A/V Geeks 16mm Films

They Filmed These Accidents So You Wouldn't Have to Be in One

A/V Geeks 16mm Films

A/V Geeks 16mm Films

4-1-2026

DESCRIPTION
It's never the first time that gets you. It's the five hundredth time — when you stop thinking about it. When it feels routine. When you're in a hurry and the shortcut seems harmless and you've done it a hundred times without anything going wrong. That's when the machine wins. This unsparing vintage safety film doesn't lecture. It doesn't traffic in vague warnings. It shows you — in uncomfortable, specific detail — exactly what happens when workers around heavy machinery get complacent, get distracted, or decide that proper procedure is someone else's problem today. The injuries are real. The near-misses are real. And the brutal throughline connecting every single scenario is the same: somebody thought it would be fine. Watch this. Share it with your crew. Put it on in the break room. ⚙️ The machine doesn't know it's having a bad day. But you will. 📽️ Scanned from the original film and preserved for history. Like and subscribe to support our archival work.

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