Your worst brewing related injury

[Acoma]

Nice burn chrysler. Ive only lost some knuckle hair because my dang stir spoon is too short. I named my last brew black knuckle india pale ale because of it. However, I ordered a 24" spoon along with my last three kits from AHS. Should be here this week.

Mo nuckle hair fo me son!!

 

[Walker]

This thread inspired me to put together a Brewing Safety lecture for the Whale Homebrew club. I wasn't sure how it would be received but it sounded like people took it seriously. When I started it up, I asked how many have been injured while brewing and I saw at least 20 hands go up (that's about half the room).

I wanted to thank everyone that posted in this thread and let you know I used some of the pictures. You can find the article on the WHALES website. If I've used a picture of yours and you do NOT give me permission to use it, please PM me and I'll take it off.

In your "precautions" section for DIY, based on my recent act of stupidity, maybe add:

- Clamp things down when drilling or cutting.

 

[ptakers]

I slipped on a wet floor and dropped an empty glass carboy in the basement. I went down on one knee to avoid falling over and a nice sharp chunk of glass went into my shin. It didn't hurt that bad, but after looking down and seeking 2-3" of the bone, I screamed and passed out. SWMBO got the paramedics over. 30 stitches later I have a nice scar and a story.

Better Bottles are named so for a reason.

 

[ArtVandelay]

Not that I'm guilt free but some people really need to take a look at their Personal protective equipment use and operating procedures.

 

[Walker]

Not that I'm guilt free but some people really need to take a look at their Personal protective equipment use and operating procedures.

Check.

I'll take a note reminding me to not make mistakes and never have accidents. Don't know why I didn't think of that before!

 

[I_B_Mongo]

I once messed up while opening a ball valve on a boiling keggle. It turned me into a newt...but I got better.

 

[Acoma]

I'm curious to know how many of these accidents were caused by too many brews while brewing? Maybe we should promote Relax dont worry have a Snapple until the carboys are put safely away.

 

[Walker]

I'm curious to know how many of these accidents were caused by too many brews while brewing? Maybe we should promote Relax dont worry have a Snapple until the carboys are put safely away.

for my burn, I had 2 or 3 beers.
for my cut/gouge, I had only had half a pint. that one was pure sober stupidity.

 

[Bobby_M]

In your "precautions" section for DIY, based on my recent act of stupidity, maybe add:

- Clamp things down when drilling or cutting.

Noted and added. I've made makeshift rotating blades of fury more than once and stung myself.

 

[jmf143]

I got a mosquito bite once.

 

[NuclearRich]

I got a mosquito bite once.

GRUESOME!

Bobby_M nice job with the brewing safety course. This is an inspiring thread for sure and I'm glad to hear that it is going to teach pre-emptive lessons to some folk.

 

[smokewater]

Yep good thread. I plan to add a good pair of work gloves to my brewing equipment. No injuries yet but I have had one bottle break while capping it.

 

[PolishStout]

This thread inspired me to put together a Brewing Safety lecture for the Whale Homebrew club. I wasn't sure how it would be received but it sounded like people took it seriously. When I started it up, I asked how many have been injured while brewing and I saw at least 20 hands go up (that's about half the room).

I wanted to thank everyone that posted in this thread and let you know I used some of the pictures. You can find the article on the WHALES website. If I've used a picture of yours and you do NOT give me permission to use it, please PM me and I'll take it off.

This is really awesome that you put this together for your group! I really like how you laid it out too, very easy to read. Great work on educating others on such an important topic!

 

[jiggs_casey]

New personal best, if it qualifies. I was working on some brewery equipment, but not actually brewing.

Fug, that just looks like it hurts...

 

[cook1969]

I pulled a line off the hot liquor tank valve without closing the valve first. the thing about stuff like that is - the split second that you have to realize what a stupid ass mistake you just made - right before the pain sets in.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Ya know, I have been meaning to go to better bottles. I figure that when my 4 glass carboys break, I will make the switch. Been 14 years and they haven't broken yet.

 

[bluidshay]

I have thankfully never suffered a brewing injury (not yet anyway) but I may be scarred for life by eating pizza whilst reading this thread. Bad choice.

 

[jbrookeiv]

Pulled back a fingernail taking off a fermentation bucket's lid. Hurt like a bitch. Also, various burns, nicks, etc.

 

[TheBeerNerd]

Just minor burns... nothing bad (though I am a former glass blower... I'm quite accustomed to burns.)

I always carry my carboys in milk crates... after reading this, I'm going to wrap strips of old blankets around the 5 gallon ones to take up the extra space and prevent flying glass.

I'm also thinking about using some images in this thread for an article on my site... you will be credited of course... let me know if there's any you don't want me to use.

 

[bbognerks]

Didn't clean up the cut after using an angle grinder to cut the top off a keg I was converting. Continued drilling holes and pulling a dimple tool through. Socket slipped off the bolt and my arm hit the rough edge of the lid cut. Sliced down to the muscle, just nicking it. 3 internal stitches, 13 external stitches.

 

[NuclearRich]

wicked

 

[Priemus]

No injurys while brewing, moving fermenter to rack out of it i put my finger between it and the doorframe with some speed behind it. That hurt like hell.

But technically that wasnt caused while brewing.

 

[bovineblitz]

No injurys while brewing, moving fermenter to rack out of it i put my finger between it and the doorframe with some speed behind it. That hurt like hell.

But technically that wasnt caused while brewing.

But it is brewing related

 

[FireBrew63]

My wallet has suffered several severe concusions. The last one put it in a coma for years ago and now my wife is threatening to pull it off life support.

This has been my worst injury! Only minor nicks and burns, nothing even requiring a band aid. This is a great thread for what to be aware of.

 

[Duckfoot]

I did this after drinking apfelwein....

Story here...

I still need to get the surgery x-rays of the plate and screws... Pretty gnarly looking...

 

[Scut_Monkey]

Nice distal radius fracture there. It looks like the fracture didn't extend into the joint line at all which should help to prevent early onset arthritis. Looks like it was close to being an open fracture. With how displaced it was surgery was a guarantee.

How has it turned out after therapy and some time?

I'm not sure what brand of plate they used but this is the plate we typically use.

http://us.synthes.com/Products/Trau...ems/2.4+mm+LCP+Distal+Radius+Plate+System.htm

 

[druegeme]

Ok my first post here, seems an appropriate introduction..

On one of my first batches, I overdid the priming sugar a bit and ended up with some gushers, no big deal at first. Letting it sit for a while, one night I used the capped bottle opening technique I'm so proud of: pop it open with a lighter (I don't smoke anymore but the technique is still great when no opener at hand). You just kind of jam it open with the edge of a lighter. So I popped it open, and the cap flew off like a bullet, and right to my left eyebrow, full force. I was stunned and after the few seconds it took me to realize what just happened, I found myself standing in a puddle of foamy beer with a bleeding eyebrow, hurting like Mike Tyson just landed a jab on me, right to the eye. It bled quite a bit, and I ended up with a big blue/black eye for the coming two weeks. No kidding. I told people something about the car door.

Since then I remember well: 4oz Dextrose per 5 gal. I'm just glad it didn't hit my eye.

 

[Tizzomes]

I had 10 gallons of boiling wort in my keggle dumped on me.Needless to say I look like Freddy now and have to drink home brew through a tube ÷ {

 

[LVBen]

I had 10 gallons of boiling wort in my keggle dumped on me.Needless to say I look like Freddy now and have to drink home brew through a tube ÷ {

Seriously?

 

[pwndabear]

Seriously?

clearly...