I had a similar experience like John just mentioned.
Many years back I was working using a 2 inch wire wheel in a power drill.
My shirt wasn't tucked in and that wheel caught the front shirt tail about 3000 rpm's it seemed.
It wrapped that shirt and spun it up to my neck so fast I didn't know what caught me.
It felt like a noose around my neck and the wire wheel just grazed the skin.
I had to feel around for reverse and backed it off......must have looked hilarious