Keven Moore: A washing machine can be a useful tool, but consumers should be aware of its dangers
A pressure washer is a power washer that sprays water at high pressures to remove loose paint, mold, algae, grime, dust, mud, chewing gum and dirt from surfaces and objects. as buildings. , fencing, masonry, vehicles, concrete or asphalt surfaces such as driveways or patios.
The washing machine was invented back in the late 1920s, and its use was slowly growing, but today there is a whole industry that provides these cleaning services.
The expansion of ‘Do-It-Yourself’ home renovation and home improvement displays over the past decade has created a nation of customers who want to tackle ‘DIY’ projects. As a result, today you can buy pressure washers for about $ 250 and you can find them in about 15 percent of American home garages and workshops.
Despite these benefits, they can cause serious injuries - and most buyers are not aware of the seriousness of some of these injuries. It has been proven that a washing machine can cut a carrot in half and dig a deep ditch into a wooden board.
How do I know this?
Well, I can say that a particular safety professional recently suffered a minor injury while under the pressure of washing his pop-up camper. He was warned to wear eye protection as a good safety instructor would do while trying to clean a pop-up camper so he was ready to sell it into it. to Memorial Day weekend.
Using one hand to lift the roller shutter to clean up the dirt and grime that had accumulated underneath, he used the sprayer with the other hand as he blew up his wrists. just 18 inches away from the furnace. The event lasted. less than 1⁄2 seconds, but he managed with pressure to wash the skin off his wrists, instantly turning the wound white, like an electric burn and leaving a small pocket of water under the skin. As the color started to return to normal he started screaming and I wish I could finish the story that he was just rubbing a little dirt on it and continuing with his work .
However, he quickly remembered hearing an incident or two
workers have died of a heart attack from air embolism when an air bubble entered a vein after contact with a high-pressure air hose. So he decided to enlist the help of his wife who happened to be a registered nurse sunbathing back next to the backyard pool, to check the internet to see if there was any danger.
Together they discovered that he was not in immediate danger and that he did not have to spend a night in the local emergency room but had to clean it properly and keep a close eye on it. injured for disease. But his pride was a bit crushed and he has decided to go on a trip to tell the public about the dangers of laundry pressure because after every accident or injury there is a lesson to be learned.
Washing machine is a very powerful cleaning machine that shows water at SUPER high pressure. It can cause serious injuries, deep lacerations if you recognize it unknowingly by yourself or others. The injury may not be very serious, but it can be contagious.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) factsheet: “Short-term injury can delay, increase the risk of infection, disability or reduce. Others have deep lacerations, broken fingers and toes and had to undergo plastic surgery to repair another ski washer.
Risks, according to the CDC
She remembers a patient who was struck in the calf, receiving laceration less than 2 inches across. But on the inside, the muscles were infected. It took the patient a long time and months of physical therapy to heal.
eliminate carbon monoxide poisoning, electrical shocks, falls, falls and falls and also the washing machine’s ability to blow small materials that can turn into dangerous projectors.
A pressure washer is a power washer that sprays water at high pressures to remove loose paint, mold, algae, grime, dust, mud, chewing gum and dirt from surfaces and objects. as buildings. , fencing, masonry, vehicles, concrete or asphalt surfaces such as driveways or patios.
The washing machine was invented back in the late 1920s, and its use was slowly growing, but today there is a whole industry that provides these cleaning services.
The expansion of ‘Do-It-Yourself’ home renovation and home improvement displays over the past decade has created a nation of customers who want to tackle ‘DIY’ projects. As a result, today you can buy pressure washers for about $ 250 and you can find them in about 15 percent of American home garages and workshops.
Despite these benefits, they can cause serious injuries - and most buyers are not aware of the seriousness of some of these injuries. It has been proven that a washing machine can cut a carrot in half and dig a deep ditch into a wooden board.
How do I know this?
Well, I can say that a particular safety professional recently suffered a minor injury while under the pressure of washing his pop-up camper. He was warned to wear eye protection as a good safety instructor would do while trying to clean a pop-up camper so he was ready to sell it into it. to Memorial Day weekend.
Using one hand to lift the roller shutter to clean up the dirt and grime that had accumulated underneath, he used the sprayer with the other hand as he blew up his wrists. just 18 inches away from the furnace. The event lasted. less than 1⁄2 seconds, but he managed with pressure to wash the skin off his wrists, instantly turning the wound white, like an electric burn and leaving a small pocket of water under the skin. As the color started to return to normal he started screaming and I wish I could finish the story that he was just rubbing a little dirt on it and continuing with his work .
However, he quickly remembered hearing an incident or two
workers have died of a heart attack from air embolism when an air bubble entered a vein after contact with a high-pressure air hose. So he decided to enlist the help of his wife who happened to be a registered nurse sunbathing back next to the backyard pool, to check the internet to see if there was any danger.
Together they discovered that he was not in immediate danger and that he did not have to spend a night in the local emergency room but had to clean it properly and keep a close eye on it. injured for disease. But his pride was a bit crushed and he has decided to go on a trip to tell the public about the dangers of laundry pressure because after every accident or injury there is a lesson to be learned.
Washing machine is a very powerful cleaning machine that shows water at SUPER high pressure. It can cause serious injuries, deep lacerations if you recognize it unknowingly by yourself or others. The injury may not be very serious, but it can be contagious.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) factsheet: “Short-term injury can delay, increase the risk of infection, disability or reduce. Others have deep lacerations, broken fingers and toes and had to undergo plastic surgery to repair another ski washer.
Risks, according to the CDC
She remembers a patient who was struck in the calf, receiving laceration less than 2 inches across. But on the inside, the muscles were infected. It took the patient a long time and months of physical therapy to heal.
eliminate carbon monoxide poisoning, electrical shocks, falls, falls and falls and also the washing machine’s ability to blow small materials that can turn into dangerous projectors.