Took one too many short cuts. Do not read if you are eating or have small children.

[Rawhide]

Today I was just a hour behind all day long. Instead of backing off and saving things for another day, I push ahead. While installing a hanging light in my work shop, I needed some chain. Grabbing the new die grinder with the new 40 grit thin cut off blade I figured be a 10 second job. Took me longer to plug in the grinder than to cut the chain. Used to call me MacGavor an Tim the Toolman Taylor in the Army. I didnt know who they were as I did not watch tv lol.

Well the grinder walked on me. Not wearing gloves cost me a trip to the ER. Really didnt hurt. But cut at least two tendons and was looking to get 20 stiches. But instead I go for surgery in the morning. Could have went all year without doing that. Oh, hurts like the dickens now. My detecting and workshop will be greatly curtailed. But yes I can detect with one hand and dig.

 

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[smokeythecat]

I went to scale a big rockfish and the knife slid into my thumb just higher on the thumb near the joint than your cut. Bled like a stuck pig for like 20 minutes before I could get it to stop. Throbbed like a bad tooth for awhile. Healed ok without a doctor but I cut a nerve and it took over 5 years to go back to normal. Well, it's ALMOST normal. If I rub another finger over the spot the nerve still "squeaks" a little. I feel for you.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Sorry to read of the rogue grinder....
Reminds me to get this thread to bump.... feel free to post more pics here....
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/general-discussion/511778-injury-thread-post-your-wounds-here.html

 

[Rawhide]

See what I can do tomorrow.

 

[Deft Tones]

Ouch! We're you a real man and duct tape it until you get the job done before seeking medical attention? Arff -arfff- arfff-ohhh- argfff! (Toolman joke)


Speedy healing!

 

[FFFPatriot]

This picture hopefully make you feel a little better. My horse jumped up and impaled himself on a steel fence post two weeks ago this coming Sunday. He ripped the stitches out three days after he had a hole the size of a softball that the vet sewed up. A little to the left/ right/ up/ down, and he wouldn't be here today...

 

[Rawhide]

Aw man, sorry to hear about your horse.

 

[4x4x4]

....Well Casca....how it it doing ?

 

[Rawhide]

Well no surgery, VA didnt deem it a emergency so I will get a bill. So much for having insurance. It feels ok till i try to use it, will be tender for awhile. Hopefully I can get it fixed next week.

 

[Xraywolf]

Don't think gloves would have helped much, might have even increased the risk on infection.

I was cutting some hardened adhesive off a block with a razor knife, cutting towards my left hand which was holding the piece by the side. I foresaw what was going to happen, I even told myself to be very careful, if that blade skips its going to plow into my hand. 3 seconds later thats exactly what happened, sliced my palm right up to the tendons ,,, Had Mechanics gloves on, didn't help a bit. I knew I was maimed but didn't even want to look at it and kept on working, didn't even so much as say ouch. My partner eventually noticed I was dripping blood pretty steadily and called me out, so I finished and walked to the medical office.
This was on a union job so I was forced to go to the hospital, probably would not have if it happened at home ,,, Like you, didn't hurt all that much until later. Only thing that really seriously hurt was getting a tetanus shot in the ass.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Glad your hurt wasn't worse.

I've done several not-fully-thought-out assaults on myself.

A few years back I ran my right ring finger into a running tractor fan when pulling out a mouse-nest and a chewed wire and, happily, the nice surgeon they bought in from hours away was able to get the finger back in place and the "de-gloved" skin back on (had the presence of mind to bring them along when I went in and asked my wife to take me into town) and both "took". Lucked out in a big way.

Gave me the opportunity to learn to shoot my recurve bows left-handed.

 

[boogeyman]

Rule #2 - You can't have enough duct tape within easy reach of your power tools!

Oh! Rule #1 Don't do stupid stuff and expect it to not go sideways.

When I was a young pup, worked in a fish store and one day the owner was on a butcher boy meat saw. He was slicing frozen albacore and had just looked over and said "When you do albacore you have to be careful the pectoral fins don't.............." . Then just as cool and as calm as can be picks his finger up off the saw, wrapped it in a paper towel. Walked out to the truck threw his finger on the dash and drove off telling me to tell his daughter he went to the hospital again. Never realized up to then out of both hands he only had one finger that hadn't been cut off or had a big chunk missing! Tougher than steel he was!

 

[Rawhide]

Ouch, you guys making me hurt now.....I was cleared yesterday and thumb is working almost good as new. Doc was surprised, he did not expect these results as I done a banged up job on it. It is painful, but working it out. Man I am torn between the honey doo's and detecting.

 

[boogeyman]

Ouch, you guys making me hurt now.....I was cleared yesterday and thumb is working almost good as new. Doc was surprised, he did not expect these results as I done a banged up job on it. It is painful, but working it out. Man I am torn between the honey doo's and detecting.

Well, honey doos are work, possibly around harsh detergents etc. doc said to go easy on it & not get it wet didn't he? Detecting is REAL close to physical therapy, so there's your answer! Get up and get PTing!!!

 

[RustyGold]

Ah! The "Blood Sacrifice". It seems to happen with every project I do.
Hope the thumb is healing up nicely Casca.

 

[boogeyman]

You want my DNA? All you gotta do is go out to the shop & swab my tools..............

 

[dts52]

Hope you heal up well and soon.
HH
dts

 

[searching 4]

did almost the same thing a year ago .was installing flooring and the utility knife had a mind of it's own and decided to go after my finger instead of the flooring , took a slice down the side of my finger about 2 inches long ..kind of like peeling an apple... me and doctors don't get along so I healed up on my own took a few days off work then back at it yeah was sore for a few weeks but all is well now

 

[nsdq]

Shop class 1995 the teacher almost cut one of my fingers off

 

[pepperj]

Why did I read this thread-note to self-don't look at injured digits stupid.