Safety glasses don't work!

Ironmike4x4 · 05-13-2005, 06:25 AM

Here's a rant for you. When I was at school for automotive technology, the instructors harped on us majorly to wear safety glasses. I understand why both for insurance reasons and our safety. Well 6 months ago I was doing some work on a customer's vehicle and got a piece of steel in my right eye and I was NOT wearing safety glasses which was my own stupidity. Had the metal removed and rust treated fine. Yesterday I was grinding some rust off a customer's brake rotor hub and WAS wearing my safety glasses. Well I now have 2 pieces of metal in my left eye. In a few minutes I am going to have the metals removed and the rust treated. My point here is.... wear a space helmet at all times! Just kidding, don't wear safety glasses when doing metal work, goggles are better since they have protection all around the eyes. Another lesson learned the hard way....

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MTL_4runner · 05-13-2005, 06:35 AM

You might try the full face shield instead......yeah the simple safety glasses just suck!

More one like this:

keisur · 05-13-2005, 07:24 AM

Proper way is safety glass with the face shield, at least, that's what all the big oil field equipment companies I've worked for teach in the OSHA safety classes, which I have to do almost every 2 years.

kdx2000 · 05-13-2005, 10:09 AM

This may be a bit overboard, but you could also wear a sandblasting hood.
Example:http://www.northerntool.com/images/p...s/S1592_lg.gif

Ironmike4x4 · 05-13-2005, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kdx2000

This may be a bit overboard, but you could also wear a sandblasting hood.
Example:http://www.northerntool.com/images/p...s/S1592_lg.gif

Hey I might want to give that one to a co-worker of mine. He ain't exactly good lookin'

Thanks for the suggestion guys. I just finished up at the eye doctor and went to Lowe's to get a pair of goggles. I don't need anything fancy, just something to cover my whole eyes. Knowing my luck though, a peice of metal will just wait until I take the goggles off and crawl up in my eyes.

MTL_4runner · 05-13-2005, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Ironmike4x4

Hey I might want to give that one to a co-worker of mine. He ain't exactly good lookin'

Thanks for the suggestion guys. I just finished up at the eye doctor and went to Lowe's to get a pair of goggles. I don't need anything fancy, just something to cover my whole eyes. Knowing my luck though, a peice of metal will just wait until I take the goggles off and crawl up in my eyes.

.....the hood gave me a good laugh.

I use the face shield because I sweat like crazy and the goggles fog up on me but the shield won't (as badly anyway).

Ironmike4x4 · 05-13-2005, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MTL_4runner

.....the hood gave me a good laugh.

I use the face shield because I sweat like crazy and the goggles fog up on me but the shield won't (as badly anyway).

:pat: Dang I forgot about the goggles fogging up on me. As hot and humid my shop is, I know they are just gonna fog up like crazy. I saw one that had like a knob to turn the shield for painters, a bit overboard but oh well. I guess I can be the first to do a breather mod for my goggles though he he.

jimbo74 · 05-13-2005, 11:30 AM

wearing just plain old safety glasses is a lot safer than wearing nothing at all, or at least that is the theory, yes i too have personally gotten crap in my eyes in both situations, but safety glasses work to keep crap from falling on you when under a car, dirt and stuff..... also safety glasses guard against flying wheel weights thrown by coworkers.....

kyle_22r · 05-13-2005, 05:53 PM

i wear lo-profile safety glasses(got them because they fit under my welding hood really well) and they work great. they kind of suck into your eye sockets(well, in a way) and keep junk out of your eyes a lot better than the square style ones

Ironmike4x4 · 05-14-2005, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by kyle_22r

i wear lo-profile safety glasses(got them because they fit under my welding hood really well) and they work great. they kind of suck into your eye sockets(well, in a way) and keep junk out of your eyes a lot better than the square style ones

I don't think I've seen those. Are you talking about the one where the ends go around your cheeks?

