Bad accident at work....again

My old man lost the tip of a finger while loading a new cable on the winch spool on a 60T crane. Cable has to be guided on the first time to get the wraps right. One little stray wire grabbed his glove and into the spool it went. Of course after the fact they told him to use a rag instead of gloves. "Just let the rag loose if it get's hung up". "Thanks for the heads up butthead. Little too late for that".
Those stray wires can do some real damage too. I had one go into my hand about 3 inches before I ever felt it! Its quick and painful as hell. Luckily it didnt break off i was able to just pull off it. Had it broke I'm sure it would have had to been surgically removed