there is a man more careless with power tools than my dad
Apparently some of the ER doctors here can tell all sorts of power tool stories. Prominently involving nail guns, but i'm sure there have been other tools involved.
Of course, HIPPA regs prevent that, but I've heard rumours.
"Apparently some of the ER doctors here can tell all sorts of power tool stories. Prominently involving nail guns, but i'm sure there have been other tools involved."
Power washers are deadly. My dad used to hear a lot of power tool stories from being a contracter and also working at Home Depot. The worst he heard was related to a power washer. Some guys were cleaning a house before painting and some dumbass didn't read any of the warnings. He sprayed, disemboweled, and killed his co-worker :/
Dad has been lucky - he only cut into the tip of a finger with a table saw (down into bone), ouch! He was alone at home at the time and drove himself to the ER.
*shakes head*
"Of course, HIPPA regs prevent that, but I've heard rumours."
Well, people can talk about situations just as long as they don't give any protected health information on the patient (name, address, DOB, phone, email, SS#, medical record #, patient account #, insurance #, face photo, driver's license, Medical device identifiers or biomedical identifiers i.e. fingerprints).
I have a list at my desk, since I work with confidential data all day :)
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Date: 2004-03-02 07:31 am (UTC)Apparently some of the ER doctors here can tell all sorts of power tool stories. Prominently involving nail guns, but i'm sure there have been other tools involved.
Of course, HIPPA regs prevent that, but I've heard rumours.
Fun with tools
Date: 2004-03-02 07:38 am (UTC)Power washers are deadly. My dad used to hear a lot of power tool stories from being a contracter and also working at Home Depot. The worst he heard was related to a power washer. Some guys were cleaning a house before painting and some dumbass didn't read any of the warnings. He sprayed, disemboweled, and killed his co-worker :/
Dad has been lucky - he only cut into the tip of a finger with a table saw (down into bone), ouch! He was alone at home at the time and drove himself to the ER.
*shakes head*
"Of course, HIPPA regs prevent that, but I've heard rumours."
Well, people can talk about situations just as long as they don't give any protected health information on the patient (name, address, DOB, phone, email, SS#, medical record #, patient account #, insurance #, face photo, driver's license, Medical device identifiers or biomedical identifiers i.e. fingerprints).
I have a list at my desk, since I work with confidential data all day :)
Re: Fun with tools
Date: 2004-03-02 09:49 am (UTC)Heh. Fun stuffs.