SonomaProducts.com wrote the following on 1/9/2013 2:19 PM (ET):
I can only blame myself for not moving the tools off the bench to a safer location... As a co-worker was fond of saying, "no good deed goes unpunished." ;~) John

Yeah, one of the first shops I worked in had a rule that no power tool could be left on a bench. Anything with a cord had to left on the floor or stored on a shelf. They were fanatical about it. You could get fired for leaving any power tool on a bench.

I have always placed chisels far from any edge and used to be as careful with my planes. Only have to knock a chisel once and try to catch it... ouch. Just let it fall is safer but a bad angle and it is lots o grinding.

If I see it start to fall, I instinctively swing my foot under it to
either catch it before it hits the floor or lessen the height before
hitting.
I gotta remember not to do that with tools that are more than a few
pounds in weight.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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