had a tool break need advice

[Adam07]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? michigan.

last night I was working in the garage when I had a hex style drive snap in half causing the ratchet to sling into my face causeing a cut about a inch long and a quarter inch wide. the doctor glued it (durabond) to cause less scars. my question is should I pursue to file a complaint with the company so it doesn't happen to someone else if it was another half an inch I would not have a eye. please give me some advice thank you.

[Alex23]

There is a specific defect that would cause this to happen again?

[TheGeekess]

Originally Posted by Adam07

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? michigan.

last night I was working in the garage when I had a hex style drive snap in half causing the ratchet to sling into my face causeing a cut about a inch long and a quarter inch wide. the doctor glued it (durabond) to cause less scars. my question is should I pursue to file a complaint with the company so it doesn't happen to someone else if it was another half an inch I would not have a eye. please give me some advice thank you.

Were you wearing your safety glasses?

[mommyof4]

How old is the tool, how often is it used, and how much pressure were you applying at what angle?

Are you seeing where these questions are going?

[Ozark_Sophist]

Safety glasses? They just make it harder to see what I'm doing.

wait what?

[keymaker]

Did it happen due to your fault or due to a low class tools that you were using? Were you wearing safety devices such as eyeglasses, etc. I mean when you file a case various aspects should be considered.
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[racer72]

Something my father taught me when I was a kid was to push, not pull, when using tools. And if you do have to pull, don't place your fingers or other body parts in a spot that could cause injury. Other than a few scraped knuckles, I have never hurt myself in all the years I have been working on cars and other things.

[cyjeff]

Originally Posted by racer72

Something my father taught me when I was a kid was to push, not pull, when using tools. And if you do have to pull, don't place your fingers or other body parts in a spot that could cause injury. Other than a few scraped knuckles, I have never hurt myself in all the years I have been working on cars and other things.

Now see, my father told me to pull not push.

Course, he never liked me.

He also isn't the handiest of men. I was 18 before I knew that butter knives didn't have to have that twist in the end that showed they had been used as a screwdriver...

[I_Got_Banned]

cyjeff, that quot in your sigantere get me every time....

Back on topic now....