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I think i've patched up more roofers than anything else on the job, grizzly lot that they are
One foreman admonished his wounded crewman bellerin'
"You weren't hired leaking were ya"

Virgil,i hope Jimmy does ok. Good helpers are hard to find these days. We use spiral cut drill bits in a battery drill or aviation snips as Bill does.

Virgil,

Like Steve said, glad you were there when the blood started pouring. Poor guy (Jimmy).

Steel Studs and 2 x 4 Fluorescent Troffers are the top cutters of flesh on my end.

Ran a few people to the Emergency Room due to cuts from these items.
Can still picture the pools of blood all over the slabs!

Scott35 S.E.T.

Gotta give you credit Virgil, at least you had a first aid kit!

As a low voltage tech I spend a lot of time in drop ceilings, my worst enemy are the cut ends of the 1/4" al bars they use to hang mounting brackets on, the nice sharp cut end has a knack for ending up in my scalp. When around the house every now and then, usually when I am trying to finish up fast, the box cutter vs thumb while cutting NM wins.

Final score - Box cutter 2, Thumb 0

Jim

JCooper,

I'd suggest using a hard hat or a pitcher's helmet if you're working inside a plenum....scalp cuts are nasty....especially when you get hair in them. And who knows what kind of nasty stuff is living on that crap in those ceilings.

Ditto to cut NM cable....what about using a cable ripper and side cutters instead of a box cutter?