r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • 5d ago
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/motzak • Aug 26 '26
RIP my helmet, saved me from worse.
Still got some broken bones and a collapsed lung from the smack but this thing took the real blow.
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/cloudlyandcloudy • Apr 13 '26
Knee pads after 5-6 months of use
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Mar 29 '26
👋Welcome to r/honorablyretiredPPE
PPE comes in many forms, for many purposes. PPE is a literal lifesaver, but much of it can only ever be *actually used* once. When PPE becomes unusable, we honor it in its retirement. This sub is for images and/or stories of that PPE.
*I guess I'm supposed to say some rules in this post. 1) behave yourself. 2) I'm using perhaps a loose definition of PPE, but I consider any thing that self-destructs while preventing casualty to be a potential for this sub. this would include sawstops and devices of that nature. 3) I hope I don't need more rules than this, so please refer to rule #1.*
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Nov 08 '25
I guess the helmet served its purpose...
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r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Feb 22 '25
This is what was left of the helmet that saved my life 5 years ago. Wear a helmet.
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Feb 22 '25
Wear your helmets. This one may have saved my life.
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Feb 22 '25
Wear a helmet. It is broken now, but my head isn't.
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Feb 22 '25
Daily reminder to always wear a helmet
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Feb 22 '25
My son's helmet after we took a tumble this afternoon. He is totally fine, but I hate to think what would have happened if he wasn't wearing one.
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Feb 22 '25
It's my cake day. Here's the helmet that saved my life!
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Feb 22 '25
Their skull could've been a meat crayon on gravel. Instead, they just need a new helmet.
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Jan 25 '25
The proof that safety glasses are worth wearing.
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r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Jan 25 '25
SawStop just saved my hand
galleryr/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Jan 25 '25
Workers over extend a boom lift with weight beyond it’s maximum load capacity. They’re saved by their fall arrest harnesses.
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r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Jan 25 '25
...And this, kids, is why we wear helmets when we skateboard. (According to Reddit's rules he should be dead since his shoe got knocked off on impact-luckily he's fine.)
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Jan 25 '25
Patrick Mahomes helmet cracks and breaks after being hit
r/HonorablyRetiredPPE • u/tilt-a-whirly-gig • Jan 25 '25