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Well, This Doesn’t Seem OSHA-Compliant

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Jordan Ginsberg


So, the last time we featured Autopsy, he was showing off some bike-related scarification, and now, clearly, he is in the hospital, getting all sorts of life-preserving injections from, hmm, Nurse Ratched? It’s probably Nurse Ratched. As well, it’s nice to see the medical profession finally getting wise to the use of hooks over adjustable beds. Form over function, right?

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9 responses to “Well, This Doesn’t Seem OSHA-Compliant”

  1. blackroses Avatar
    blackroses

    that is an awesom picture!

  2. CoryVictorious Avatar
    CoryVictorious

    Holy crap those hooks are huge!

  3. UnconventionalLove Avatar
    UnconventionalLove

    Everything about this is awesome.

  4. burcu Avatar
    burcu

    OH MY GOD, this is my favourite Matthew Barney reference!!

  5. burcu Avatar
    burcu

    (if that is what is is, I am quick to assume)

  6. deerheart Avatar
    deerheart

    very unhealthy skin color.
    great photo

  7. corinne Avatar
    corinne

    @deerheart
    the skin color seem so because he has white paint over full black tattoos! 😉

  8. Stormchaser Avatar
    Stormchaser

    wonderful….

  9. von Faust Avatar
    von Faust

    beautiful piece. I’ve been doing so much OSHA et al reading lately that there was definitely a laugh at the title.

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