Safety Report Jan through March 2025
Our Club experienced 2 safety mishaps this quarter, Jan 1 to Mar 20.
One was a member while turning on a lathe lost consciousness and fell down. The monitors and others went to him to help. The member did not hurt himself and got back up and continued turning. He fell again but this time he hit his head and required medical attention.
As a result of this incident, we have instituted the following safety procedure.
Medical Incident at Shop: If a member falls down, due to passing out or loses his/her balance, shop monitors and/or other members will assist and determine the necessity for immediate action or not.
- · If immediate action due to incoherency, unable to get up, excessive bleeding (i.e. any wound requiring more than a band aid), the Front Desk staff member will be notified who will either call 911 or the affected member’s emergency contact will be notified.
- · If immediate action is not required (i.e. the member seems ok and is able to get back up), then Front Desk staff member will be notified and the affected member will be escorted out of the shop. The Front Desk staff member will either call 911 or the member’s emergency contact to provide further assistance. In no case will the affected member be allowed to continue work in the shop that day.
The other incident involved using a table saw and he turned off the saw when the cut was done. As he moved his hand to remove the wood his foot slipped causing his fingers to touch the still moving blade. With help from other members the bleeding was stopped and he was bandaged up. The rule to remember here is always wait for the blade to fully stop.
Safety emphasizes the need for all of us to be safe and take the proper precautions.
John Scott
Safety Department Manager