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Pinball Injuries

By CUJO

2 years ago

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#1 2 years ago

KWJ

CUJO

Pinside member

12y 64,800 1,905 2

Most all of us have worked on our own pins, some more than others.

I know I have had my share of minor to more severe injuries working on my pins.

The minor incidents I have had: cuts, scrapes, solder burns, electrical shocks, knocking my head and cutting it and others I can't think off right now.
One major incidents: Running thru the house barefooted full speed and catching my left foot between the big toe and first toe, breaking the toe and heel pad.

I haven't had a playfield drop on my head (yet) but that would not be a good day.

I've strained my back leaning into a pin for hours.

I know there's been a lot worse "incidents" out there that are cringe worthy.

CuJo

#2 2 years ago

JSN

metal-mods

Metal-Mods

Fairfield, CA

7y 57,300 494

This is always a fun share for me- took a Haunted house playfield to the nose, from a "standing straight up" position. Not only did it breakmy nose, but tore skin off from my face lol, blood everywhere...

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#3 2 years ago

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FlippyD

Inactive member

7y 68,300 1,568

Metal-Mods coming out the gate hard!

My worst injuries have all been psychic ones.

#4 2 years ago

JSN

metal-mods

Metal-Mods

Fairfield, CA

7y 57,300 494

Heres my skin all over the part that hit me:

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#5 2 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Ann Arbor, MI

12y 162K 48,039 19 30 1

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/search?s=1&what=topics&q=pinball+injuries+&topic-machine=&pinsider=&age_days=&subforum=0&sort_by=date&sort_order=DESC#results

#6 2 years ago

JSN

metal-mods

Metal-Mods

Fairfield, CA

7y 57,300 494

Quoted from FlippyD:
Metal-Mods coming out the gate hard!
My worst injuries have all by psychic ones.

Wish I was psychic on this one lol

#7 2 years ago

EJS

Pinball Outpost

11y 223K 14,852 1

I’ve had a variety of smaller events but worst for me was having ER nurse dig 906 out of my fingers. Crumbled into me because it overheated and got brittle.

Fortunately/surprisingly nothing too bad with a soldering iron.

You haven’t lived until you’ve experienced DMD voltage.

Complacency is what can get you. I’ve probably worked on/moved maybe 500-750 machines. I honestly don’t have a clue. Could be higher.

#8 2 years ago

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jj44114

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8y 56,050 1,861 19

Quoted from metal-mods:
This is always a fun share for me- took a Haunted house playfield to the nose, from a "standing straight up" position. Not only did it breakmy nose, but tore skin off from my face lol, blood everywhere...
[quoted image]

You win

#9 2 years ago

MJS

schudel5

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Pinjury or Pinjuries if you get more than one.

#10 2 years ago

KWJ

CUJO

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12y 64,800 1,905 2

Oh my Metal Mods ... That made me cringe to look at! At least you look happy in that pic! LOL

#11 2 years ago

KWJ

CUJO

Pinside member

12y 64,800 1,905 2

Quoted from schudel5:
Pinjury or Pinjuries if you get more than one.

Oops..I searched for pinball injuries. Nothing came up so thought I was creating new thread...

#12 2 years ago

SMB

Concretehardt

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Eugene, OR

11y 145K 10,075 2 27

Quoted from TheLaw:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/search?s=1&what=topics&q=pinball+injuries+&topic-machine=&pinsider=&age_days=&subforum=0&sort_by=date&sort_order=DESC#results

I knew there were a lot of topics created on “Pinjuries” but I had no idea there were that many!

#13 2 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

Pinside Moderator

14y 127K 11,060 246

Probably just the typical dropping playfield on the head issue. Nowhere near as bad as Metal-Mods though. WWOW!

#14 2 years ago

VNO

Vino

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8y 168K 6,136 59 3

Recently tried to play with one leg on the glass like TheLaw does but my form was bad and it backfired terribly -
pulled a hammy.
Beer helped that eve.

#15 2 years ago

SSP

zarco

Pinside member

11y 57,900 895 45

My injuries have been mostly to my pride....

#16 2 years ago

TYZ

Thunder90

Pinside member

Southern, IL

5y 49,050 180 2

Had a pin on end that I was packing up to move long distance and I picked up the wrench off of the floor to take off the front legs and nailed my head on the back side of one of them. Fair bit of blood from that one and a very fair amount of cursing.

#17 2 years ago

EJS

Pinball Outpost

11y 223K 14,852 1

Quoted from zarco:
My injuries have been mostly to my pride....

Those always hurt the most too

#18 2 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 162K 48,039 19 30 1

Quoted from Concretehardt:
I knew there were a lot of topics created on “Pinjuries” but I had no idea there were that many!

I'd like to say the machines are heavy and dangerous...but I think it's just us aging

#19 2 years ago

JMR

pinballplusMN

Pinball Plus Inc.

11y 84,800 2,589

Worst for me was a Centaur in 1986 or so. My first location. Broken flipper wire. Plugged in soldering iron. This one actially had an issue where it got extra hot for some reason. Set on endrail holder. Got distracted and leaned in machine to grab something with my left hand and forgot the iron was their.
Very bad burn which required medical attention.

Other was at Big Al's shop in 1989 or so. Slid a Space shuttle across the floor. I stupidly grabbed endrail on both sides by finger tips trying to be cool. The game hit a crevice on the floor and stopped. I sliced the tips on my right handed fingers and needed stitches. Al paid the bill and I was back to work in a few days.

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