CynicX · 05-14-2005, 09:01 AM

I have a pair that look like sunglass/goggles....They were expensive but have a tight seal around my eyes...I could dunk my head under water and it would probably take them a minute to fill up. So I dont need to worry about chemicals splashing into my eyes or anything else....You might want to check something like that out. They look pretty cool too, not something you'd wear to a party but have an interesting look to them.....

**Yoda** · 05-14-2005, 09:58 AM

Yes, you have to match your eye protection to the job you are doing. I wear safety glasses at work. I was transferring 1.1.1trichloroethane (brake clean) from a bulk tank to a sprayer, so I also put on a face shield. I had some (OK, a lot) of sprayback that covered my head. The chemicals then ran down my extensive forehead and into my eyes. I had "double protection", but it was the wrong kind for the job....I needed the tight goggles.
Did I say it burned like hell!!!! I was in ER for several hours getting the eyes flushed out.
Check this site for a large variety of eyewear:
http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/safetyglasses1.html

Some look pretty cool.

farmerj · 05-14-2005, 10:37 AM

About 16 years ago we were cutting cast iron pipe in a house. I KNEW I was going to be working under, around over and with a Sawz-All on this project. Safety kicked in on this one.

Time for Safety Glass, Safety Goggles, AND a full face shield. Should have been good right?

3 days later I was in the ER because I couldn't even open my eye and when they got into see what was going on, it was infected.

I got a piece of Cast iron cutting into my eye.

Near as we could figure it out. I had some kind of cuttings on my hands and when I went to wipe my eye or something, that is when it got into my eye.

Wash your hands too BEFORE you touch your eyes.

kyle_22r · 05-14-2005, 06:20 PM

nah, do a google search for "uvex bandit" glasses. i think i paid $6 for them a year ago and they still work great, albeit have some scratches from extensive use

4-RUNNIN' FREAK · 05-15-2005, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by kyle_22r

nah, do a google search for "uvex bandit" glasses. i think i paid $6 for them a year ago and they still work great, albeit have some scratches from extensive use

I have 2 nice pairs of Uvex glasses lying around.

I don't wear sunglasses much, but most of my friends who do like them and want a pair.

I looked on their website, and cannot find them. I do not have the box or bag they came in anymore.

They look better than most of the sunglasses from major companies like Oakley, Rudy Project, Von Zipper, Spy.

Scofco · 05-15-2005, 12:40 PM

I wear my snowboaring goggles when crawling around under the truck

05-13-2005, 06:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
MTL_4runner Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montreal, QC Canada Posts: 8,807	You might try the full face shield instead......yeah the simple safety glasses just suck! More one like this: __________________ - Jamie 1996 4Runner SR5 4X4 Auto Deckplate Mod, Hayden Tranny Cooler, Amsoil Air Filter, OME 881/906 N86C/N91SC Lift Best OBD II scan tool I have used!. .....and I am AMERICAN! Last edited by MTL_4runner; 05-13-2005 at 06:39 AM.

05-13-2005, 07:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
keisur Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,376	Proper way is safety glass with the face shield, at least, that's what all the big oil field equipment companies I've worked for teach in the OSHA safety classes, which I have to do almost every 2 years. __________________ Front: 4.88's w/ ARB Locker Rear: 4.88's w/ ARB Locker Lift: Suspension - F: Sway-A-Way Coilovers; R: OME Coils/Shocks Body - 2" HDPE Pucks w/ higher strength bolts Recovery: TJM T15 Bull Bumper w/ Warn M8000 Winch Lighting: Lightforce Striker 170's Multimedia: Kenwood DNX5120 DVD/GPS/USB/iPod/SAT Sound: Focal 165A1 Component Front w/ Focal 130CA1 Rear Infiniti Kappa Perfect 10.1 Sub 500W RMS amp for fronts and rears; 500W RMS amp for sub Power: Optima Blue Top 1400 Watt Power Inverter

