I am the safety rep on the floor at work and have always been a "think first, act second" type of person. That said I still managed to cut my knuckle on cardboard this morning cause I wasn't wearing gloves. I don't wear gloves all day, I just keep them on me; but sometimes you don't see something's possible until it has already happened
I would also like to point out that there are times when you shouldn't wear gloves for protection but rather should find a safer way of doing what you're doing. Example: my long time friend who I got a job at my work (who was practically born with a hammer in his hand, knowing how to swing it) was drilling holes in extrusion with a drill press and had gloves on for protection/cleanliness. Well, didn't he get a glove caught on the drill bit and barely got his hand away without mutilating it! He turned it off and pulled away but split seconds could have made it much much worse.
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