Safety goggles vrs. Safety glasses

Concours.John

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Im posting this thread in hopes no one learns the hard way. There is a difference between safety goggles and glasses and their protection. Glasses may be ok for veiwing straight on but goggles are a must if you are grinding or something else at a sight angle to your work.

I was grinding after welding above my work yesterday and had a small piece of the dremel grinding wheel embed in my cornea. I thought it was only grit but upon today still having major irritation a closer look revealed the piece embedded near my pupil. It went right between the glasses. Now I have to see a specialist to see what can be done. This is absolutely irritating physically. After all these years I should have known better.:mad:

Be safe use goggles as much as you can! Grit can go up under safety glasses if your not carefull. A guy I have been working with about taking over his shop lost his sight and his business over the same thing.

Everyone take care and protect your eyes with anything rotating. It happens when you least expect it.
 
I had a similar thing happen years ago when grinding on metal. The metal was stuck in my eye just like you and hurt like hell everytime I blinked, it was scratching the inside of my eye lid. So off to the doctor I go. He had to basically drill it out of my eye and told me that if it had started to rust then I could have lost my sight in that eye.
 
eyesight is definitely one of our most precious gifts. injury to the cornea is very painful. the cornea itself is one of the most innervated parts of the body, and injury there can put you on your knees in abject pain. as long as the injury doesn't go too deep into the layers of the cornea, it usually heals. as rzatch stated, sometimes the ophthalmologist has to drill out the injury area to clean things up. infection is also a threat with any corneal abrasion.
concours.john, definitely get to an ophthalmologist asap. thanks for your warning post.
 
EXCELLENT advice! As I have been cautioned over the years...you only get 2 eyes (1 pair). Guard them carefully! That said, eye care has come a long way over recent years, I know. Keep us informed as to the recommendations of your specialist.
 
Sorry to hear that happened.

I hate wearing safety glasses and most glasses because they tend to give me a headache. I have an old pair of Oakleys I've been meaning to get a clear lens for to use as safetly glasses. This is just the prompt I need.
 
Sorry to hear this happened John. Hopefully the trash can be removed and no damage is done.

I was wearing sunglasses last week while washing some wheels and when I pulled the brush out from the wheel some splatter made it around the sunglasses and into my eye. I probably rinsed it out for 10 minutes trying to ensure it didn't cause any problems
 
That sucks that it happened to you John, but it is also a good lesson to learn from. I know I will definitely be more careful.
 
I hope they can get things sorted out for you. A good reminder, IMO safety is one of the least talked but most important things.
 
Always use goggles when I am working with any sort of grinder. Honestly a face mask is probably what you should use though. Ive had a cutting disc explode and nearly miss my head on several occasions. That is scary stuff.
 
As mentioned face shields are also a better option.

Thanks for the thoughts. I'd just hate to see someone else do this or worse. It takes a reminder to make you rethink sometimes. There is also the down time it causes from running doctor to doctor.
 
UPDATE! Lesson learned. After a procedure going into my eye the pain is just wonderfully more.:(

It involved a needle device and seeing it go in and out was very unsettling. feeling it was worse. After a few days things should be better along with my sight. I was lucky it didn't go further in. I will DEFINITLEY take better precautions. The antibiotics alone are more than a mask and goggles.

Hopefully this will inspire people to take precautions. This happened within seconds of grinding a small piece and could have cost me what I do for a living. It wasn't even a paying job but for myself.

Thanks for the thoughts but more importantly...Be safe everyone!

;) Concours.John's twin smilie.
 
Sorry to hear about your eye, but it's a good thing it wasn't any worse. One of the guys I use to work with was grinding some concrete, and one of the teeth on the diamond blade he was using flew off and stuck right in one of the lenses of his sunglasses. I always wore sunglasses from that day on while using power tools lol
 
Addicted2Bling said:
Sorry to hear about your eye, but it's a good thing it wasn't any worse. One of the guys I use to work with was grinding some concrete, and one of the teeth on the diamond blade he was using flew off and stuck right in one of the lenses of his sunglasses. I always wore sunglasses from that day on while using power tools lol
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It's the main reason I posted this, my difficulties are not fully serious but if someone else pays attention. It could save some pain and "learn as you go" This is not fun and I am experienced. Just got too relaxed.
 
Wow, glad to hear they were able to get you taken care of!

I've come really close to doing the same thing a few times. Now I always use adequate protection -- not worth the risk!
 
John that is great news you are going be okay. Keep up us updated and thank you for posting your experience as a valuable reminder! :yourrock
 
glad things are going to be ok for you john after your ordeal, thank the Lord.
anyone buying safety glasses or safety goggles, just make sure the lenses are made of polycarbonate. it's the lightest, strongest, most impact resistant material for lenses. (including regular eyeglass lenses) costs more, but it's the best to use. for regular glasses, they tend to reflect light more, so an anti-reflective coating really helps.
 
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