05-13-2005, 10:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
kdx2000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Virginia Posts: 85	This may be a bit overboard, but you could also wear a sandblasting hood. Example:http://www.northerntool.com/images/p...s/S1592_lg.gif __________________ 99' 4-Runner Limited 67' Firebird 400 91' 4-Runner Sr5 (totalled) R.I.P. 06' YZ250 83' XT550 77' YZ125

05-13-2005, 05:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
kyle_22r Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lacey, WA Posts: 3,992	i wear lo-profile safety glasses(got them because they fit under my welding hood really well) and they work great. they kind of suck into your eye sockets(well, in a way) and keep junk out of your eyes a lot better than the square style ones __________________ 1998 tacoma, 3RZ-FE, 5 speed, 30x9.5R15 M/Ts past toys: 1984 4x2 1979 4x4 1991 4x4

05-14-2005, 09:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
CynicX Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,371	I have a pair that look like sunglass/goggles....They were expensive but have a tight seal around my eyes...I could dunk my head under water and it would probably take them a minute to fill up. So I dont need to worry about chemicals splashing into my eyes or anything else....You might want to check something like that out. They look pretty cool too, not something you'd wear to a party but have an interesting look to them..... __________________ 06 Subaru WRX

05-13-2005, 11:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
jimbo74 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nor*Cal Posts: 6,582	wearing just plain old safety glasses is a lot safer than wearing nothing at all, or at least that is the theory, yes i too have personally gotten crap in my eyes in both situations, but safety glasses work to keep crap from falling on you when under a car, dirt and stuff..... also safety glasses guard against flying wheel weights thrown by coworkers.....

05-14-2005, 09:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
Yoda Super Moderator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 2,664	Yes, you have to match your eye protection to the job you are doing. I wear safety glasses at work. I was transferring 1.1.1trichloroethane (brake clean) from a bulk tank to a sprayer, so I also put on a face shield. I had some (OK, a lot) of sprayback that covered my head. The chemicals then ran down my extensive forehead and into my eyes. I had "double protection", but it was the wrong kind for the job....I needed the tight goggles. Did I say it burned like hell!!!! I was in ER for several hours getting the eyes flushed out. Check this site for a large variety of eyewear: http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/safetyglasses1.html Some look pretty cool. __________________ David TLCA 14788 71 Landcruiser FJ-40 TBI 327, TH-350, Warn 8000, disk axle swap. 76 Landcruiser FJ-40 project/parts (haven't decided)

05-14-2005, 10:37 AM	#13 (permalink)
farmerj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central Minnesota Posts: 456	About 16 years ago we were cutting cast iron pipe in a house. I KNEW I was going to be working under, around over and with a Sawz-All on this project. Safety kicked in on this one. Time for Safety Glass, Safety Goggles, AND a full face shield. Should have been good right? 3 days later I was in the ER because I couldn't even open my eye and when they got into see what was going on, it was infected. I got a piece of Cast iron cutting into my eye. Near as we could figure it out. I had some kind of cuttings on my hands and when I went to wipe my eye or something, that is when it got into my eye. Wash your hands too BEFORE you touch your eyes. __________________ Life is too short to have to work.... RIP - 4 July 2008 - '88 4Runner, Audiovox Cruise Control,Valvoline Full Synthetic Gear oil, SR5 instrument cluster, '95 4Runner Seats, Rear U-bolt Flip Last edited by farmerj; 05-14-2005 at 10:40 AM.

05-14-2005, 06:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
kyle_22r Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lacey, WA Posts: 3,992	nah, do a google search for "uvex bandit" glasses. i think i paid $6 for them a year ago and they still work great, albeit have some scratches from extensive use __________________ 1998 tacoma, 3RZ-FE, 5 speed, 30x9.5R15 M/Ts past toys: 1984 4x2 1979 4x4 1991 4x4

05-15-2005, 12:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
Scofco Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,577	I wear my snowboaring goggles when crawling around under the truck __________________

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