Kiddies - power tools are not toys

Victor

http://home.eircom.net/content/reuters/worldnews/2687988?view=Eircomnet

Handyman shoots himself with nailgun
From:Reuters
Sunday, 7th March, 2004

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian handyman has admitted he was stupid to shoot himself in the head with a nail gun in a misguided prank which left him with a nail lodged in his brain.

Brad Shorten, a father of three from Victoria state, was enjoying a few beers with friends after working on his house when they began joking about industrial accidents.

Shorten, 33, picked up a nailgun which he thought was empty, pointed it at his head and pulled the trigger.

He later said he had turned off the gun's compressor and taken out its nail cartridge but did not realise there was still enough pressure in the gun to fire a nail.

"My mates and I were talking about construction site accidents and taking your eye out with a nail gun, and I foolishly put the gun to my head and pulled the trigger," Shorten told the Sunday Herald Sun newspaper.

"I did a very stupid thing," he said.

The bizarre mishap left him with a 3.2 cm (1.25 inch) nail counter-sunk through his skull just behind his temple.

Royal Melbourne Hospital neurosurgeons removed the nail in a delicate four-hour operation even though Shorten, who was expected to make a full recovery, had offered to take the nail out with a pair of pliers.

spongebob

At least he cannot sue the manufacturer for Brain Damage as he was obviously demented to start with

M

passive

can anyone here honestly say they haven't driven a nail through their temple while drunk?

think about that before judging the guy.

Nike_Dude

Originally posted by Victor
was enjoying a few beers with friends

Ah the universial line that is included in all these type of stories:)

tba

Originally posted by George W. Bush
I was enjoying a few beers with friends, when suddenly I happened upon the Idea. IRAQ! I said, now theres an election winner if I ever saw one.

avatar

Originally posted by passive
can anyone here honestly say they haven't driven a nail through their temple while drunk?

think about that before judging the guy.

true. why i do it on most weekends.

nadir

lol, i dont want to turn this into a drugs flame (/me has opted out of all such discussions on boards but i wounder how the article would have read had he taken extacy or dope or something 'illegal',
"Raving Extacy Zombie Creature Goes on Rampage With Nail Gun"
but alcohol, nooooooo, enjoying a few beers.
haha
/me roffles

Agent Smith

Originally posted by avatar
true. why i do it on most weekends.

i thought i was the only one!

R33F

http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/PageBin/mechhazd0008.htm

Quoted from site above:

An operator was walking along a timber framework fixing a series of nails, while holding the job with his left hand. With the trigger depressed, he was using the muzzle guard pressure to activate the tool when he accidentally nailed his left hand to the job.

Maybe its not the Beer.... Or even Victorians......

Maybe its just us Aussies in general.

Tyrrial

Originally posted by R33F
http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/PageBin/mechhazd0008.htm

Quoted from site above:

An operator was walking along a timber framework fixing a series of nails, while holding the job with his left hand. With the trigger depressed, he was using the muzzle guard pressure to activate the tool when he accidentally nailed his left hand to the job.

Maybe its not the Beer.... Or even Victorians......

Maybe its just us Aussies in general.

i think you may be on to something there