I was working in the office at the time. Suddenly there was a ringing of the emergency bell and we were told that the worker that was assembling the boxes had accidentally run his thumb under the stapler and had stapled his thumb onto the box. This was totally an accident and not a Darwin Award thing. However, the next occurrence was done by a probable nominee in waiting. The plant was shut down for a couple of hours while things were examined, etc. etc. The accountant that worked in my office had the curious habit of leaning back in his (office roll around) chair and running his first finger over his moustachs as he would look up at the ceiling when he was thinking. I saw him doing that but didn't pay it any heed. The Lunch Break went and he left; however I noticed that he turned toward the plant rather than the break room. A few minutes later the alarm bell rang again. He had gone out to the work station. Had activated the staple gun and then......put his thumb IN the staple gun..... to try to figure out JUST HOW ANYONE COULD DO THAT.....pulled the trigger and stapled his thumb. Not a death, but one might wonder what would have happened if it had been a NAIL gun pointed up toward his face as opposed to a staple gun..

Submitted on 01/19/2009

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Bruce said:
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Accountants and other office types should NEVER be allowed on factory floors! Thanks for the words of warning.

James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Perhaps this fellow had some twisted reason for doing what he did, but in any event it was plain stupid! A good PA!

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