Graphic Injury Photos "No pics = It didn't happen" It DID Happen!

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McBryde

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Well, here you go! Ya'll can use my screw up to print out and lay by your table saw to remind you not to screw up!

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And YES, it does hurt as bad as it looks!
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So you did take the camera! Was thinking you werre kidding....but nope!

Gonna make a copy of the nastiest looking one, laminate it, and hang it by my saw.



Scott (Hope you have a fast recovery!!) B
 
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Hope you heel fast and have as painless a recovery as possible. I bet you find some cool way the newly manicured thumb helps after it's healed. One day you will be like "Wow, I couldn't do that before".
 
Ouch, ouch, ouch. That looks really nasty.:eek: I mean, booger on your windshield type nasty. Yuck.

Hope you feel better soon and heal even faster!
 
OUCH - that looks just a little (ahem) bit on the sore side....

Good news is that some or most or even all of it can come back: I stuck my middle finger point-first into a jointer a few years ago and was surprised at how well it healed. In fact, I'm a bit disappointed that I don't have a bigger battle scar ;)

I'm happy for you that it was "only" the tip of your thumb.

Cheers!

Gary
 
Well, all things considered, that looks like it HURTS!!! I hope it heals quickly. Thanks for the graphic reminder to BE CAREFUL!!
 
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Gave me cold chills just to look at it and made the scar on my thumb tingle. It took more than 6 weeks for mine to heal. OW OW OW OW.:frown::frown::frown:
 
I can't stop staring at it. I'm like a deer in headlights.

I'm afraid to hang it by my saw because I might stare at it then and cut myself!
 
Ouch! Only thing I can think of to make that more tolerable would be to take one of those little white pills the Dr was kind enough to give you, have a couple of beers, turn down the lights and put on "Dark Side Of the Moon"
 
Yes, Ouch is what I said! But the pain and the pain so far has really been nothing compared to when the doctor stuck me with that needle to deaden it! He stuck it in, hit the bone with the needle, then pulled back a little and injected. The needle was teh size of the lead in a #2 pencil as well. I about ripped the railing off of the bed when I was screaming when he was doig that. My wife said her and my daughter could hear me screaming in the waiting room at the ER when that was happening.

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Well you certainly out did me. I took the very end of my second fingure on my left hand off. Not that bad, but enough to really make me much more cautious now. Hope you heal niclely. Healing something like that takes a while. Take care of it.
 
OUCH! I would love to print that out, but then I don't think I would be allowed to use the tablesaw anymore. Can you say "push-stick" a little louder?
 
That's not too bad. I've had that same injury years ago. Got in a hurry and didn't have my push stick close by. Had hands on both sides of the blade, when I got to the end, the skinny piece on the scrap side pushed into the blade along with my thumb. It truly did hurt, but now I never go without my push stick.
 
cnireberg ... I was using a push stick!

Only thing I can figure is that 1. the stick caught the blade and pulled the hand in, or 2. the push stick broke and the force of me pushing carried my hand in. I can remember pulling back, so I'm thinking #2 happened, but not real sure, it happened SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Fast!

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McBryde said:
Well, here you go! Ya'll can use my screw up to print out and lay by your table saw to remind you not to screw up!
Click to expand...

You win. I just sliced into my pinky without any power-assist this week.

(When a drill bit gets jammed up hard enough to pull it out of the chuck, yanking on it with your bare hand isn't going to help. At least I know the flutes are nice and sharp. Also, make sure the glue you put the finger back together with is completely cured before spraying accelerator at a piece you're holding in that hand.)
 
WOW! No words really express what the pictures make me feel. Hope that you heal without incident. Keep it clean and elevated to reduce pain. I sure don't want to go near my saw anytime soon. It scares me a lot and I am real careful when using it. Some of my friends think I am too safety phobic, but I think it is worth it. I happen to like my fingers, lungs, and other body parts that get near spinning blades, metal and wood.
Hope that your story helps to remind others to take their time and pay attention. It only takes a second.
 
AT first look of your second picture I was not really sure just what part of you was injured ... I mean the legs did throw me a curve.

Anyway, I am sorry for your accident and like everyone else I wish you a fast and complete recovery.

GaryMadore ... Keep using the push sticks dude. AT least using one will hold your fingers and/or hand a bit further away from the blade.

Besides, what would you use in the place of a push stick? Your finger maybe??

Remember, IF you have to push so hard into the blade to make a cut, then something else is wrong. Like maybe a dull blade, a pinch point, etc. DANGER, DANGER ... force is just asking for more trouble than it is worth.

Let's see now .... force the cut, slip, slam entire rack of fingers into a fast spinning blade. RESULT: (1) PAIN, (2) Quick trip to emergency room, (3) More PAIN, (4) Pretty colors - drug induced, (5) 1,000,000 I warned you about this happening - from SWMBO and others, (6) loss of TV privileges - can't operate the remote and hold beer at the same time, (7) instant depletion of children's college funds (or a fair amount of it), (8) oh yea, constant throbbing pain after the pain meds wear off and the colors disappear. ...etc.

Just had to pick on you don't you know! GET WELL and be careful! :wink:
 
There was a woodworker in the news lately ( saw the writeup in Fine Woodworking ) that lost a finger or two on a new Robyi tablesaw , filed a lawsuit against the company because the saw did not have the Sawstop safety mechanism . He was awarded 1.5 million !!!!!!! I heard that there were 50 other cases pending.
Joe
 
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Look on the bright side.....
that missing bit will never get in the way again and you will have a constant reminder to work safer:wink:
That was just a warning shot:biggrin:
 
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