mobi`safety/construction
safety
intro
. there are many complex parts to an RV cabin,
and one of the most troublesome is the cabin`idiot ...
. after thinking of an economical design that is still street-safe
it's easy to forget that another likely place to be injured
is on your construction site .
incidents
log
7.3.21: shoes
and cleanup
. remove sliver and it popped out of my grippers,
and right after I gave up looking for it,
it was found in my other foot!? wear shoes all the time .
6.12.8:
protection not needed (for,
uh some other
job)
. I'm usually careful with tools;
but I was lulled into a false sense of security
after I got sloppy with a ceramic saw, and found that
-- despite it`s dramatic effect on metal --
a diamond studded rod can't really do much to flesh
(atleast on a single pass)
. I also found that fine-toothed hacksaws don't really do much damage
either;
but unfortunately,
I was still feeling secure on auto'pilot,
when I switched to a course-toothed hacksaw,
and what follows was the result
. it required stitches, or something to keep the wound from gaping,
so I tried wrapping iodine-sterilized thread around it,
and covered the threads with sealing tape to keep them in place .
. I healed rapidly with the assistance of arginine free base and citrate
but the edges of the cut weren't connecting
and from comparing my procedure with that of a clinic`s stitch job,
I theorized that the reason they clip the edges of the cut before stitch
is that after soaking the cut in iodine, the edges are dead,
and are going to rot rather than mend
. this lack of adhesion was just as well anyway,
since it was through this opening that I found the wound was still not
free of saw dust .
. I had thought scrubbing it too much would decrease the healing`s
adhesiveness,
so I just ran tap water over it as instructed by the 1st aid manual;
but when I later clipped away the edges to get some adhesion,
I found what appeared to be metal fragments still in the cut
. the re-adhesion was done with nail clippers,
and then quick glue was used to bind cotton thread across the wound
to hold it together while at the same time maximizing air exposure
and minimizing emergency room visits .
. 10 days later:
17 days later, things
are back to normal:
.
7.3.1: sharp things
leaning against the wall
. it was the end of the day; and, I was reaching for another pedal
after the first one seemed
resistant to reassembly,
-- and likely unimpressed with myself about
forgetting that pairs of
pedals have opposite threading
. I don't know how I didn't see the boundaries of that stamp-cut
shelving
. a stack of them were leaning against the wall because the place was
crowded with junk
so I just set them in the only clear space left -- the door way
gashed by stacked
shelving:
. it was a deep cookiecutter gash,
but with some clean metal on a clean arm,
so I didn't spend much time cleaning the wound,
just 10sec's under vigorous tap water, and a drop of iodine
. the clean-up was so quick,
that I felt safe closing it up with
quick.glue
(I know they have
used quick.glue in surgury)
. I'm not sure how surgeons use it,
but, I assumed the circulation couldn't grow through quick.glue
so I made sure that only the edges were glue, and not the interior
.
I put a drop of quick.glue near the un-cut end of the flap,
and then quickly brushed the glue over the cut with a slick plastic
tool
(the glue`s packaging) that
the glue wouldn't stick to
. I did that 3 times, each time rubbing until I was sure
the glue was dry, and not seeping in too deep
. I was so happy with the result
that I decided it didn't need my beloved Ace bandage;
moreover,
I worried there was a chance the flap wouldn't
regrow it`s circulation,
(in which case I just glued a case of gangrene to my arm!)
so I wanted to make sure it got as much air and sunshine as possible
. I absent-mindedly forgot about my wound and rested it on my knee in a
usual way,
then when I tried to re-glue it, I was thinking the slick plastic tool
would
lift easily if I pressed firmly for just a moment;
instead, it spread the glue so much thinner
that it dried instantly, and tore some scab off an edge,
but didn't lift the main flap .
. I was already worried that adding the iodine would kill the flap,
but I assured myself that if the opening was so brief, and the suturing
so solid
that everything would be ok as long as some idiot didn't tear the wound
again!
. my 3rd home`surgeon mistake was not putting an Ace bandage on it
. I got the hint when the wound started weeping just because I was
typing
(it was a pretty deep gash!)
. anyway, this is a shot of 10days later,
and it does seem to be alive (a healthy color)
. it may even be totally healed, but the scab is anchored by glue as
well .
7.4.4:
. a month later the scab is off, and it feels healthy though still lumpy
7.4.5:
... and with the scab loose:
.
