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  1. 29th January 2022, 03:47 PM #1
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    Eye safety - be bloody careful

    I stood on a rake that was leaning up against a wall on Sunday, the handle hit me in the right eye and caused major trauma.

    Eye popped and I lost the internal lens and aqueous liquid causing eye to collapse. On the way to ER all I could think I've been so bloody careful over the years drilling , machine work etc and a frigging garden rake takes my eye out . I don't even do bloody gardening.

    Thanks to triage at Yarrawonga an amazing eye surgeon mobilised his staff on Sunday night and had an entourage ready to operate within 30 mins of me arriving at Wodonga hospital. So far infection has been kept at bay and it looks like my eye is saved but my vision is gone .

    This is second time round for me as I had a accident in same eye about 28 years ago.
    So be bloody careful, and don't take eye safety for granted.
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  2. 29th January 2022, 04:11 PM #2
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    Damn that was unexpected! Hope you recover as well as you can. All the best.
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  3. 29th January 2022, 04:40 PM #3
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    I'm really sorry to hear about your accident.

    I'm the same, I'm the eye PPE crazy at work making sure everyone is wearing them. Here is me, glasses on, doing some polypipe work where I was T-ing in a branch line to the backbone, take them off to wipe the sweat, bump the backbone pipe and the branch line releases and recoils with the end getting me straight in the eye. At first I thought I got hit by the excavator, and then when I worked out what happened I also thought I'd lost my eye, the pain was incredible. Fortunately only a bad graze to the lens which eventually healed. As much as WHS can be a pain, it's also a god send too.
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  4. 29th January 2022, 05:01 PM #4
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    Best wishes for your recovery
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  5. 29th January 2022, 05:35 PM #5
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    Bugger, having experienced a similar life changing incident nearly 3 years ago I can empathise. Fortunately I retained some use of my left arm but have learnt the importance of really thinking about safety. Good luck with keeping infection at bay and I hope it isn't too uncomfortable.
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  6. 29th January 2022, 05:35 PM #6
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    Same here - I'm very sorry to hear what happened, and hope you have the best possible recovery.
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  7. 29th January 2022, 05:52 PM #7
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    also very sorry to read this, all the best for your recovery.
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  8. 29th January 2022, 07:13 PM #8
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    Very sorry to hear of your accident. I am also manic about PPE, much to the amusement of some of my workmates. I've been caught out or seen others caught out too many times to take chances. The best of luck with your recovery.
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  9. 29th January 2022, 07:35 PM #9
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    Best of luck for a speedy recovery, and a boatload of prayers to your deity of choice that something may be done to restore your vision.
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  10. 29th January 2022, 07:51 PM #10
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    Sorry to hear,accidents happen so easily at times.

    My wife’s sister had one of her eyes badly damaged when an airbag went off,in a vehicle accident quite a few years ago.

    It’s better now but will never heal completely.
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