Lathe rips shirt off operator - GIF

**IAMSatisfied** · Nov 14, 2021, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by Skun Knuckles

His right foot is under the brake, which shuts the machine down instantly.

Another surviving member of The Machinists Strip Club.

It seems a waist-high shut-off bar like they have on the entry deck of wood chippers would be much more appropriate here than that floor brake. As soon as his shirt caught, his torso was pulled toward the chuck, loading the foot that was under the brake, and he couldn't have lifted that foot to operate the brake on both accounts. You need systems in place that don't require your mind to operate perfectly.

**mklotz** · Nov 14, 2021, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by IAMSatisfied

Another surviving member of The Machinists Strip Club.

It seems a waist-high shut-off bar like they have on the entry deck of wood chippers would be much more appropriate here than that floor brake. As soon as his shirt caught, his torso was pulled toward the chuck, loading the foot that was under the brake, and he couldn't have lifted that foot to operate the brake on both accounts. You need systems in place that don't require your mind to operate perfectly.

Hear, hear! I've been trumpeting this same advice for a long time. I'm surprised that lathe manufacturers don't at least offer it as an accessory.