"Tom" wrote in message
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I always remember during my apprentiship days (1950s) when I had to do a
stint in a workshop with machine tools, an old codger (the boss) told me
that "there were more accidents using a drill than any other machine in
the
workshop, however, thankfully, they were rarely fatal", but there were
quite
a few machinists sporting bald spots , these were the days before chuck
guards became compulsory.

Yes, I'll always remember being shown H&S publication which had a picture of
a pillar drill with a human scalp wrapped around the chuck...