From all of the intricate parts of a car or truck comes the possibility of injury. Injuries ranging from simple and easy-to-heal knucklebusters to injuries much more dangerous are things to be aware of when performing vehicle maintenance.
Knucklebusters. Ouch. The bolt just won’t loosen, so you put a little more pressure and then suddenly…it gives, and around go your knuckles straight into the metal below, cutting your knuckles up and causing some screaming pain.
However, out of all of the injuries, knucklebusters are one of the more attractive options. When performing car maintenance, or looking under the hood, it is very important to take precautions to keep your hands, face and other parts of your body safe from moving parts, hot fluids and crushing metal.
The video above provides just a few examples of accidents that can occur when checking under the hood, changing tires, etc.
Some of the accidents that occur most often during car maintenance are absolutely avoidable. Opening the antifreeze cap while the car is still hot is a mistake that many people make. Temperatures of around 200 Fahrenheit can be reached and you don’t want your face or skin anywhere near that if it is blowing out of the radiator.
Many injuries happen when a car is raised up, as in the case of a tire or oil change. Around 10,000 injuries a year happen when car is up on a jack incorrectly and falls down onto the person below. a car is heavy, which means if it falls off the jack onto someone, it will be very difficult to get it off them.
As the video shows, fan belts and other rotating parts can very quickly grab hold of ties, sleeves or hair if it is dropping down near where the part can get hold of it. When looking under the hood be sure to keep long hair back and take off or contain ties or other pieces of material.
Take every precaution when working on a vehicle; it could save yours, or someone else’s life.
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