My uncle used to be a DC crane repairman at Bethlehem Steel (Lackawanna, NY). These are the cranes that reach out into the yard & pick up 100's of tons of steel at a time. Part of their safety procedure was to wrap a steel chain around the track to short out the buss bars because one of the repairmen was out on a crane one day when someone turned on the power and "poof", he was gone in a cloud of smoke.
Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LarryT Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:48 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] [OT] Close Calls -- WAS -- tool quality. Like ya'll, I had a similar thing happen - forgive if anyone has heard this story - I was a electricians apprentice working on the USS JFK - in a small space with a 440V cabinet with 4 big cables sticking out that had been cut off. The procedure was to tape the cut ends but it had not been done. I was playing with my screwdriver waiting for my electrician to need me to do somethingg - I happened to touch a cable end with the s'driver and KaBoom! The end of the 4" s'driver disappeared in a flash of light and noise - with bits of molten metal going down my boot top. Thankfully that was the worst of my injuries. There were Navy personnel onboard who may have turned the power on disregarding the warning tags that covered the cab. I found a new career path to follow soon afterward - ;-) Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] [OT] tool quality. >I did something similar a few weeks ago. I broke the golden rule: never > trust the guy throwing the switch, check it yourself!! I had insulation > on > the cutters, but blew a nice hole in them, and everyone was impressed with > the light and sound show. hee hee. The hair on my arm has almost grown > back. :-) > > Ed > 300E > > On 21/07/07, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I have my Craftsman vice grips I was using some years ago to remove an >> electric wire from a meter box. I thought the wire was dead (it SHOULD >> have been if it had been wired properly). I grabbed it and gave it a >> pull when it bit through the insulation and grounded out on the box, >> removing about half of one jaw in a brilliant flash of insight with >> accompanying soundtrack. I keep it and use it as is to remind myself of >> what stupidity can do. >> >> --R >> >> Craig McCluskey wrote: >> > On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:11:23 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> >> When I was in trade school too many years ago, a lot >> >> of my starving student buddies used to troll the local >> >> swap meets and garage sales for broken Craftsman tools >> >> that they would then take to Sears for replacements. >> >> >> > >> > When I was in college, a friend needed to loosen an extremely tight >> screw >> > on a circuit breaker. He got a very large Craftsman flat-blade >> screwdriver >> > and a crescent wrench and went at it. The square shank on the >> screwdriver >> > accepted the crescent wrench very well (that's why they make them >> square, >> > isn't it?), but the blade shattered near the bottom. >> > >> > He went to Sears to get a replacement. The clerk asked him >> incredulously, >> > "You did THAT?!" His reply, "Yeah, want to see me do it again?" >> > >> > >> > Craig >> > >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.11/909 - Release Date: 7/20/2007 > 4:39 PM > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
