| DATE |
DESCRIPTION |
INJURY |
PAIN FACTOR (1 to 5) |
| 11/5/06 |
Subframe falls off jackstands onto my thigh |
Large bruise on thigh that lasts for weeks |
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| 3/6/07 |
Mutiple paper cuts from foil while installing Dynamat. Note to self..."wear gloves when installing Dynamat." |
Mutiple cuts on both hands |
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| 4/10/07 |
"Over-use" of Liquid Wrench on a part starts a workbench fire and flares in my face. Low on the pain meter, but high on the "dumb ass" meter. |
Singed hair, eyebrows, eye lashes, and gotee. More ego damage than physical damage. |
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| 4/20/07 |
Caught index finger on a broken plastic shard on the heater control lens while cleaning it. |
Sliced index finger |
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| 4/21/07 |
Caught shoulder on door jam sheetmetal while installing dash. |
4" scrape on shoulder |
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| 4/23/07 |
Caught index finger on dash support metal - index finger now looks like fork-stabbed grilled hot dog. |
1/2" gash |
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| 6/12/07 |
Slashed left index finger on flywheel bolts while removing the flywheel. |
1/2" gash |
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| 7/25/07 |
Annual checkup at the Dr. She inquires about my wonderful assortment of bumps and bruises...which was followed by her administering a tetnus shot. |
Shot to the left arm |
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| 8/20/07 |
Rapped right knee on the engine dolly. |
Big bruise and a "dent" for days |
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| 8/22/07 |
Engine slipped while lifting it off the engine dolly. Pinned right hand between the engine and the dolly. Pretty high on the pain meter. |
Multiple bruises in the palm of my hand...but no broken bones! |
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| 10/10/07 |
Grinding under the car with the cut-off air tool in a vunerable position (didn't have much of a choice). A chunk of hot metal flew in my eye (yes I was wearing safety glasses) and multiple red hot pebbles of metal landing on my skull...reached for my hat on this one. |
Eventually the metal piece came out (after rolling behind my eye to add to the pain). Multiple tiny scalp burns. |
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| 12/9/07 |
Using DynaMat to hold down the battery cables without wearing gloves (again). |
Mutiple "paper cuts" on my index finger. |
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| 8/28/08 |
While carrying one of the old seats that I had set in place, I caught my leg on the side of my Kwik Lift and proceeded to launch the seat (and myself) across the garage |
Nice size scrape on my left calf. |
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| 5/17/09 |
Did I mention that I hate short head flywheel bolts? My socket slipped off the bolts 3x dragging my index finger knuckle across the teeth of the flywheel...3x. |
My kncukle looks like hamburger. |
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