In article , marc rosen wrote:
Hey Gang,
I just got off the phone with my woodworking/windsurfing buddy. He
was being driven to the local hospital for emergency eye surgery
because he just put a nail into his cornea. I was amazed as to how
relaxed and calm he was as he was telling me how he did it (I guess
it's no use to sound excited at this point.) He told me he had driven
a brad through a piece of wood and decided to cut off the exposed end
with some diagonal cutters. As he snipped it the piece was propelled
right into his eye.

One of the reasons I use a face shield, in preference to goggles: it's _so
easy_ to use that there is simply *no* excuse for not using it *any* time
there is even the smallest eye hazard.

****, it takes less than a second to ruin your life. I am a steadfast
safety nut and this just reinforces my vigilance to always have the
correct sfety gear on for the job. I hope that by you reading this it
will also keep you from ending up in the ER or worse.

Sorry to hear about your buddy. I hope the docs are able to get him fixed up
with no lasting harm -- they probably will. An injured cornea will heal in
time.