# Wire from brush used on Grill injures man **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 19, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-from-brush-used-on-grill-injures-man/622426 "2012-05-19T14:29:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-from-brush-used-on-grill-injures-man/622426/1 "2012-05-19T14:29:31Z")
:eek: Geez that must of really hurt. You gotta love the legal CYA from the brush company. Do they expect us to examine the grill with a magnifying class? Some of those bristles aren’t much bigger than a hair. I use a standard wire brush instead of a grill brush. Never have problems with a wire brush shedding bristles. They’re bigger and easier to see. > [@](#): > > BURIEN, Wash. — > A bristle from a grill brush was found inside of a man’s small intestine. > > Connie Sample said the thin piece of metal destroyed six inches of the organ. > [@](#): > > The wire came off of a brush used to clean a grill. It was made by a company in New York called Mister Barbeque. > > A warning was found on the brush’s label that said the bristles may come off and that the grill should be checked for loose bristles. [http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/grill-brush-bristle-found-mans-small-intestine/nN9DX/](http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/grill-brush-bristle-found-mans-small-intestine/nN9DX/) ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-from-brush-used-on-grill-injures-man/622426/2 "2012-05-19T14:38:08Z")
Kind of scary, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-from-brush-used-on-grill-injures-man/622426/3 "2012-05-19T14:54:57Z")
Love my grill. 😃 It’s not supposed to turn dangerous on me. I noticed a made in China label on the brush they showed in the video. There’s been a lot of problems, toxic drywall, dog food & dog treats with salmonella. I’m sure heir production quality control will eventually improve. I’d throw out any grill brush with those really fine, copper bristles. Buy a standard wire brush at home depot. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-from-brush-used-on-grill-injures-man/622426/4 "2012-05-19T15:30:01Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I’d throw out any grill brush with those really fine, copper bristles. Buy a standard wire brush at home depot. Better yet, don’t even use a wire brush. I use those green scrubby pads to clean my grill. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-from-brush-used-on-grill-injures-man/622426/5 "2012-05-19T18:56:14Z")
I doubt that it destroyed six inches of his small intestine. Probably cut it up real badly though. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-from-brush-used-on-grill-injures-man/622426/6 "2012-05-19T19:19:55Z")
One one of the medical shockumentaries (Mystery Diagnosis, Medical Incredible, etc.–don’t remember which), there was a similar case. A guy had cleaned his grill, and a stray wire ended up getting caught inside him (don’t remember exactly where).