods from Workshop Companion plans. The sawhorses weren't what would have caused damage, and if if had an injury, the track saw would have gotten the blame, but the saw horses and their misuse was the primary problem.

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

A friend of mine cut off 3 fingers with his lawn mower. Pro tip: don’t disable the engine stop handle so you can clear the grass chute with the engine running when you’re really tired. Cut off wheels, wire wheels, torch, press, brake lathe… If you’re not worried about getting hurt, you are very likely to be, eventually.

[@scottyV1000]

I’ve had three trips to the emergency room to get metal and wood fragments taken out of my eye so I use both a lathe face shield and glasses to keep stuff out of my eyes.

[@robertherrera419]

Good video. LOVE the Rogue Trader image for emphasis. Nicely done, Bear. 😁

[@bdm1000]

When I was a kid, my father, who owned an electronics repair service, bought a table saw. I think he owned the saw only for a few months. One day we heard him turn the saw on and start making cuts. All of the sudden my mom and I heard him scream. We ran down there and my father was holding the family jewels. Apparently a board kicked back and hit him in the nuts. He sold the saw not long after that.

[@steelsunpi]

Had to force myself to watch this, and I knew it would happen: flashback shivers. Last year lost part of a finger and mangled another on a tablesaw. I'm Back at building and woodworking, but at such a higher level of alertness and safety.

[@jameskennedy673]

I’ve experienced kickbacks with Skill saws, hand grinders with cutoff wheels & exploding wheels. Fortunately I was wearing leather gloves when the grinder with cutoff wheel kicked back, I got a small cut, could’ve been worse without gloves. Years ago I met a guy who lost a finger using a skill saw & seen a leg with a bad cut from a chainsaw. There’s a saying: an ounce prevention is worth a pound of cure. Be safe Bear. Thanks for the information keep’m coming 👍👍👍👍

[@MD-en3zm]

I’ve never had a significant injury on any power tool (which doesn’t mean I am complacent or don’t think it could happen). Ironically, my dad had one injury - he cut his finger - on a D-handle jigsaw when i was a kid!

[@EricHonaker]

I feel like the hipster dude would probably avoid the jigsaw. "I only cut wood using my vintage treadle-operated scroll saw."

[@kylecanaday1276]

Radial Arm Saw! Had one 30 years back. Using a dado blade on a 4x4 when it disappeared and bounced off the wall. I realized there was no way to safety use so I sold to a friend (maybe not a good friend). No injury but scared the crap of of me. Be careful if you have one.

[@kimtoy3089]

Great video. Kitchen shears warning is spot on!

[@danr1920]

At 1:40, that grinding wheel the side was used. It's a big no no. Also ladders are very dangerous.

[@Lawncare_masters]

Mine was a weed wacker.it threw a fox tail hit me in the eye and whent under my eyelid luckily I was able to pull it out without any damage to my eye or it getting stuck.....

[@brucegibson8053]

After almost 5 decades in the trades (roofing & framing) I've seen and had my share of "accidents" . Me personality, I've shot myself with a 1" & 5/8" crown staplers while roofing and have had 16d & 8d framing nails shoot pass me. Believe me at 110 psi they shoot pass you at a very high rate of speed! The worst I ever encountered was a apprentice almost cut his leg off with a 7 1/4" worm drive saw. He decided the guard was in the way and "pinned" it back. Long story short, the blade caught a knot and binded causing a kick back right into his thigh down to the bone. Luckily it didn't cut anything to important but put him in the hospital for a few days and off the job for good. Power tools are nothing to play with, they will reach out and bite you very hard! Great video, need to make more! GAURDS ARE THERE FOR A REASON!!!!

[@502deth]

the worst physical injury i can recall that i received was one time with an electric hand plane i took a good chunk of my thumb off. i was holding a small board planing it and my thumb came up above the surface. ive shot a board through drywall when a biscut jointer blade got traction, and currently one of my windows is made of duct tape when the sanding belt got traction and shot out a board.

[@502deth]

the bandsaw is the one that always worries me. ive seen much worse injuries from those than a table saw. they tend to grab teh meat and suck it down in instead of spitting it out like a table saw.

[@Ev0ltion]

I had symilar expirience with dremel while using big circular saw like blade(chinese ofc) it was rated for 20000rpm so i put the dremel at around 10k then suddenly shaft bent(not even while working just while spinning freely) it might not have separated fromt he tool but the vibration was so violent it almost shook the dremel out of my hand.

[@AndrewDasilvaPLT]

"Angry woodchuck on meth." 😂😂😂

[@stephenharvey5289]

I know a man that had and eye damaged by the hook on a bungee cord that got away from him. When I installed industrial machine tools I always told the customers you can not stop the blade no matter how Many fingers you get in it. keep your body parts out of the cutting area. And after working on industrial machines for 30years I still have all my fingers. Have been cut and shocked but still have them all.

[@timan206]

Bandsaws. Had to stop lots of newbies from taking off a finger, a high quality well tuned bandsaw is quiet. Quiet seems to mean safe to people who do not know.