Metal shaving in the eye....OUCH

[class67]

On Monday, I was doing some grinding on my project. I took my safety glasses off just for a minute to talk to somebody and went back to grinding without them on...BIG mistake. I got a small piece of metal lodged in my eye. I must say, Monday night was the longest most uncomfortable night in my life, wondering if I was going to lose my sight in my left eye. Went to the Optimologist yesterday afternoon and luckily he got it all out, he even had to use a drill on my eye to get rid of the rust in it.

My vision is blurred a little bit still, but the doc says it will clear up in a few days...WEAR YOUR SAFETY GLASSES!!!

[zbugger]

Ouch!!!! Glad to hear your ok Steve. Yeah, safety glasses are a must.

[MrQuick]

yep, always. I even wear a face sheild on top of the safety glasses on certain jobs.

Glad you didn't miss a step Steve.

Vince

[zbugger]

Oh, Vince reminded me. Be careful lifting too. Even lifting the simplest things wrong can hurt you.

[MrQuick]

lift this..........LOL



i can't even brush my teeth

[Gitter Dun]

Had that happen at least twice, and checked a third time before an MRI. Apparently if you had a piece of metal in your eye while getting an MRI, the metal would get ripped from your eyeball from the magnetic forces of the MRI machine.

[LateNight72]

Had that happen at least twice, and checked a third time before an MRI. Apparently if you had a piece of metal in your eye while getting an MRI, the metal would get ripped from your eyeball from the magnetic forces of the MRI machine.

I've also heard to not even grind steel/iron for a week before you get an MRI due to the metal shavings that work their way into your skin.

[The WidowMaker]

the doc used an 18ga needle to scrape the sliver and rust from my eye. and i wasnt grinding, just blowing out hole that i had previously drilled.

[65-Flat6]

Ouch man, i was changing the clutch in my 84 BMW when i was 16 or so and it dropped and hit the ground, well the clutch was made of asbestos and the dust was all over my hands and face, not knowing this i rubbed my eyes till they bled and and almost lost my vision, got them all cleaned out but couldnt see for a week or so...

[1969CamaroRS]

Glad it turned out okay.

[The Stickman]

I had a similar thing happen to me and I used safety glasses. At first i thought the eye pain was from my migraines. Till it got so bad I had to go to the ER. It hurt to open either eye. They put numbing drops in and i could open my eye enough for the Doc to look at it. He said he saw the metal and rust ring It must have been fairly large because the intern he had brought in to look at it said he could see it standing 2 foot away. The Doc says don't worry i am going to scrape it out with an instrument that is like a scoop made of tiny needles. Yea Doc that made me fell so much better. But he did get the piece out. Then he notices a second piece that i guess was hidden because of the first larger piece and rust ring. BTW he kept telling me not to move or blink. Do you know how hard that is when some is sticking something in your eye even when it's numbed? Anyway he tells me it's better if I go see an eye doctor to get the other piece out and the rust ring removed. He sets up an emergency Saturday appointment for the next day. I go in there the Doc arrives opens the office and lets me in. Takes me to the examining room puts more drops in my eye. Pulls out a tiny drill, puts a AA battery in it and says don't worry you won't feel a thing. Still felt it. Didn't hurt but felt the pressure. But he got it. I never work without safety equipment, but after this I was scared just crawling under a car with glasses on. had me very scared for quite awhile. You can lose and eye this way.

[MrQuick]

damn you guys, i got my safety glasses on just reading this.

vince

[Rick Dorion]

My doctor said I'd get no volume discount for being dumb because I said once my safety glasses were out of reach when I wanted to do a quick touch-up with a grinder!

[John Wright]

damn you guys, i got my safety glasses on just reading this.

vince

LOL...Me too Vince!...me too.

[Rhino]

As sad as it sounds, It's happened to me twice as well. After the second time I learned my lesson. As Vince, I'm a fan of the full face shield. It may look funky, but it makes things much more comfortable.

[ErikLS2]

I can still remember that dentist drill like sound as it approached my eye. Then drove home with a bandage over one eye, gald that didn't do even more damage.

[Scott Parkhurst]

Ugh- I'm a 2x member of the rust ring club too. Both times I was porting iron heads. Bad bad bad...

[fordsbyjay]

I have had metal in my eye three times and every time I was wearing safety glasses. I have prescription safety glass and the last time I was wearing a face shield over that. When under the car all the crap falls all over your body and head. When you get out and sit up it falls right through the top of your face shield and if your lucky you get a piece in your eye. The only real way I can see is to wear safety googles with a safety shield to protect the rest of your face. Talk about a real PITA though.

[twosaturns]

sorry, someone had to say it!

[MrQuick]

ahhh no no no don't do that.....